The construction industry is a material and energy hungry sector, accounting for a staggering forty percent of global CO2 emissions. Architects, designers and engineers are taking up the challenge to overhaul the materials economy. They are embracing new materials and processes, reducing our dependence on finite resources and minimising waste and redundancy.

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Martin Heide is a principal at NH, leading mixed use, retail, urban design, commercial and adaptive reuse projects in the studio. He brings a refined design sensibility and systematic methodology to the projects he leads and has helped develop the studio’s expertise in conceptual planning, from large scale masterplans and commercial projects, through to workplaces and interiors. Martin has undertaken architectural research in several areas, including human behaviour in the built environment and customer experience. He directly applies these branches of knowledge to bring innovative practice into project work. Website