With the idea of sustainability now embedded in the construction industry, designers and clients need access to the environmental credentials of the products they specify. A new publication from the Architectural Cladding Association (ACA) makes this sometimes difficult subject more understandable and accessible by explaining the sustainability benefits of precast concrete cladding.

Following the successful public art installation, the Hoardings Project, which took place in Cambridge city in June when bright yellow hoardings adorned the city during Architecture Week 2006, a new practice has been born.