Houses

LIMESTONE HOUSE BY JOHN WARDLE ARCHITECTS

Globalization has meant that everything we desire as a consumer is available at any time and in any quantity. The events of the past year, however, have put a sharp focus on what is available locally – we’ve been shopping local, exercising in our neighbourhood parks and holidaying at home, or at least not too far from home. This emphasis on the “local” has long been known to have positive environmental impacts due to the reduction in carbon emissions caused by transportation. The short local supply chain – the processes by which food is grown and harvested, or construction materials are manufactured –

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