Architectural Review Asia Pacific

Building better

With the built environment now understood as one of the most egregious contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, any products that can lessen the impact of the construction industry on our national carbon footprint are to be welcomed.

In 2019 Durra Panel voiced an ambitious goal, one that its managing director Derek Layfield has been working towards for four decades. The aim? To be the leading manufacturer of the world’s most sustainable building material.

With Durra Panel, he may well be on the way. The material is used to make internal panels that can be used for wall cladding and ceiling linings. Made entirely

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