In this issue…

• ON THE COVER: Working in collaboration with RTA Studio, Irving Smith Architects created a net zero timber research facility, with a design in CLT and LVT that references Maori culture. Cover image © Patrick Reynolds. For the full report on this project, go to page 20.
• MVRDV’s first completed major US project is a mixed use scheme, including a boutique hotel, which makes a bold architectural diversity statement in a range of colours and scales to help it blend with the locality. Tom Boddy reports.
• Additional features, interviews and comments from Polypipe Building Services, Metsec, Wienerberger, ESi Controls, IVC Commercial, and more.

And much more…