This article by Grist is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
After years of failure to restore the building, local people are asking for active engagement with Lewisham council which puts put them "at the heart of the process".| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Cool roofs are light coloured and designed to reflect heat, the simplest just a coat of white paint. They have been used for centuries in some parts of the world and are now taking off in the US.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
As Goldsmiths faces continued financial pressures, it has abandoned its vision for an "Enterprise Hub" and is selling off the parade on New Cross Road, Deptford.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
The community space on Staplehurst Road was created during the Covid pandemic and remained hugely popular with local residents and businesses. In December 24, Lewisham council built heavy metal fencing around it and removed the seating and planters. It has been lying derelict ever since.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Parents were given 2 months' notice that the much-loved nursery was closing, and told to start looking for alternative childcare. But their campaign defied the odds and brought the parties back to the table to save the nursery.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Dubbed "Faulty Towers", residents began calling out the estate's design flaws soon after it opened. Mark Morris responds to our interview with architectural historian Jon Wright, who argued for the building's preservation.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.