It was a real honour to find ourselves shortlisted in the Best of Royal Greenwich Business Awards 2022, alongside such an impressive list of fantastic local businesses. We were particularly thrilled to be Digital Award finalists, recognised for our use of digital technologies to improve our service, raise awareness and better serve our customers.

The value systems around production, consumption, design, and decision-making pioneered in the Chinese and other Asian cultures, are inseparable from sustainability and circularity. The simplest example is that of Bamboo - from chopsticks to hairpins to mats and building structures, a material that is as strong as it is versatile and as cost-effective as it is eco-friendly.

We’ve got a new facade. Now, what you see on the outside truly reflects what’s on the inside. We are Matter.

Sustainable structures need the right foundations for long-term stability. Micropiles are a lower carbon alternative.

Does your home have eco-friendly walls? We look at two options with lower embodied carbon for sustainable domestic builds.

Design & Build UK magazine spoke to Matter’s founder, Christina Hsieh, to find out about her path as a structural engineer.