Thoughts
Curiosity drives us to keep on learning, so that we can create ever better, more sustainable structural designs. Here’s our thinking.
The Challenge to Avoid Greenwashing in Construction
There are so many ways we can make a difference implementing sustainable practices and technologies to mitigate the environmental impact. From constructing buildings with smaller carbon footprints to developing systems that monitor and reduce pollution, there’s no shortage of options.
How Matter helped Cody Dock’s regeneration from wasteland to new community hub
The regeneration of Cody Dock is an inspiring story of community, creativity and determination, and Matter is proud to be part of it. Our founder Christina talks about working with Cody Dock to transform an abandoned wasteland into a thriving hub for the local community.
Mentoring Young People to Design Future London with Reach Out 2 Kids
Design Future London’s 2023 challenge invited young people aged 5-24 to reimagine a greener, safer Croydon – using Minecraft! Matter’s founder, Christina, mentored a group of 11-14 year-olds through charity Reach Out 2 Kids, and shares some of the amazing results they achieved together.
Talking about how and why I built Matter – From The Ground Up!
Earlier this year, Christina Hsieh, Matter’s founder, was happy to be invited to join a group of fellow female entrepreneurs to talk about paving their own way in the construction industry, in SymTerra’s webinar ‘From The Ground Up!’.
Matter is a proud finalist in the Greenwich Business Awards
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.
Shaping Sustainability in Structural Design (Part I)
We took a deep dive into ‘Shaping Sustainability in structural design. The critical value of Sustainability in the Building and Construction Industry comes from its bidirectional significance between the designers and the design.
Interview with Starling Bank
Matter’s founder, Christina, was featured by Starling Bank on how to build a successful business. Read the interview.