http://www.building.co.uk http://www.building.co.uk http://www.building.co.uk/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.building.co.uk http://www.building.co.uk/buildings/technical/specifier/the-daylight-factor/5053204.article http://www.building.co.uk/buildings/technical/specifier/the-daylight-factor/5053204.article Is it possible to increase daylight without raising costs and lowering energy efficiency? Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:00 GMT http://www.building.co.uk/buildings/technical/specifier/design-and-specification/house-of-straw/5052846.article http://www.building.co.uk/buildings/technical/specifier/design-and-specification/house-of-straw/5052846.article An affordable co-ownership scheme made of straw is proving highly energy efficient Wed, 17 Apr 2013 06:00 GMT http://www.building.co.uk/royal-marsden-hospital-the-x-factor/5050408.article http://www.building.co.uk/royal-marsden-hospital-the-x-factor/5050408.article MRI scanners weigh up to 7 tonnes each. So adding an X-ray and scanning suite to the top of a Victorian hospital in a west London conservation area required some creative thinking Tue, 2 Apr 2013 10:21 GMT http://www.building.co.uk/sustainability/lessons-in-sustainability/5049672.article http://www.building.co.uk/sustainability/lessons-in-sustainability/5049672.article With schools responsible for 50% of local authority carbon emissions, Matt Fulford looks at how simple measures can produce big savings Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:39 GMT http://www.building.co.uk/glass-which-is-the-fairest-of-them-all?/5048722.article http://www.building.co.uk/glass-which-is-the-fairest-of-them-all?/5048722.article Glass may have been about for thousands of years but in future its applications will extend well beyond glazing. Here are some innovative uses to look out for Wed, 23 Jan 2013 07:01 GMT http://www.building.co.uk/sustainability/rooftop-agriculture/5048061.article http://www.building.co.uk/sustainability/rooftop-agriculture/5048061.article Building looks at a relatively new movement using green roofs to plant our food Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.building.co.uk/buildings/technical/specifier/carbon-monoxide-the-silent-killer/5047440.article http://www.building.co.uk/buildings/technical/specifier/carbon-monoxide-the-silent-killer/5047440.article Northern Ireland has taken decisive action to reduce carbon-monoxide related deaths by making alarms that detect the gas compulsory Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.building.co.uk/sustainability/milans-canal-network-hidden-depths/5045724.article http://www.building.co.uk/sustainability/milans-canal-network-hidden-depths/5045724.article Milan has ambitious plans to deliver a zero carbon mixed-use scheme in which no home will need a domestic boiler - all by harnessing the geothermal potential of its underground network of canals Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.building.co.uk/blackfriars-the-worlds-largest-solar-powered-bridge/5045046.article http://www.building.co.uk/blackfriars-the-worlds-largest-solar-powered-bridge/5045046.article The £550m revamp of Blackfriars station in London includes the world’s largest solar-powered bridge - a 6,000m2 installation Fri, 9 Nov 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.building.co.uk/buildings/technical/specifier/design-and-specification/siemens-abu-dhabi-hq/5044213.article http://www.building.co.uk/buildings/technical/specifier/design-and-specification/siemens-abu-dhabi-hq/5044213.article Technology giant Siemens developed one LEED Platinum-rated office in London, and is now trying to replicate this success - in the Abu Dhabi desert Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.building.co.uk/sustainability/passivhaus-for-dummies/5043464.article http://www.building.co.uk/sustainability/passivhaus-for-dummies/5043464.article An off-site Passivhaus solution has been developed that can, its maker claims, be put up by anyone able to hold a hammer. Thomas Lane reports Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.building.co.uk/buildings/technical/specifier/education-bent-into-shape/5043119.article http://www.building.co.uk/buildings/technical/specifier/education-bent-into-shape/5043119.article BDP’s priority at Bents Green school in Sheffield was to create a safe and supportive environment for autistic pupils. But it has also managed to preserve the site’s 18th-century coach house. Ike Ijeh reports on a tricky balancing act Fri, 5 Oct 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.building.co.uk/buildings/technical/specifier/design-and-specification/security-regulations-the-safety-catch/5042429.article http://www.building.co.uk/buildings/technical/specifier/design-and-specification/security-regulations-the-safety-catch/5042429.article Should the communities department’s recent Building Regulations consultation have done more to tighten security? Fri, 21 Sep 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.building.co.uk/ray-of-light/5041714.article http://www.building.co.uk/ray-of-light/5041714.article The Velux skylight brand is normally associated with the residential sector. But a collaboration with Foster + Partners could soon enable the company to break into commercial and public buildings Fri, 7 Sep 2012 00:00 GMT