All Buildings, Design and Specification articles
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Information - BuildingCPD 08 2026: Decarbonising masonry construction with cellular clay blocks
Sponsored by wienerberger and EH Smith, this module takes an overview of embodied carbon in masonry construction and considers lower-carbon masonry materials and techniques before taking an in-depth look at cellular clay blocks, one innovative route to lower embodied carbon that is gaining wider acceptance in the UK
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CommentThe push and pull factors behind building new homes in the UK
Clients engaging firms early on in the development process will unlock much needed housing, says Paul Woodhams
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NewsBovis no longer working on Crystal Palace stadium expansion
Club had said it wanted work on Selhurst Park scheme to start last summer
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Information - BuildingCPD 07 2026: Delivering co-ordinated BIM – how to improve collaboration, data and compliance
Sponsored by Vectorworks, this module explores how better project set-up, co-ordination and data management can help deliver BIM projects more reliably, efficiently – and successfully
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FeaturesSustainability: How lifecycle costs vary by sector and scale
The cost of maintaining and replacing assets is a growing priority for building owners, but how do sector and building scale influence those costs?
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NewsHS2 admits it got its numbers wrong as Birmingham train depot let at more than three times original £250m budget
Revised price tag of £856m means cost of Washwood Heath scheme has gone up by nearly 250%
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CommentLevelling the playing field: How sport can be a catalyst for urban regeneration
Sporting venues are not just for hosting major events but must also become a springboard for wider investment and a driver of economic, social and physical value, Steve Gillingham says
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Information - BuildingCPD 04 2026: Fire safety for roofs and rooftop solar
Sponsored by ROCKWOOL®, this module explores the regulatory context and functional fire performance of roofs, highlighting the influence of specification decisions and looking at the fire safety implications when flat roofs are used as amenity space and to house photovoltaics
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FeaturesTV and film studios cost model: How record investment is driving a development boom
Reducing carbon, priming projects for technological advances and delivering regional capacity are priorities for purpose-built developments to support the UK film studio industry
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CommentBuilding resilience: Turning climate change policies into reality
We all have a part to play in designing and constructing buildings fit for the future. Dr Liz Marlow of Cundall considers how we might become better prepared to do so
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FeaturesA quietly radical housing project: Metropolitan Workshop’s resident‑led Passivhaus scheme
This 24‑home scheme for Phoenix Community Housing in Lewisham brings contemporary low‑energy design to the Bellingham Estate, echoing its arts & crafts origins while meeting today’s demands for family housing
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NewsOpportunities and threats for wider UK hardwood use explored at V&A event
Ways to scale the use of UK hardwood in construction were unpacked at a V&A museum symposium that tackled the question: what if our built environment was shaped by local, climate-resilient, mixed-species forest? The audience heard about projects across the country that are facilitating the use of homegrown timber – ...
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NewsUK’s first circular construction hub launches in Royal Docks
The project will take in waste construction materials and process them for reuse, preventing waste and saving carbon. It aims to become the largest such project in Europe
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Industry steadies, but high input costs show no signs of easing
Despite a challenging final quarter, the UK construction industry remained resilient in 2025, and a sense of cautious optimism emerged at the start of the year
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CommentWomen’s sport is forcing a stadium design rethink
When venues work for women, families and first-time attendees, they become more commercially resilient and socially valuable for everyone, writes HOK’s Kirsty Mitchell
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NewsWork on £200m City office in Moorgate now not expected to start until next year
McLaren was appointed to PCSA on Tenter House scheme in middle of last year
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NewsBovis confirmed for £200m London Stock Exchange makeover
Firm beats Wates and Structure Tone to Paternoster Square scheme being masterminded by Oxford Properties
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NewsNew Masonry Association technical committee raises concerns over zero-compression cavity fire barriers
First guidance from Masonry Association’s new technical committee raises concerns about the increasing use of zero-compression cavity fire barriers, which it believes present a foreseeable long-term life-safety risk
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FeaturesArchitectural lighting and restraint: why less light can achieve more
Architectural lighting designers are under increasing pressure to meet apparently incompatible demands: the desire for ever greater spectacle, and mounting concern about energy use and light pollution. To understand how the profession is responding to this tension, we spoke to Keith Bradshaw, CEO of Speirs Major, whose practice has spent ...