All Buildings, Design and Specification articles – Page 20
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NewsPlan for net zero buildings standard launches call for evidence
Firms asked to submit operational energy data from their most efficient buildings
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NewsDevelopers will lose customers if they fail to retrofit buildings, M&S inquiry told
Seaforth chief says clients “need to take the high road now” as M&S battles to save its plans to rebuild flagship Oxford Street store
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NewsIndustry tells Sunak to go to next week’s COP climate summit
Prime minister’s absence would be “dreadful example of short sightedness”, CIC boss says
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CommentPractical impacts of the Building Safety Act
A recent industry event examined in detail how the new safety legislation will affect the industry in both intended and unintended ways
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NewsPublic inquiry into M&S’s Oxford Street redevelopment kicks off today
Controversial Pilbrow & Partners scheme would see landmark 1920s building flattened and replaced by office block
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CommentWe must move faster and be more flexible in our approach to decarbonising concrete
It is vital that we reduce concrete’s carbon content. This requires the industry to embrace a less rigid approach to specification
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NewsCrystal Palace’s £100m stadium expansion set for kick off
Selhurst Park scheme will increase capacity by 8,000 to 34,000
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FeaturesCost model: Building brownfield
Regenerating previously used land offers multiple environmental, social and cost advantages but there are many factors to consider
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FeaturesCost model: Labs in the sky
Record levels of investment into the life science sector and an increasingly limited supply of space have encouraged laboratory buildings to enter the high-rise realm
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News£100m Crystal Palace stadium expansion heads back to planning committee
Selhurst Park scheme recommended for approval for the second time four years after it was first OK’d
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FeaturesThe future of insulation
Manufacturers must create the next generation of products to deliver the homes of tomorrow, writes Paul Barrett, head of product management at ROCKWOOL
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Features22 Bishopsgate: Looking down on the neighbours
Its grand height and formal aloofness may give it an air of superiority but the ‘vertical village’ goes out of its way to make people feel at home. Thomas Lane reports
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NewsLendlease’s ‘fat’ Elephant & Castle office block thrown out after hundreds of objections
Building deemed too large for south London site
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NewsControversial Elephant & Castle office block set for green light
Southwark planning officer recommends scheme for approval despite more than 400 public objections
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FeaturesProcurement update: applying the enterprise model to infrastructure
To deliver the UK’s ambitious and complex infrastructure investment programme, the way forward lies in integrated teams and enterprise-based delivery
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FeaturesSchool procurement and design quality
Richard Wise, partner at Ryder Architecture, discusses the procurement and timescales involved in the school design process and the resulting impact on design quality
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FeaturesSoaring energy prices? That’s not a problem in my ecohouse
Forget everything you thought you knew about building design if you want to achieve net zero. I built a house that heats and cools itself naturally
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NewsIn pictures: New images of Fosters’ 2022 World Cup final venue
Boots hit the ground at arena which will host final of this year’s tournament in Qatar
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FeaturesThings can only get hotter – so we must tackle overheating in buildings
With climate change making heatwaves more frequent, intense and long-lasting, what can be done to mitigate overheating in buildings?
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NewsIndustry asked to review proposals for products competence standard
Regulators will ‘no longer tolerate an industry that does not evidence its competence’, Constuction Products Association warns