All Buildings, Design and Specification articles – Page 41
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FeaturesSpecial status: How UCC’s construction record has been rewarded in Qatar
From imports of wood to high-tech machinery, the Qatari construction giant can now negotiate customs at speed
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NewsMcAslan OK’d for south London shopping centre revamp
Proposals include four blocks up to nine storeys high
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FeaturesClient profile: Emma-Jane Houghton in charge of the New Hospital Programme
The commercial director leading the government’s 40-hospital construction programme explains what she’s looking for from suppliers
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NewsFour appointed on £1bn prison expansion programme
ISG, Kier, Laing O’Rourke and Wates to work together to build four new prisons using modern methods of construction
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CommentAre we approaching ‘peak new-build’ in the construction industry?
The need to focus on re-using materials and adapting existing buildings is more urgent than ever as we search for greener solutions for the built environment, says Mark Farmer
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FeaturesMore space and more revenue with Evonik’s high performance insulation material CALOSTAT®
Independent study by Arup proves financial benefits of high-performance insulation material CALOSTAT®
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NewsGovernment not consulting industry on timber safety, says ministerial advisor
Structural Timber Assocation boss warns decisions are being made based on ’emotion and politics’
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NewsNew carbon reporting rules for construction unveiled
RICS, RIBA and UKGBC part of group drawing up emissions database
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NewsManchester tower likened to ‘tombstone’ gets green light
Scheme designed by Glenn Howells Architects received hundreds of objections
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CommentHow can hospitals be designed with single rooms when space is so limited?
Some hospital trusts are asking for the majority of beds to be in single rooms, Smriti Singh looks at ways to make that possible
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NewsMoJ outlines plans for new Leicestershire prison as part of £4bn expansion programme
1,700-place facility due to be built near Market Harborough
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NewsHeatherwick beats Fosters to land first job in Spain
Pitches from BIG and KPF among those to miss out for Madrid deal
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NewsIn pictures: Twelve Architects unveils plans for Manchester High Line
Temporary installation could pave way for permanent viaduct makeover
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NewsFate of Fosters’ Tulip tower to be decided in September
Planning inspector’s report now in secretary of state Robert Jenrick’s hands
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FeaturesHow can we all be a part of making our buildings safer?
Allan Binns, architectural director at Ryder Architecture gives a principal designer’s view on embracing a safer future
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FeaturesCost model: Reinvention
Reinvention – making obsolete buildings relevant to today’s market, including by conversion to more valuable uses – is a green alternative to demolition and rebuilding. Nic di Santo, Alastair Kenyon and Rachel Coleman of Alinea balance the benefits against the risks and constraints, and detail the costs of an example ...
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NewsBritish Land presses ahead with first build-to-rent scheme three years after plans were mothballed
McLaren to start work by autumn
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NewsMore than £100m set aside to fix hospitals with faulty concrete
Government has 'ringfenced' £110m for reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete remediation
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NewsStaffordshire council launches MMC framework
The £25m deal is largely for educational facilities