All articles by Thomas Lane – Page 4
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FeaturesMargins of error – how to work with an AI system that is not always right
In the second part of our series looking at AI in construction, Thomas Lane examines the downsides of artificial intelligence
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FeaturesWhat does artificial intelligence mean for construction?
This is AI Week and to kick off a four-part series we look at firms developing their own machine learning tools
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FeaturesLandsec’s new London development: Threading a building through the eye of a needle
The ground below the developer’s n2 office in Victoria was so congested by tunnels, it is supported in just four places. Thomas Lane looks at the pinpoint accuracy of the building’s fit
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FeaturesWhy build with concrete when you can build with stone?
Stone is typically stronger than concrete with one third of the carbon impact. Engineer Webb Yates is reinventing an ancient material for the modern age
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FeaturesThe longest job: Building the Colne Valley viaduct
A sensitive landscape and stiff local opposition presented the team building Britain’s longest railway bridge with a major challenge. Thomas Lane reports on how they got on
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CommentShould the scope of HS2 be cut to save money?
Politicians understandably want to keep bills down but the more you look at the proposed cuts the less they make sense, says Tom Lane
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FeaturesNABERS: the energy ratings system that goes further than Part L
Energy regulations in the UK do not deliver buildings that perform as intended. Could the Australian alternative provide a better solution?
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FeaturesWhat happened when Bam went to Brollywood?
Sky wanted its new film studio in Elstree built in double-quick time to help meet movie makers seemingly insatiable demand for space. How did the contractor get on?
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FeaturesBuilding the Future Commission: introducing the project delivery and digital stream
The project delivery stream will focus on collaboration, standardisation, MMC, digital transformation and skills
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FeaturesBuilding the Future Commission: introducing the energy and net zero stream
The energy and net zero stream of the commission will look at challenges and solutions around net zero targets, funding, regulation and upskilling
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FeaturesWhen is demolition better than retention?
A 1920s facade’s poor condition left the project team wondering whether it would have been less carbon intensive to knock it down and start again
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NewsGensler breaks record for number of architects employed
US practice now has more than 3,000 on its books according to Building Design’s international survey of the world’s largest firms
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NewsPlans lodged for Oxford student accommodation scheme
Stirling winner Niall McLaughlin working on 12,000 sq m Hertford College scheme with landscape architect Kim Wilkie
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FeaturesNine Elms: How the Chinese redefined development in London
The past decade has seen the riverside area around Vauxhall transformed with Chinese developers cutting their teeth on three major schemes. Thomas Lane visited the project
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FeaturesHow to retrofit a historical building: the challenge and solutions
Permission must be sought and appropriate materials used in order to thermally upgrade traditional buildings. Thomas Lane looks at the issues involved
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FeaturesBankside Yards: A new net zero model for London?
Native Land’s scheme will be the UK’s first major mixed-use net zero development thanks to an ambient heat network. Thomas Lane reports
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FeaturesSunny side up: why the future for solar power looks bright
With energy prices going through the roof and demand for electricity from data centres and electric vehicles soaring, the case for solar power has never been stronger
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FeaturesFactory International: Manchester’s new joy division
Manchester’s Factory International mega‑venue aims to encourage artists to push the boundaries – as the designers themselves have done
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CommentFor so many reasons, we must focus on the ‘green crap’ now
David Cameron famously said the UK had other priorities and Rishi Sunak was initially reluctant to travel to COP27. Our leaders really have no choice but to take action on climate change, says Thomas Lane
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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