All Buildings, design and specification articles – Page 31
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FeaturesOffice workers feel a sustainable workplace is more important than an annual bonus
Design of the Workplace – a new report by Foster + Partners and Brookfield Properties – revealed that 90% of office employees believe that sustainable workspace design is good for both the planet and their wellbeing. Released at Ecocity World Summit in London, the report surveyed over 3,400 office workers ...
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NewsHowells unveils image of 20ha Birmingham masterplan
Tech and science cluster to be built out over next 20 years
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FeaturesNew homes in Leeds’ low carbon neighbourhood
The £250m project on the banks of the River Aire utilises air tightness, tripe glazing, MVHR and air source heat pumps to create homes that will be powered by 100% renewable energy
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NewsIn pictures: Seosaeng House by Studio Weave
London practice’s multi-generational home with sea views in South Korea
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FeaturesExtended Q+A: Designing and delivering neurodivergent-friendly spaces
Simone West covers some unanswered questions from our Social Value Live session on delivering neurodivergent-friendly spaces
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NewsIn pictures: The Arbor House by Brown & Brown
The project replaced a stone steading that extended the length of the tree-lined plot and has been designed for a mature couple to adapt for independent living
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FeaturesModern methods of construction and the possible savings by adopting P-DfMA?
P-DfMA is becoming a reality and there is widespread excitement about the potential of construction platforms to help improve productivity while reducing construction time, waste, resource use and carbon emissions
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OpinionWhat’s stopping us from regulating embodied carbon?
Tougher regulation may provide the construction industry with the incentive it needs to reduce embodied carbon, writes Anna Beckett
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NewsManchester council green lights bumper crop of city centre schemes
City centre applications given the nod include four towers up to 45-storeys in height
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NewsBEAMA lays out framework for transition to Net Zero Ready Homes
The association’s report offers advise to government and industry on the future of HVAC technologies, including key recommendations to make the transition to net zero a success
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NewsGove calls in two more planning applications on design grounds after Berkeley Homes row
Following his attempt to block the Tunbridge Wells scheme, the housing secretary is set to make a decision on planning applications in Leamington Spa and East Cheshire
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NewsPLP lodges plans for City office next to its HQ
Scheme to replace 1950s office block and refurbish Victorian warehouse
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OpinionWhat do specifiers need to know about BSI’s new standard for porcelain facades?
There has been a huge focus on fire safety in facade specification since the Grenfell Tower tragedy, and rightly so. But combustibility is not the only safety hazard that needs to be considered when specifying porcelain rainscreen systems. As cladding system innovation has progressed, leading to much larger facade panel ...
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NewsNew London Architecture survey captures ‘mixed mood’ of London’s high rise sector
Residential towers stalling but high rise office schemes ‘could not be busier’ as confidence rebounds, survey finds
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FeaturesHow interoperability can improve resilience in MMC supply chains and drive wider adoption of DfMA
As we look to expand the role of MMC to deliver buildings fit for a net zero future, we need to be aware that some very familiar supply chain risks can still exist
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NewsTate & Co’s university Creative Centre scoops RIBA Yorkshire building of the year
York scheme tops list of six including projects by Sheppard Robson, PRP and ADP
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FeaturesLang Architecture revamps New York townhouse
The project focused on the parlour floor with the creation of a centralised kitchen flanked by a dining room and living room on either side
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NewsIn pictures: V&A Photography Centre, by Gibson Thornley and Purcell
Practices complete project following David Kohn Architects’ first phase