All Buildings, design and specification articles – Page 36
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FeaturesUK turf grower urges industry to end use of plastic netting turf
The majority of UK turf growers use some kind of plastic turf netting in some or all of their products, leading to soil pollution and possible water contamination
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NewsNiall McLaughlin Architects lodges plans for Oxford student accommodation scheme
Practice working on 12,000sq m Hertford College scheme with landscape architect Kim Wilkie
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NewsRelax planning rules to unleash solar ‘rooftop revolution’, urges net zero tsar
Chris Skidmore’s review says UK has ‘fallen behind’ on targets
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NewsIn pictures: Ralph Appelbaum Associates unveils Lift 109 experience at Battersea Power Station
The experience allows visitors to immerse themselves in the history of the power station before ascending 109m for 360-degree views of the city’s skyline
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NewsFosters lodges plans for huge Oxford cancer research campus bankrolled by US billionaire
Scheme to include a library housed inside a rotating geodesic dome and a 250m-long elevated walkway
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NewsPlans for new certification system need to be in place a year before deadline, industry chief warns
Full rollout of new certification system was delayed by two and a half years in December but many key issues left unresolved
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OpinionRSHP’s proposed British Library extension is like a bull in a china shop
The proposals would overshadow and damage the setting of the Grade 1 listed Colin St John Wilson building, writes Peter Denney
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NewsIn pictures: Medical Research Council London Institute of Medical Sciences by Hawkins Brown
Building provides a new home for the Medical Research Council within Hammersmith Hospital
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NewsThree Niemeyer buildings ransacked by protestors supporting former Brazilian president Bolsonaro
Damage follows reports that the far-right politician has left the Niemeyer-designed Alvorada Palace in a state of disrepair
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OpinionHeight is a complex typology
Eleanor Jolliffe is in Rome for the next three months, looking to learn lessons from its historic tall buildings
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NewsIn pictures: Hapa Architects unveils Black Tile House
The Grade 2 listed flint extension and restoration was a labour of love in the historic village of Firle
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NewsGove to mandate second staircases in new buildings taller than 30m
Department estimates fire safety measure will cost business £1.6bn over a decade
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NewsGove backs new architecture school to tackle ‘insipid’ housing
Thinktank says its proposal would reduce objections to development by ensuring ‘a generally higher quality of architecture and placemaking’
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FeaturesBD’s most read news stories of 2022
Take a look at BD readers’ top ten stories over the past year
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FeaturesEdge redesigns workspace for 11-12 Wigmore Place, London
The heritage building now offers a contemporary workspace in a conservation area in the heart of west London
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FeaturesRocksilk flexible slab achieves fire resistance ‘first’
Tested to provide one hour of fire resistance at 600mm centre widths, Knauf Insulation can offer double the fire resistance stipulated by Building Regulations
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FeaturesCPD 16 2022: Ensuring social housing windows are fit for purpose
This Eurocell sponsored CPD examines the specification options for refurbishing or replacing window units in social housing alongside the best practice methodologies for ensuring they are fit for purpose. Deadline for completion Friday 3 February 2023.
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FeaturesCPD 15 2022: Utilising value engineering
This CPD module, sponsored by Eurocell, will explore the scope of value engineering, its application and how utilisation can benefit a production process. Deadline for completion Friday 3 February 2023.