All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 42
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NewsLondon office developers putting net zero goals on the backburner
More than half of respondents to Deloitte survey say their developments will not hit target before end of decade as demand for office space slows
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NewsApt given go ahead for plans to convert grade II-listed vaults into cycle storage
Early 19th century labyrinth of tunnels in Islington was part of the adjacent Whitbread Brewery building
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NewsChetwoods’ London market plans heading to parliament this month
City Corporation to deposit private bill on relocating Smithfield, Billingsgate and New Spitalfields markets to Dagenham
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NewsRIBA says energy efficiency taskforce ‘must learn from past failures’
Simon Allford said retrofit team must build a competent and skilled supply chain following previous failed government schemes
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NewsBuilt environment welcomes £6bn funding for energy efficiency measures
Three-year package is ‘step in the right direction’ but chancellor warned money will be wasted without the right skills
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NewsPlans for UK certification system have ‘absolutely no benefit’, trade body chief tells government
Government department overseeing introduction of new certification rules accused of ‘radio silence’
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NewsIndian business school set to flatten Louis Kahn dormitories
Ahmedabad institute criticised as it reverses previous decision to save 1960s buildings
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NewsHopkins’ Albert Embankment towers set for approval
Twin hotel blocks would be third scheme on site to get go ahead in five years
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NewsGreen light for SPPARC plan to convert listed car park into BRIT School theatre
Scheme part of wider £1.3bn redevelopment of the Olympia Exhibition Centre in Kensington
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NewsPlan for verifying net zero buildings launches call for evidence
Firms asked to submit operational energy data from their most efficient buildings
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NewsSunak U-turns on decision not to attend COP27
There is no long-term prosperity without action on climate change, PM says
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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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NewsRIBA adds to calls for Sunak to attend COP
Institute’s president says change “starts at the top” following PM’s decision last week not to attend UN summit
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NewsIndustry calls on PM to attend COP climate summit
London Eye architect Julia Barfield says Sunak’s initial decision not to go was a “huge foreign policy failure”
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NewsHawkins Brown’s plans to remodel grade II-listed City block set for approval
Plan to strip away three facades of post-modern extension to 19th century office received hundreds of objections
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NewsInfrastructure must be made more resilient to extreme weather, ministers told
Damning report finds “extreme weakness” at heart of government over ability of key services to cope with climate change
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NewsSave slams Marks & Spencer's ‘threat’ to leave flagship store if demolition plans are blocked
Heritage group says warning is not the “attitude of a retailer dedicated to sustainability” on first day of public inquiry into controversial Pilbrow & Partners plans
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NewsInquiry into Pilbrow & Partners’ plans to demolish M&S’ Oxford Street store kicks off today
Controversial Pilbrow & Partners scheme would see landmark 1920s building flattened and replaced by office block
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NewsRIBA calls for reassurance and stability from new PM
Simon Allford says new government must reform the planning system and implement a national retrofit strategy
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NewsEleanor Jolliffe awarded British School at Rome scholarship
Building Design columnist to live in Italian capital for three months while carrying out research into the city’s medieval towers