All ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓs, Design and Specification articles – Page 19
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FeaturesProcurement update: applying the enterprise model to infrastructure
To deliver the UK’s ambitious and complex infrastructure investment programme, the way forward lies in integrated teams and enterprise-based delivery
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FeaturesSchool procurement and design quality
Richard Wise, partner at Ryder Architecture, discusses the procurement and timescales involved in the school design process and the resulting impact on design quality
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FeaturesSoaring energy prices? That’s not a problem in my ecohouse
Forget everything you thought you knew about building design if you want to achieve net zero. I built a house that heats and cools itself naturally
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓIn pictures: New images of Fosters’ 2022 World Cup final venue
Boots hit the ground at arena which will host final of this year’s tournament in QatarÂ
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FeaturesThings can only get hotter – so we must tackle overheating in buildings
With climate change making heatwaves more frequent, intense and long-lasting, what can be done to mitigate overheating in buildings?
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓIndustry asked to review proposals for products competence standard
Regulators will ‘no longer tolerate an industry that does not evidence its competence’, Constuction Products Association warns
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FeaturesOverheating in residential buildings: A modern-day concern
It’s important we tackle this issue now and future-proof our systems to keep properties healthy and habitable going forward
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FeaturesBattersea power station: conquering the Everest of real estate
It has been compared to climbing the world’s highest mountain but the redeveloped Battersea power station is now, finally, completeÂ
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FeaturesCosting Steelwork 21: Market update
A market update from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life that provides guidance on costing structural steelwork
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CommentDeveloping schools fit for the future
The industry needs to put more of a focus on developing schools fit for not only our future but the next generation’s future as well
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FeaturesCost model: School buildings
Amid rising prices, schools developers must strike a balance between meeting cost expectations and providing fit-for-purpose, sustainable buildings for the next generation of learnersÂ
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Features​ Why other sectors should follow healthcare in embracing modular
Why we see modular construction increasingly gaining favour
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓBig names in hunt for £200m makeover of historic Berkeley Square block
Current Lansdowne House was built in 1980s and has heritage stretching back to 1760s
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ£400m plan to turn ITV studios into office complex still on hold despite GLA backing
Project team sweating on decision by communities secretary over possible call in
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓMayfair hotel scheme blocked by planning inspector
Basement works and loss of office space see council’s rejection upheld
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FeaturesLooking up … new visitor centre at Jodrell Bank is out of this world
While the famous radio telescope searches out the mysteries of the universe, the £20.5m new visitor centre presented challenges of a far more terrestrial kind
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FeaturesMayfield, Manchester: a park for the people
The first major open space in the city centre – and first public park anywhere in Manchester for 100 years – is ready to open
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓMMC makes it harder to reuse materials, say demolition firms
Modern materials are ‘nowhere near’ as reusable as those used in traditional construction
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓFosters’ plans for £1bn Blackfriars tower cluster given public airing
Architect took over from Wilkinson Eyre on the 18 Blackfriars Road scheme last year
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓUKGBC calls for standardised measures of carbon savings when reusing materials
Lack of agreed metrics on carbon savings from retaining components in projects is an important gap in industry knowledge, climate group claims