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Designers on track to deliver on first-ever net-zero carbon interiors pledge and launch new sustainable materials database

Monday, 26th April 2021

Six months since the launch of the Net-Zero Carbon interiors pledge, which ensures the internal fit-out of offices and commercial buildings will be net-zero embodied carbon, the London studio of architecture and design firm Perkins&Will has shared its first progress update.... View Article

Kemper System welcomes new technical sales manager

Friday, 23rd April 2021

Kemper System has welcomed a new face to its sales team. The cold-applied liquid and built-up roofing system specialist has appointed Peter Barber as technical sales manager. With more than 30 years’ experience of the building materials and flat roofing... View Article

Kingspan Launches Inaugural Planet Passionate Sustainability Report and Targets Net Zero Carbon Manufacturing by 2030

Friday, 23rd April 2021

Kingspan achieved its Net Zero Energy target in 2020 Next ambitious target is net zero carbon manufacturing by 2030 Additional key target to halve carbon intensity of primary raw materials by 2030 Significant progress made across the 12 ‘Planet Passionate’... View Article

Ground-breaking London Institute for Healthcare Engineering ‘ecosystem’ gets green light

Wednesday, 21st April 2021

Lambeth Council has granted planning permission for the London Institute for Healthcare Engineering (LIHE), an initiative led by King’s School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences with the Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. HLM Architects will deliver the... View Article

Architects Richard Coutts and Koen Olthuis Create a Solution for City Expansion – Floating Neighbourhoods

Wednesday, 21st April 2021

Two of the world’s leading experts on water placemaking and floating architecture have collaborated on a masterplan for Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston which will deliver a new residential neighbourhood on the water as well as a waterside public amenity.... View Article

Foster + Partners’ first office building in Russia opens

Monday, 19th April 2021

The RCC Headquarters in Ekaterinburg, designed by Foster + Partners, has officially opened. The practice’s first office building in Russia, the building reimagines the conventional cellular office to set new standards in quality, comfort and flexibility. The 15-storey building’s innovative modular office units... View Article

Grimshaw Wins Shenzhen Transport Hub Competition

Monday, 19th April 2021

A design consortium led by Grimshaw, alongside Mott MacDonald, China Aviation Planning and Design Institute (AVIC CAPDI) and Beijing Urban Construction Design and Development Group (BJUCD) has been selected as the winner of an international competition for Shenzhen Airport East... View Article

Historic Glasgow hotel refurbishment by HLM completes

Tuesday, 13th April 2021

Works have completed on the refurbishment of voco Grand Central, a 19th Century former Great British Railway Hotel, in the heart of Glasgow city centre. Part of the IHG Hotels & Resorts group, this is the first voco branded hotel in... View Article

UNStudio designs the new JetBrains Office in Saint Petersburg – A green campus for ‘total interaction’

Monday, 12th April 2021

UNStudio has designed a new building for the St. Petersburg office of the international software development company JetBrains and has transformed their current premises into a modern immersive campus environment. With 9 offices already located in Europe, the U.S. and... View Article

Moisture Management in Historic Buildings

Monday, 12th April 2021

Lewis Proudfoot of Cliveden Conservation and committee member of the Building Limes Forum, discusses moisture management in historic buildings and why lime should be the default material for the repair of traditional structures The challenge of maintaining and repairing historic... View Article

Marketing is no longer about the stuff you make, but about the stories you tell

Thursday, 8th April 2021

The world of marketing, in all industries, is an exciting one which oozes opportunities. Communication channels and marketing techniques have become busier and more refined during the pandemic as people the world over have looked at new ways to promote,... View Article

Reds10 and Jestico + Whiles complete new Imperial War Museums’ London staff hub setting new standards for modular off-site construction

Wednesday, 7th April 2021

Off-site construction specialists Reds10, working with architect Jestico + Whiles, have completed new staff offices for Imperial War Museums (IWM) in Southwark, London. The new building, called Parkside, will provide the principal workspace for Imperial War Museums’ staff in London,... View Article

Saniflo welcomes new Sales Director

Tuesday, 6th April 2021

In January, Saniflo UK welcomed new Sales Director, Simon Emmons. Based at the company’s head office in Watford, Simon brings a wealth of senior level experience to the role. Simon will strengthen the distribution network for the domestic range and... View Article

Plans move forward for new SEND school in Wokingham

Thursday, 1st April 2021

Plans for a new free school in Winnersh for Reading and Wokingham children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) will move forward, following the appointment of HLM Architects and specialist off-site main contractor Reds10. The new Oak Tree School... View Article

Passive Ventilation: A Fresh Perspective on an Old Strategy

Wednesday, 31st March 2021

It’s well established the traditional workplace must change in the aftermath of COVID-19, but what does this mean beyond the interior layouts and flexible working schemes? A quick online search reveals the architectural spotlight which has recently been cast on... View Article

£500m+ Better Queensway regeneration receives planning approval for hybrid application

Wednesday, 31st March 2021

Porters Place Southend-on-Sea LLP has received the green light for the long awaited Better Queensway regeneration project, following approval of its ‘hybrid’ planning application at the council’s development control committee last night. Set to bring over £500 million investment into... View Article

Sustainable £7m STEM facility completes in Bristol

Monday, 29th March 2021

Work on a £7m specialist STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) and creative further education centre at a college in Bristol has now completed. The three-storey Brunel Centre building at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (SGS) puts sustainability and wellbeing... View Article

Modular classrooms to create 750 new school places in Essex

Monday, 29th March 2021

Construction has started to create a number of new classroom blocks at three secondary schools across Essex – adding 750 much-needed school places for pupils in the county. The modular units will be installed at Clacton County High School, in... View Article

Accreditation: Constructing a safer industry

Monday, 29th March 2021

The UK‘s construction industry is estimated to be worth just under £165 billion per year, contributing around 7% to GDP. Throughout this vast and important sector everyone from architects and specifiers to product manufacturers and site managers know the importance... View Article

DLA Appoints New Head of Design

Monday, 29th March 2021

DLA Architecture, a top 100 UK architectural practice, has promoted Mark Redfern as Head of Design across all three studios in Leeds, Manchester, and London. The newly created role has been generated by the business restructure and succession plan announced... View Article