September 10, 2020
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Flagship School of Sport Ready for Business
The new £45m Carnegie School of Sport (CSS) building has been unveiled by Leeds Beckett University in the heart of its Headingley Campus....
Tag Archives: Architecture
August 7, 2020
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Accessibility For All at Woodlands College
Woodlands Secondary school is a special needs provision for pupils aged 11 to 18, where they have been teaching the children of Luton for over 50 years....
August 7, 2020
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Polypipe Celebrates £25m Blackpool Project
One of England’s most iconic venues is undergoing a huge £25m rebuild with help from Polypipe Building Services....
August 7, 2020
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Scaling Up Retrofit
As we emerge into the new normal, there’s no better time to grasp affordable, available opportunities to improve the energy performance of our heating systems and buildings, says Baxi Heating’s...
August 7, 2020
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How High-performance Paints Can Lessen the Maintenance Load
The UK is moving to the next phase of the COVID-19 response, with more buildings reopening and welcoming staff and visitors through their doors – albeit with strict social distancing...
August 7, 2020
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Making Sustainable Attainable with Green Assets
The challenge of climate change – characterised by extreme rainfall events and extended dry spells – means a new integrated approach to urban drainage is needed. Happily, new technologies that...
August 7, 2020
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Integration of Product Data in the Water Industry to Streamline Construction and Asset Management
By connecting graphical and non-graphical product data, through people and technology, with key challenges, building information modelling (BIM) is streamlining design and construction processes – from the manufacture and assembly...
August 7, 2020
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The Importance of Remobilising Vital Public Services in the Wake of the Coronavirus Pandemic
As restrictions begin to ease and millions of community assets across the country start to re-open following months of closure due to COVID-19, Michael Smith, Technical Director of Perfect Circle,...
August 7, 2020
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Short-term Action, Long-term Recovery
With the majority of lockdown measures now starting to ease across the country, Mark Robinson, Chief Executive of public sector procurement specialist Scape Group, outlines his vision for an economic...
August 7, 2020
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An ‘LEDucation’ in Lighting for Schools
The education sector was a notably early riser to the value of human-centric lighting installations, with many schools and colleges amongst the first facilities to adopt LED lighting solutions. And,...
August 7, 2020
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Speeding Up Panel Processes for Public Sector Building
With construction sites resuming operations up and down the country, many projects which were temporarily suspended are now striving to get build programmes back on schedule....
August 7, 2020
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Is the Fabric of a Public Building Pivotal in Infection Control?
Controlling the spread of harmful virus particles in public buildings is a national priority, and the infrastructure of these buildings can be pivotal in how this is managed. ...
August 7, 2020
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Is the Government Just Blowing Hot Air into the Future Homes Standard?
Mike Harrison, a Structural and Mechanical Engineering Sector Specialist at R&D tax credit consultancy ForrestBrown, argues the Government’s Future Homes Standard falls short in its environmental aims and won’t make...
July 30, 2020
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New Hydraulic Design Software for HAURATON Surface Drainage Systems
HAURATON’s new web-based application ‘DesignSoftware’ provides construction industry professionals with quick, simple hydraulic analysis, channel sizing, project design and product specification for the company’s range of surface drainage systems (for...
July 29, 2020
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Bespoke Envelope Solutions
PSP Architectural was commissioned to produce the COR-TEN bespoke modular sub-structure and architectural feature fins for the Anne McLaren Building on the South-Western corner of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus....
July 8, 2020
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A Community Classroom for Glasgow
Architectural designer O’DonnellBrown has designed and built a prototype for an outdoor community classroom; an adaptable, demountable learning environment for schools and community groups, which employs a functional, rhythmic geometry...
July 8, 2020
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Do You Know Your Flood Risk?
Climate change continues to present challenges in the way we plan, develop or redevelop properties across the UK. The effects created by extreme weather conditions, such as increased levels of...
July 8, 2020
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Mellor Primary School: The ‘Tree-top’ Classroom
Educational spaces should inspire creativity and a thirst for knowledge and learning. Unfortunately, tight budgets often stymie the opportunity to create something that meets these aspirations. That was not the...
July 8, 2020
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Transforming the Future of Fire Safety for Social Housing
As social housing providers across the UK look to maximise asset protection whilst simultaneously providing the highest standard of safety for tenants, connective technologies are presenting a new proactive approach...
July 8, 2020
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Make Learning a Breeze with Mechanical Ventilation
It should go without saying, but providing a safe and comfortable atmosphere in educational buildings is critical to a student's ability to learn. Alan Macklin, Technical Director at Elta Group...