When Maidenhead and Windsor Council took the decision to replace its ageing leisure centre, it turned to national contractor Wates Construction to help deliver a landmark project that would capture...
Sweeping change has brought back into hard focus the importance of green spaces, especially as society becomes gradually more ‘distanced’. UK-based independent environmental consultant Thomson EC explains more....
Therme Group, the global wellbeing organisation and developer of some of the largest water-based attractions in the world, is driven by the belief that wellbeing should be accessible to all....
Public health and wellbeing are now a major national focus, and with £1bn being set aside by the UK Government as part of a commitment into making homes and public...
John Moss, Sales Director – Home at EnviroVent, looks at how good ventilation is more important than ever in social housing....
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,...
With a key aim of Teesside University being to support the mental health and wellbeing of its students, Trevor Trainor, Associate Director of construction and property consultant Summers-Inman – the...
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...
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...
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...
Climate change. Can anyone really argue with the volume of research and data that proves that global warming effects are being caused by humans? That industry, infrastructure and the needs...
The issue of working late can be a sensitive one within many businesses, as the line between flexibility and unhealthy overtime becomes increasingly blurred. Tina Chander, Partner and Head of...
With grassroots sports and leisure facilities playing an increasingly vital role in boosting wellbeing and developing sporting capability and talent across the UK, creating spaces which respond to requirements and...
Factors such as environmental conditions, health and wellbeing, and cost-cutting are essential considerations to homes and business, and the education sector is no different. As schools, colleges and universities confront...
Children are being increasingly micro-monitored throughout their youth. Is this approach to protecting our children actually resulting in lifelong disadvantages? Lilly Elbra from Timberplay explores the issues....
