All Buildings, design and specification articles – Page 9
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NewsExclusive: Former CEO left Avant due to fears over reduction in quality
Colin Lewis says he’s ‘not prepared to be part of the new Avant’ following takeover
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CommentWe need to get to grips with the Fire Safety Act
The passing of the controversial bill last month was a step towards wider reform. It is now time to prepare for the bigger changes to come, says Nattasha Freeman
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NewsPost-Brexit product certification rules won’t be ready in time, expert warns
Former NBS boss says failure to get new system running before end of year deadline could be ‘devastating’
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InformationOn-demand webinar | What does a national retrofit strategy mean for UK construction?
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NewsPost-Brexit product rules could bring supplies to ‘grinding halt’
Construction Products Association moots extension to transition period on CE markings
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CommentHow the Construction Playbook could unlock housing delivery
Here’s what Ben Derbyshire thinks could happen if the housing sector actually followed the government’s new guidelines
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CommentAsk communities how they wish to live
Careful analysis of how society’s needs have changed should shape how we design housing developments in future, says Deborah Aplin
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Comment‘Housing design needs local input to give people what they want’
Options in the government’s draft national model should be expanded to reflect the needs of different communities, says Redrow’s Kevin Parker
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InformationOn-demand webinar | In conversation with Ron Lang, impact director for value at the Construction Innovation Hub
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InformationOn-demand webinar | What are the implications of the Future Buildings & Homes Standards for the industry?
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CommentWhat do we need from the next London mayor?
Ben Derbyshire suggests a few fresh policies for a more sustainabile and equitable built environment
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CommentHow to make mass housing for individuals
Simon Saint at Woods Bagot argues for a different approach to achieve efficiencies at scale but also consumer choice
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CommentGreen Homes Grant fiasco highlights lack of national retrofit programme
The failure to properly fund domestic retrofit puts a national programme further out of reach
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CPDCPD 1 2021: Specifying roofs to reduce fire risk
This CPD, sponsored by ROCKWOOL, explains how to apply fire-conscious design, construction and materials specification to a building’s fifth facade – its roof
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CommentTen top tips for post-pandemic resi
Yolande Barnes on how developers and investors can respond to increasing demand for home workspaces
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CommentHow to innovate and make the most of brownfield sites
Turley’s Amy Cooper looks at the ZED Pods housing scheme in Bristol as an example of optimising land in our cities
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CPDCPD 10 2020: Daylight design for commercial buildings using structural glazing
This CPD, sponsored by VELUX Commercial, explains how the maximising of daylight through bespoke structural glazing can improve wellbeing and productivity of a building’s occupants as well as cutting energy costs, and sets out the specification considerations
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InformationOn demand | Interview with Simone de Gale, CEO, Simone de Gale Architects
On demand: Listen to the discussion between Simone de Gale and Elizabeth Hopkirk
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InformationOn demand | Interview with Anne Kemp, fellow and technical director, Atkins and chair of UK BIM Alliance
On demand: Anne Kemp joins Building for its Digital Building Week
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In FocusCould covid spell the end of open-plan living?…
… probably not, but people are reassessing their housing needs, with room for home-working and outdoor space top of the wishlist. Now housebuilders are starting to rethink home designs