The Government Property Agency (GPA) has gained a world-leading award for its Quay House office hub building in Peterborough. It is the second time the agency has achieved Leesman+ certification – global recognition of exceptional workplace experiences which only six ...
Read More »StoVentec Glass glass meets unique design brief as part of £21m renovation
A glass rainscreen system manufactured by Sto in four different designs has been used as part of the £21m transformation of an indoor entertainment centre. Located in Manchester city centre, the Printworks is home to bars, restaurants and leisure facilities ...
Read More »ANC publishes guidance on acoustic requirements in Building Regulations Part O
A new document which provides built environment professionals with top line guidance on the new Approved Document O (ADO) ‘Overheating’ England has been published by the Association of Noise Consultants (ANC). The Q&A document has been produced following a number ...
Read More »‘Security-by-design’ aims fall short leading to additional costs post-build
A new report from Brivo, a global provider of cloud-based access control and smart building technologies, finds that while security is a new priority in building design, a mismatch between ambition and reality leads to spiralling costs. The results of ...
Read More »Putting inclusion and accessibility at the heart of building design
New guidance has been issued to ensure that inclusion and accessibility are considered at every stage of the design and construction process. Published by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), the Inclusive Design Overlay to the RIBA Plan of ...
Read More »Technical guidance aims to improve spatial awareness in building services
New technical guidance from the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) emphasises the importance of allowing adequate spacing between building services in projects using traditional approaches, modern methods of construction (MMC) and design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA). BESA Technical Bulletin (TB56/1.1) ...
Read More »Arup creates international dataset of whole life carbon emissions for buildings
Global sustainable development consultancy, Arup, has created an international dataset capturing total forecast emissions – whole life carbon (WLC) – for buildings in design. WLC data from almost 1,000 building design projects across 30 nations on five continents have been ...
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