All Features articles – Page 22
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FeaturesBD’s most read building studies of 2022
We reviewed some of the most significant new buildings in the UK and overseas in 2022 - take a look at what we had to say
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FeaturesRocksilk flexible slab achieves fire resistance ‘first’
Tested to provide one hour of fire resistance at 600mm centre widths, Knauf Insulation can offer double the fire resistance stipulated by Building Regulations
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FeaturesCPD 16 2022: Ensuring social housing windows are fit for purpose
This Eurocell sponsored CPD examines the specification options for refurbishing or replacing window units in social housing alongside the best practice methodologies for ensuring they are fit for purpose. Deadline for completion Friday 3 February 2023.
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FeaturesBD’s most read interviews of 2022
Some of architecture’s biggest figures spoke to BD this year - take a look at what they had to say
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FeaturesCPD 15 2022: Utilising value engineering
This CPD module, sponsored by Eurocell, will explore the scope of value engineering, its application and how utilisation can benefit a production process. Deadline for completion Friday 3 February 2023.
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FeaturesBiobuilds launches zero energy module
The new generation of buildings that meet 2050’s sustainability requirements
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FeaturesStudio Marco Piva redesign interior of Milan’s tallest high-rise apartment
Open living and natural light guide the interior design of this private apartment in the heart of the city
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FeaturesHow Grimshaw is planning to ride out recession and grow its way to diversity
Mark Middleton, global managing partner, talks about the practice’s vision, different ways of working and his new three-year business strategy
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FeaturesHomerton College Dining Hall named UK’s best new timber building
The combination of engineered timber with traditional joinery was praised by the judges at the Wood Awards 2022
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FeaturesHow are architects planning for a recession?
Designers are often among the first built environment sectors to feel the impact of a recession. With economic forecasts getting gloomier by the week, practice leaders are buckling up for a rough ride, writes Tom Lowe
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FeaturesHelsinki Airport claims international wood architecture title
Coated in Teknos and manufactured by Raision Puusepät Oy, the Finnish wood design was acknowledged for its calming effect
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FeaturesWhat made this project… House at Loch Awe by Denizen Works
Denizen Works’ body of work impressed the judges at this year’s AYAs, as the practice took home three awards, including Individual House Architect of the Year. In this series, we take a look at one of the team’s award-winning projects and ask the firm’s director, Andrew Ingham, to break down ...
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FeaturesRooflights designed to help reduce heat loss
Lamilux announces Passivhaus flat roof skylights in a bid to help specifiers achieve higher targets
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FeaturesUnleash your creativity with Sonify by Zentia
Make your mark with Sonify 3D Studio, a ground-breaking digital first approach to designing an acoustic ceiling system
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FeaturesWhat made this project… Floating Church by Denizen Works
Denizen Works’ body of work impressed the judges at this year’s Architect of the Year Awards, as the practice took home three awards, including Small Project Architect of the Year. In this series, we take a look at one of the team’s award-winning projects and ask the firm’s director, Andrew ...
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FeaturesCPD 14 2022: Incorporating biophilia and biodiversity
This CPD sponsored by TG Escapes Modular Eco-Buildings explains the issues around biodiversity and how buildings can help restore an environmental balance by including biophilic features. Deadline for completion Friday 13 January 2023.
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FeaturesNet Zero Live 2022: A roundup on specifying for Part L
In this Net Zero Live session, we tackled energy efficiency, the link to Part O on overheating, as well as cost implications and energy shortages from specifying to meet the new regulations
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FeaturesWhy everyone’s getting excited about the new energy efficiency taskforce
Jeremy Hunt has announced plans to set up a team to drive a programme of energy efficiency improvements to the UK’s buildings, with an ambitious new target. After a series of past blunders, could it actually work this time?
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FeaturesThe Keep: A new roof for a coastal home in Kent
BMI Redland works on a roof refurbishment that can withstand extreme winds, while blending with the coastal landscape
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FeaturesEdge repurposes interior at 80 Cheapside, London
The vacant office space was refurbished to allow for a hybrid organisation in need of a flexible design