Materials – Page 5
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OpinionWhat’s stopping us taking more risks?
The Victorians built long-lasting structures with limited foundations yet our perception of acceptable risk has changed completely and we are now overdesigning. Anna Beckett wonders if there is a better balance to be struck
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OpinionWhat’s stopping us using more innovative structural materials?
The ready availability of concrete and steel seems to have discouraged us from experimenting with new possibilities, says Anna Beckett
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NewsProduct testing sector ‘very concerned’ as ministers fail to clarify new rules
Uncertainty and shortage of testing capacity leaves UK in limbo
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NewsFCBS defends plans to flatten trio of historic Bristol banks
Studio’s environmental researcher says the demolitions are ’the right outcome for the site’
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NewsStorm Eunice damages O2 Arena, Laban Centre and Cressingham Gardens
Footage shows roof of Richard Rogers’ 1999 dome shredded as 122mph winds batter UK
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NewsProfits up 50% at Grenfell insulation firm Kingspan
Materials giant boosted by strong demand and acquisitions
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NewsAssemble designs collective national hallucination
Audio-visual project will be experienced with eyes shut
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NewsJulian Harrap completes restoration of Smithfield Market’s ‘outer crust’
Conservation project paves way for £250m Museum of London move
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NewsNew York’s Met appoints Nadaaa and Moody Nolan to $40m renovation
Monumental ramp will connect museum’s Asian and Cypriot collections
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NewsCoffey’s digital skills centre is UK’s first Town Deal project to complete
In pictures: Norwich’s luminous Digi-Tech Factory will accommodate 500 students
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FeaturesHow to design timber buildings that will be insured
An explainer for architects on the insurance industry perspective of mass timber
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NewsRevealed: First image of Theaster Gates’ Serpentine Pavilion
US artist is working with Adjaye Associates
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NewsSpiralling costs mean London’s builders turning down jobs in droves
As inflation climbs, Aecom report finds main contractors don’t want to be saddled with fixed-price work
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NewsMinisters ‘distracted from net zero goals by lockdown parties row’
Backbench MP set to propose bill on reducing embodied carbon in construction projects
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NewsUse more concrete to make timber buildings safer, says insurance report
Report recommends concrete cores and alternating concrete and timber floors to reduce flood and fire risk
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NewsBuild cost inflation hitting 45% on some housing projects, says London mayor
Sadiq Khan says there will be ‘significant impact’ on affordable home building without government cash
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NewsKingspan ordered to halt sales of Kooltherm K15 insulation
Insulation manufacturer recalls batches of the same product used on Grenfell after it was found to have lower than advertised fire safety performance
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OpinionWhat’s stopping us from ditching brick?
The huge carbon cost of new brick means it’s time to turn to alternatives, such as stone, timber – or even recycled and reclaimed brick, says Anna Beckett
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TechnicalTechnical Study: The Black & White Building by Waugh Thistleton
The Office Group’s first new-build project will be London’s tallest timber office building when it completes next year. And as for the reduction in embodied carbon compared with concrete – well, the numbers speak for themselves. Thomas Lane reports
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MultimediaJargon buster: Heat pumps
Simon Wyatt at Cundall on the pros and cons of replacing gas boilers with heat pumps