All articles by Thomas Lane – Page 5
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FeaturesGovernment’s Green Homes Grant fiasco is either bumbling incompetence or callous disregard
The failure to properly fund domestic retrofit puts a critical national programme further out of reach, writes Thomas Lane
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NewsGovernment to claw back unspent retrofit funding
Just 5% of a £1.5bn Green Homes Fund has been spent with two months to go
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FeaturesExplainer: How the proposed Future Buildings Standard will affect the way you design
Thomas Lane highlights the most important points in the government’s long-awaited proposals to make non-domestic buildings greener
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Barts Square, London, by Sheppard Robson
The architect worked with other practices to bring a richness to this new development which is surrounded by some of London’s oldest fabric
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NewsLondon homes to have smaller windows than rest of the UK
Proposals are part of consultation into regulations to control overheating in new homes
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FeaturesExplainer: Five things you need to know about the Future Homes Standard
The government has published the draft version of Part L which comes into force next year. We outline what it means for the industry
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NewsUKGBC unveils new net zero guidance
Publication is part of the UKBC’s programme to drive the transition to net zero construction
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NewsSafety bill imposes tough sanctions for flouting building regs
Draft bill confirms new Building Safety Regulator and reduction of building control powers
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NewsGrenfell contractor ‘did not check Studio E’s expertise’
’We wouldn’t have asked that question,’ contracts manager tells inquiry
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TechnicalComing soon – 3D printed components for the masses
3D printing has the potential to produce complex structural components quickly and cheaply if the technology were commercially available. Now Fosters has done just that.
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OpinionWA100 2020: The action moves to China and the US
With employment at the world’s biggest architects static, they seem to be battening down the hatches. But there are exceptions, writes Thomas Lane
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NewsConfidence in global work prospects drops to a five-year low
Number of architects employed by world’s top practices drops after last year’s high
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NewsMHCLG launches consultation on energy regulations
Government details proposed tightening of Part L building regulations ahead of Future Homes Standard
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NewsCalatrava’s centrepiece ‘dropped’ from £8.4bn Greenwich Peninsula scheme
Axe still looms over Foster & Partners bus station as developer goes back to drawing board
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TechnicalTechnical Study: Boulevard Theatre, Soho
Thomas Lane finds out how Soda Studio turned tricks with a tiny space to create a supremely flexible theatre
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OpinionWhere now for CLT?
The CLT ban could damage investor confidence in modern methods of construction
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OpinionWA100 2019: A world behind borders
The top 100 are employing more architects than ever and are bullish about the future. But with a trade war coming, nothing can be taken for granted
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NewsNumber of architects employed by the world's biggest firms hits record high
First increase after two years of decline
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FeaturesBD Live crit: Reimagining Canada Water
British Land invited Coffey Architects, Reiach and Hall, Soda Studio and Mikhail Riches to float ideas for £4bn town centre
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OpinionWill Letwin’s diversity tactics deliver?
The Letwin review includes some good ideas but will the government embrace the more radical proposals?