How to Build a Bulletproof Gateway 2 Submission
James Parker, managing editor of Architects’ Datafile magazine, presents the highlights from our recent round table sharing knowledge on how to put together a Gateway 2 submission that the Regulator…
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Why Regenerative Design, not Net Zero, should be the goal
HLM is showing why a regenerative design that goes beyond simply reducing carbon is not only desirable, it’s fully viable. The practice’s head of sustainability Juliana Renn explains how combining…
Passivhaus – the quality assurance system construction is crying out for
Passivhaus is more than just a sustainability best practice certification. It’s also a ready-made system of science-based quality assurance which could be harnessed to solve many of construction’s recent ills.…
100th Episode! Licensed to build great Passivhaus homes
Appropriately, five years from our first episode (Sarah Lewis, research and policy director at the Passivhaus Trust) we return to the subject of Passivhaus in action for our 100th edition.…
Why We Need to Transform Construction
Construction polymath Sam Stacey (his CV ranges from key roles at Buro Happold, Wates and Skanska to running the Theresa May Government’s Transforming Construction Challenge) is on a mission to…
Decent Flooring for Decent Homes
James Parker presents the highlights of a recent Building Insights LIVE round table, in association with Beauflor, which looked at why flooring had been neglected in the Decent Homes Standard,…
Approaches to Mitigating Overheating
In association with Caribbean Blinds, James Parker, editor of Architects Datafile and Housebuilder and Developer, speaks to two solar shading experts in a very timely Ask the Expert podcast, as…
Delivering Cost-Effective Passivhaus Projects at Scale in the Commercial & Residential Sectors
Passivhaus currently accounts for only around 2% of new build housing in the UK, but is acknowledged as the ultimate route to provide economic as well as climate resilience for…
Unlocking MMC & Offsite in Residential Developments
Editor of Housebuilder & Developer, James Parker, reports on the recent Building Insights LIVE round table on how the housebuilding sector can harness Modern Methods of Construction to achieve build…
Ask the Experts: Mark Gillies, Ken Graham, and Andrew Taylor of Burdens
Ask the Expert, in association with Burdens – James Parker, managing editor of Housebuilder & Developer speaks to the firm’s Director of Technical Solutions, Mark Gillies, National Sales Director Ken…
Ask the Expert: Jake Fitness of Self-Build Zone
Ask The Expert: James Parker speaks to Jake Fitness of the Self-Build Zone, about the importance of taking site insurance issues into consideration as well as structural warranties. And how…
The Power of ‘Built In’ Building Control Expertise for Architects
James Parker speaks to Georgina Mullen, director at international architectural practice Hyphen. He learns how her experience in major retail and other projects in Ireland has armed her with the…
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