Building Insights

Ask the Expert – Shelforce

James Parker, editor at Housing Management & Maintenance, speaks to Howard Trotter, Business Manager, Shelforce, about how he rescued the Birmingham City Council offshoot from ruin, and helped turn it…

Building Insights Episode 83 | 16 March 2026 | With Howard Trotter

Solutions for Low Energy Domestic Retrofit at Scale

James Parker, editor of ADF and Housebuilder & Developer, presents the highlights from a recent industry round table focused on solutions to the challenges of retrofitting the UK’s homes. Sponsored…

Building Insights Episode 82 | 9 March 2026 | With James Parker

Tracking Innovation on Water Saving in Commercial Buildings

James Parker, editor of Architects’ Datafile, presents the highlights from our recent Building Insights LIVE round table, Tracking Innovation on Water Saving in Commercial Buildings.  Sponsored by Cistermiser and Delabie…

Building Insights Episode 79 | 23 February 2026 | With James Parker

Ask the Manufacturer – ID Systems

An Ask the Manufacturer special, in association with ID Systems. James Parker speaks to the firm’s marketing manager David Clarke, to discover how the 2021 changes to Building Regulations have…

Building Insights Episode 77 | 2 February 2026 | With David Clarke

Better than Net Zero

James Parker speaks to John Di Stefano, CEO of innovative housebuilder Greencore Homes. James hears how he changed career from auditing housebuilders to helping grow a progressive firm which is…

Building Insights Episode 76 | 26 January 2026 | With John Di Stefano

Embodied Carbon & the use of Timber in Construction

James Parker, editor of ADF, speaks to Ewan Duffin, associate director from multidisciplinary engineering consultancy Harley Haddow. He explains how architects and engineers can work together to deploy engineered timber in…

Building Insights Episode 75 | 12 January 2026 | With Ewan Duffin

Ask the Expert: Rick Clarke of NIBE

An Ask the Expert special, in association with NIBE. James Parker speaks to Rick Clarke, product manager from the firm on why its focus on only building high quality, high…

Building Insights Episode 74 | 8 December 2025 | With Rick Clarke

 

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