Nick Haughton, Head of ESG at Sapphire Balconies looks at why competency has become the current industry buzzword for the new more robust specification framework post-Building Safety Act
Architect Trevor Morriss reveals his enthusiasm for conserving London’s heritage architecture as shown in various masterplans, how involving the community can pay dividends for designs and designers
Nick Haughton, head of ESG at Sapphire Balconies discusses the crucial topic of elevating the fire safety of facades, post-Building Safety Act
This episode collects some of the highlights of our recent industry round table, 'Exploring Solutions for Residential Deep Retrofit'.
Debbie Waddington, group head of HR at Keepmoat, discusses how the Top 20 UK housebuilder is putting the work into attracting a new generation of onsite and offsite staff in…
In a very entertaining discussion with the timber flooring design specialist, James discovers why keeping up with fleeting trends may not be as crucial as timeless design and sustainability.
This episode features Jonathan Lowy, operational marketing marketing manager at VMZinc. Jon’s held several roles in 27+ years at VM, but maintains a really infectious enthusiasm for all things zinc.
In March 2024 we hosted the third Building Insights LIVE round table, which was a multi-disciplinary discussion around the impact of the Building Safety Act on future construction.
Richard Banham, national key account manager, Bjelin UK discuss new products in the pipeline, and how receptive the UK market to innovations in flooring.
Tom Slater founded T2S Architecture during the pandemic and is driving the agenda around retrofit as beneficial for the urban context, developers’ business cases, and sustainability.
Simon Darbyshire, managing director of Bjelin UK explains how the firm has evolved from pioneering a method of installing wood flooring without using glue.
In the run-up to Futurebuild at London’s Excel James Parker, editor of Architects’ Datafile and Housebuilder and Developer, speaks to Martin Hurn, event director at Futurebuild.