Ask the Expert: Scott Wolters, EGGER UK [Audible Article]
To assist self-builders exploring the myriad structural timber flooring options out there, Scott Wolters of EGGER UK provides a brief overview of the choices and solutions.
Ask the Architect: Gillian Burgis Smith, Strawberry Leopard [Audible Article]
Gillian Burgis Smith's journey to becoming an architect is a compelling story of resilience, determination, and innovation.
Streamlining Construction: Where can Technology & Innovation make a difference to competency?
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
Reimagining London’s Districts from Borough Yards to the Camden Film Quarter
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
Elevating Facade Fire Safety: Going beyond compliance in the new building safety regime
Nick Haughton, head of ESG at Sapphire Balconies discusses the crucial topic of elevating the fire safety of facades, post-Building Safety Act
Exploring Solutions for Residential Deep Retrofit Round Table Review
This episode collects some of the highlights of our recent industry round table, 'Exploring Solutions for Residential Deep Retrofit'.
Driving a sustainable housebuilding business in a challenging market
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…
Design & Aesthetics in Hardened Wood Flooring
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.
VMZINC from Napoleon to the Stirling Prize
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.
Following the Golden Thread to Safety Round Table Review
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.
New products from BJELIN: Woodura Hardened Wood Flooring causing a stir in the flooring market
Richard Banham, national key account manager, Bjelin UK discuss new products in the pipeline, and how receptive the UK market to innovations in flooring.
The Benefits of Retrofit & Refurbishment
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.