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.
Introducing the BJELIN Hardened Wood Flooring brand and its innovative solutions
Simon Darbyshire, managing director of Bjelin UK explains how the firm has evolved from pioneering a method of installing wood flooring without using glue.
Retrofit: The ‘green elephant in the room’
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.
Solutions for Stormwater Management Round Table Review
In this special episode of Building Insights we captures some of the key highlights from our October 2023 industry round table, ‘Solutions for Stormwater Management.’
Growing Apprenticeships & Diversity for Heat Pump Rollout
Samsung Climate Solutions' Aimee Holloran is accelerating heat pump installations and apprenticeships across the country. She’s a powerful role model for any young woman considering plumbing as a career.
Specialist Membranes for Passivhaus Design
Achieving a Passivhaus-compliant design for a building requires meticulous attention to detail. A. Proctor's James and Iain simplify the process of creating an effective, breathable, and airtight envelope for high-rises.
Improving Indoor Air Quality in Social Housing
AkzoNobel's Duncan Lochhead explores how important air quality and VOCs are in the social housing sector, and best practice tips for specifying the increasing ranges of low-VOC paints.
Sustainability in the Built Environment
Rita Singh of Kingspan Insulation discusses how a fabric first approach works in practice and why retrofit first should be the overriding aim.
Sustainable Design: Liveable Homes with Fabric First Design
Charlie Luxton, ambassador for Samsung Climate Solutions looks at how lower energy house designs will be better places to live, and tackles some of the myths about their ‘liveability’.