According to a far-reaching study by the Met Office, the UK’s climate is changing; bringing more warm spells and tropical nights. The Met Office also states that while the UK’s summer rainfall has been decreasing on average since the start of the 20th century, it has increased during winter, says Sean Robinson, Specification Director of Water Management Solutions at Polypipe.

The November 2018 edition of Future Constructor & Architect.

Designed to transform part of East London as part of the £3.7bn Canning Town and Custom House Regeneration programme, a new mixed-used scheme – including a mix of residential, retail and leisure accommodation – presented varied challenges when it came to designing and installing the security and fire safety requirements.

As the construction industry is seeing an increasing shift towards landfill redevelopment, Stephen Oakden, Director at BE Design – the multi-disciplinary architecture and engineering practice – outlines the biggest obstacles faced by developers when constructing on such sites and how to meet environmental challenges with practical and safe solutions.

Here Martin Washby, Technical Services Manager at Meesons A.I., looks at why hardening commercial buildings against theft requires a multi-layered approach.

In this article, Richard Tonkinson, Executive Director of Offsite Solutions, a UK-leading bathroom pod manufacturer, looks at the impact of Brexit on the construction industry and how taking an off-site approach can mitigate some of the economic uncertainty.

Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has been selected by the jury of the International Design Competition to build the new Sverdlovsk Philharmonic Concert Hall in Yekaterinburg, Russia.

Work has started on the multifunctional building destined to be the first element of the masterplan designed by Studio Stefano Boeri Architetti.

Sustainability; one word comprising 14 letters and one significant meaning. A definition we've all grown to familiarise ourselves with. Whether it be opting for sustainable components to achieve that sought-after BREEAM 'Excellent' accreditation, frantically chasing WELL and LEED credits or even at home reaching for that Bag for Life prior to your weekly dash around the supermarket; in a way, sustainability has subconsciously attached itself to many of our lives – regardless of your professional status. That said, with such strong recognition, how has sustainability managed to trickle through the fingers of many within the construction realm? Does it stem from financial restraints? Time pressures? Or is it construction chain matters that have placed sustainability on the backburner? One company that set out to answer these questions is Knauf AMF. With sustainability at the heart of the company, the EU-leading modular ceiling specialist assembled a number of sustainability experts during the first week of October for a roundtable event to address these issues and invited FC&A along to deliver the discussion to the rest of the industry.

Designing doors is an art form which comes naturally at Vicaima. Blending on-trend colour tones and surface materials such as veneer, laminate and foil with lacquers and stains to elevate the simply to surprising. Capturing truly fresh ideas that have the ability to harmonize with an existing theme or completely transform their surroundings.