5G for construction: From now to beyond
The buzz around 5G is growing. And in construction, while the prospect is creating real excitement, many are still unaware of the tangible impact it will have. Burcin Kaplanoglu, Executive Director and Innovation Officer at Oracle Construction and Engineering, explores further.
How concrete blocks fit into the circular economy
As the focus on sustainability intensifies in the wider construction industry, environmental concerns are increasingly on a par with capital costs as a key design driver. In the future, flexibility will be crucial, whether building from scratch or redeveloping existing sites. Chris Stanley of the Concrete Block Association explains more.
Leading retailer sees the benefit of prefabrication
In a first for a leading UK retailer, a prefabricated approach has allowed them to extend one of their retail premises with great success, creating extra space and the wow factor for their customers with less than two weeks on-site building required.
The role of public art in developments
What role can art, and in particular public art, play in making an area more desirable? This question might seem like an academic exercise, but it has become a pertinent topic of discussion for property developers and investors. Kia Knight, Founder and Director of 1-of-1 Art Group, discusses further.
Achieving unity through intelligent design
BDG architecture + design has completed the new Amsterdam campus for WPP as part of its global co-location strategy, which is to provide world-class spaces that bring together its people and agencies into one location, encouraging greater collaboration and giving clients easier access to all of WPP’s talent and expertise.
Zehnder Group UK introduces evolutionary multi-service Foil
Developed with Whitecroft Lighting, panel combines heating and cooling with lighting and other services.
DAF Trucks Choose Hadrian For Quality and Environmental Performance
Hadrian Elite steel toilet cubicles have been installed in all the washrooms at the DAF Trucks UK headquarters at Haddenham in Buckinghamshire. DAF is a leading global truck manufacturer with a firm focus on innovation, quality and transport efficiency. They were among the first European truck manufacturers to comply with the ISO 14001 standard for environmental care so it is not surprising that it wasn’t just the superb durability and practicality of Hadrian cubicles that DAF found attractive, but also their green credentials. Hadrian's products feature a high recycled content with the powder coated cubicles made from 50% recycled material. For stainless steel that figure rises to 91%.
Transparent protection
The effects created by perforated metal can be truly stunning as demonstrated by a new development situated in the historic city of York. Powdertech Corby has recently completed work on a multi-storey car park in York’s Hungate where the design has used the beauty of natural metal complemented by protection offered by a tinted semi-transparent coating
Omnie UFH to Optimise Air-Source Heat Pump in Cambridge Self-Build
The compatibility of OMNIE underfloor heating systems with renewable heating technologies has been underlined through the use of the Staple and TorFloor options throughout a large two-storey self-build property in South Cambridgeshire, ready to connect up to an air source heat pump.
