At its most simplistic, a home is bricks and mortar, so making sure that the right products are selected for a certain project is vitally important. Here Richard Brown, Category Marketing Manager for Walls at Wienerberger, elaborates on the considerations you should regard when choosing brick for a building project.

As virtual reality continues to pique the interest of the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, how will this sit alongside BIM when it’s still struggling to break into common use? Nigel Alexander, UK Managing Director at Tridify, looks at how both technologies can be applied simultaneously and how the use of VR may be the bridge needed to create a system that is faster, easier to use and more accessible to the AEC community.

Jim Fanning at Acheson + Glover (AG) examines how setting a clear SuDs vision at the beginning of the design process can maximise the solutions available and guarantee system success.

Incorporating natural light in office buildings has become a key trend. But work, rest or play, we can all benefit from a burst of sunshine. Here Chris Chaney, Managing Director of Sunsquare, explains how attention to daylighting should be paid to residential as well as commercial buildings.

The integrity of the fresh water supply to London has been stepped up with an array of cameras, high security fencing, vibration sensors and razor wire.