Entries by Lyn

Pioneering Timber Construction

Timber Development UK (TDUK) – the UK’s trade association for the timber supply chain – in collaboration with Waugh Thistleton Architects – have released a study on policies from across the globe which encourage the use of timber in construction. Timber Policy is a comparative study of policies, across six countries, which can act as […]

Aluminium Scrap: A Promising Technology

Post-consumer recycled aluminium scrap is transformed into new building materials (Credit: Andrea Starr, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) Twisted aluminium mesh, broken bicycle frames and used car parts languishing in junkyards could gain new life as building structures such as door and window frames thanks to a new recycling technique. Based on a patent-pending technology developed […]

Tall and Green, London’s Newest Skyscraper

Set to rival The Shard as the city’s joint tallest building Updated designs for London’s newest skyscraper, set to rival The Shard as the city’s joint tallest building now includes more urban greening and improved sustainability. Revised plans for One Undershaft include an elevated podium garden on the 11th floor and what would be London’s […]

Multimillion-pound restoration

New Warehouse roof and Gantry (Image credit: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum) Work has begun on a grade II-listed building at Manchester’s Science and Industry Museum, replacing a historic roof the size of two Olympic swimming pools. The New Warehouse, which is more than 140 years old, is the next building to […]

Tracking the Cracks with US Robots

The system uses computer vision and machine learning programs to identify cracks in concrete AI-guided robot assistants could identify and inspect damage to structures and buildings to prevent failures, according to the developers of a new system. Augmenting visual inspection technologies with a new machine learning approach, the team from Drexel University in Pennsylvania created […]

Lift Barriers to MMC and Deliver Affordable Housing

The only way that new ‘green’, efficient, safe housing can be built in the UK at the speed and scale required is if modern methods of construction (MMC) are more widely adopted in the housebuilding market, but the industry needs help to deliver the benefits MMC offer, experts have said. Iain Gilbey and Graham Robinson […]

Building for tomorrow: navigating climate change challenges in construction

  Climate change is an undeniable force reshaping our world, and the construction industry is not immune to its far-reaching impacts. From the menacing rise in sea levels to unpredictable temperature fluctuations, the challenges posed by climate change necessitate a paradigm shift in our approach to construction. In this article buildingspecifier.com Editor Joe Bradbury delves […]

SUPERPHON PANELS PROVIDE REVERBERATION CONTROL AT NEW SCHOOL

CMS Danskin Acoustics’ SuperPhon panels are contributing to reverberation control at a newly built school in East Hertfordshire, helping to ensure standards for acoustics in new school buildings are met.   Buntingford First School is a school for around 330 children between the ages of three and nine, which opened for the 2023 autumn term.  […]

Maximised garden space thanks to the STEPOC system from Ibstock

  An architect’s detached property on the outskirts of Manchester made for an ideal home, apart from its sloping back garden which dramatically reduced the area of lawn that could be practically used. The client bought the house two years ago but couldn’t utilise a large section of the extensive rear garden as it was […]