New Permitted Development legislation will become effective from the 1st August 2020. This will allow up-to 2 additional storeys of flats to be added to purpose built blocks of dwelling-houses. Here we take a look at the restrictions and possibilities. […]
Architecture
In 2018, the Government released the ‘Construction Sector Deal’ https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/construction-sector-deal/construction-sector-deal This policy paper, which relates to future public sector projects, aims to make buildings, and their construction, more sustainable. One sentence within the executive summary is particularly noteworthy: “Whole life […]
A recent poll by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), showed that three-quarters of people surveyed believe climate change is having an impact on the country, but just 35% knew about Net Zero. In this series, I […]
One of the most popular subjects for current debate in the office / workspace world is about how the sector will respond post COVID-19. Being forced into a ‘working from home’ (WFH) culture has bought to the forefront the potential […]
In 2008, the UK passed the Climate Change Act proposing changes to the Building Regulations to help make buildings much more energy efficient. Globally, the target is to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero carbon by 2050. To […]