Architecture, Design & Innovation

Pop Up Power Supplies® offer a range of pop up power sockets which are increasingly being specified and installed at leisure facilities throughout the UK. These power units offer a secure, reliable power supply for various outdoor stalls, and the ‘pop-up’ nature of the units mean that when they are not i

It’s well known that a kitchen dishcloth is a breeding ground for bugs – leading to increases in sales of anti-bacterial wipes. The trouble with wipes is that a recent feature on BBC’s Trust Me I’m a Doctor showed that using wipes did very little to stop the growth of microbes.

Two leading independent Midlands construction firms have formed a partnership with Wolverhampton City Council to give the city’s regeneration plans a boost.

As the repercussions of the Carillion collapse start to ripple through the industry, James Parker examines the likely effect on housebuilders.

Air pollution is a major public-health crisis, with an estimated 9,000 people in London alone dying prematurely each year because of long-term exposure to air pollution. The estimate for the whole of the country is up to 40,000 a year. According to the Building Research Establishment (BRE), exposure to air pollutants..

Kee Systems has recently provided Sunderland Royal Hospital with several bespoke access platforms to allow safe access to plant and equipment situated on the new Emergency Department’s roof. Sunderland Royal Hospital, Part of City Hospitals Sunderland... #keeklamp #keesystems #safeaccessplatforms

From orchestra conductors to smart sensors that detect and adjust temperature levels, Katie King looks into how AI is slowly entering the workplace.

The year ahead is expected to offer a mixed bag of improvements and challenges for the UK affordable housing sector, so Housing Association Magazine's Joe Bradbury predicts four big things to look out for.

Why and how to build nature-friendly housing developments - New guidelines published by The Wildlife Trusts today show how new housing developments can be built in a way that provides people with greener, inspirational homes which help to reverse decades of wildlife and habitat decline.

We all know the wider implications of burning fossil fuels, not only do they use up our limited supply of natural resources, they also contribute to global warming. But beyond these issues are more immediate side effects that unbeknown to many of us, are slowly affecting the health and wellbeing of the people around us

RICHARD BETTS, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF RABSCREEN, THE EXTERNAL FILTER SPECIALISTS, DISCUSSES THE IMPORTANCE OF AIRFLOW IN HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS.

Specialist supplier of natural cladding products, Pura Facades, has seen its business grow by a remarkable 34% in the last 12 months. Pura Facades works closely with architects and designers, helping them to source sustainable, safe and stylish external claddings for commercial and residential projects.

Kee Systems recommended and supplied its Kee Access® and Kee Klamp® fittings to the University of Brighton, to provide the Falmer campus with a DDA compliant handrail system that ensures the safety of teachers, students and visitors.

Matt colours are an on-trend feature in the new Frame basin range from VitrA. Designed to coordinate with VitrA Frame furniture the basins include countertop, inset and vanity basins designs and are available in black, matt black, white, matt white and taupe, depending on the model selected.

With big changes soon to affect commercial buildings in England and Wales, Deane Flint looks at 18 important details regarding MEES (Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards) and the changes landlords might need to make to their buildings in 2018.

Minimalism is fine, but brutalism is the gritty, masculine style we've been craving. Step inside five brutalist homes that prove concrete is anything but cold.

Inevitably current topics, global changes, social and cultural dynamics reflect the interior design. In this sense, in 2018 there is a tendency for emotional balance and interior (r)evolution which translates into relaxing neutral environments that can promote creativity and happiness.

Pop Up Power Supplies ® supply a range of practical and innovative retractable service units that supply a safe, effective power source for urban spaces and outdoor places. The units can be lowered back into the ground when not in use therefore minimising their impact on local surroundings.

Martin Fahey looks at the recent refurbishment of the UK Green Building Council’s small city centre office, which has helped improve staff wellbeing and lower the organisation’s carbon footprint.

Has the government done enough with the publication of its environmental plan? On the 11th of January, the Prime Minister, Theresa May, announced a 25 year plan to "nurture" the environment, referring to it as a "national plan with international ambitions". The Policy... #greengateway #hvac #mees

As a nation, we know that moving from oil to electric cars will help reduce overall carbon emissions and this is the same for heating, where we simply have to find ways of getting people to move from the traditional carbon-intensive gas and oil heating if we are going to hit the ambitious carbon-reductio

Five new platforms opened at London Bridge station in the latest stage of a £1 billion, five-year redevelopment of the transport hub. The opening of the new platforms coincided with protests across the country as commuters were hit by an average 3.4 per cent hike in rail fares – the largest increase since 2013. The hike has prompted warnings that commuters are being priced out of getting to work.