Building regs 2022: what’s changed and what you need to know
WEBJun 15, 2022 · New and replacement heating systems in both domestic and non-domestic builds must have a maximum flow temperature of 55°C. Existing non-domestic buildings must improve the efficiency of heating and hot water boiler systems through installation of new controls. In new buildings (non-domestic), the …
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WEBSchools are preparing students for climate conditions that no longer exist. Learning from Grenfell: architects still have much soul searching to do. Jane Darke: ‘We need to learn from the last period of substantial housing output’. Up to the minute architecture news, including building reviews, insight on running a successful practice and ...
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WEBThe AJ’s Competitions Editor rounds up the best UK and international architectural competitions – including frameworks, ideas contests, high-profile commissions and other opportunities. An international contest is being held for a $160 million-to-$170 million upgrade of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City [Deadline: 29 October 2024]
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WEBThe Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings. The latest architecture news covering buildings, architects, planning, competition wins and business. You can also read about topics including the climate emergency, retrofit, the RIBA and architectural education. Francis Terry defends ‘grotesque’ Cotswolds house for Soho House boss.
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RIBA Plan of Work 2020 released with new focus on sustainability
WEBFeb 27, 2020 · RIBA Plan of Work 2020 released with new focus on sustainability. The RIBA has beefed up the role of sustainable design in its updated Plan of Work, published today (27 February) The new document is the first overhaul of the guidance since 2013, when the A-L steps were scrapped in favour of the current numbered steps.
Defining the English mosque: Marks Barfield’s Cambridge Central …
WEBNov 11, 2019 · Confronted by four superb finalists, the jury picked a design by Marks Barfield Architects. The scheme exploited the overlap between the colour and texture of Cambridge gault brickwork with some of the great brick buildings of central Asia and Turkey. But the building is strongly modern in inspiration and temper.
Timber all the way: The Black & White Building by Waugh Thistleton
WEBFeb 22, 2023 · The Black & White Building makes the most of Waugh Thistleton’s experience and research. Its structure from the ground up is formed of a cross-laminated timber (CLT) core in conjunction with a laminated veneer lumber (LVL) frame. Both are high-performing engineered wooden materials that minimise carbon in …
The Regs: How to design movement joints in masonry
WEBMay 3, 2023 · The required width of the joint can be calculated as follows: 1/3rd of the distance between joints plus the distance – but measured in millimetres, not metres. So, if you have 12m between joints, then the joint width should be 1/3rd of 12m/1,000 – ie 4mm plus 12mm; 4+12 gives you the 16mm width required for the joint.