Thanks to the lockdowns, people have been appreciating outdoor space like never before and properties offering it are bound to be in higher demand in future. Will this desire to access the great outdoors be part of the post-pandemic normal and, if so, how can housebuilders meet the need in urban and high-density developments? The … Read more
If the Government wants to get to Net Zero by 2050, it’s going to have to do something pretty drastic about decarbonising homes. Find out why it’s PAS 2035 Retrofit programme is unlikely to do the job, and how Passivhaus (as ever) could be the answer. One of the apparent benefits arising from the lockdowns … Read more
For some parents, virtual world builder Minecraftis a shocking waste of their kids’ time; for others it’s a welcome distraction during the dog days of lockdown. But is Minecraft-as-STEM the way to engage the next generation of engineers, architects and designers? In these dog days of lockdown, there can hardly be a parent unaware of … Read more
At the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis, construction was stuck between a rock and a hard place. It had to continue as many projects were and are essential and, plainly, sitework does not translate into homework. Simultaneously, working practices and the nature of sites made social distancing difficult-to-impossible. As the crisis has accelerated change for … Read more
National crises are often accompanied by the claim that we’re all in it together. Of course, the realities of life mean it is impossible that being ‘in it’ will be a universal experience. A case in point during the coronavirus crisis is access to, or ownership of, outdoor, especially green, space. What has been termed … Read more