All articles by Simon Rawlinson – Page 8

  • Foster + Partners’ Zed Squared, Thames Gateway
    News

    Who’s afraid of energy labelling?

    2007-04-20T00:00:00Z

    The government has just announced details of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. Nick Cullen of Hoare Lea and Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon analyse what effect it will have on buildings in the real world

  • A zero-carbon, zero-waste development in Brighton, by BioRegional Quintain and Crest Nicholson
    Features

    Sustainability: Domestic power masterclass

    2007-03-30T00:00:00Z

    With wind turbines for sale at DIY shops and a stampede breaking out for renewables grants, has micro-power generation really arrived? Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon considers the options for domestic low and zero-carbon systems, and adds up the costs

  • Design and build is now used on complex projects, such as Foster’s Bishop’s Square
    Features

    Procurement: Employer’s agents

    2007-02-09T00:00:00Z

    Many cost consultants and project managers have extended their involvement on projects by acting as the employer’s agent – a job that introduces a wide range of responsibilities. Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon examines the role

  • Scottish Natural Heritage’s Great Glen House in Inverness
    Features

    Sustainability: Offices

    2007-01-12T00:00:00Z

    In this latest feature on eco-friendly development, Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon examines how a growing commitment to sustainability will affect the commercial offices sector, with a case study on how a client’s requirements can be met in a leased building

  • The flexibility of construction management was an advantage in the highly complex Time and Space planetarium project in Greenwich Park
    Features

    Procurement: Construction management

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Even in these risk-averse days, some hands-on clients still prefer the construction management route. But would more schemes benefit from the CM approach? And how should clients organise themselves to get the best results?

  • London Zoo’s Komodo Dragon House boasts a 300 m2 green roof, erected in 2004 by Miller Roofing using Sarnafil products, and based on biodiversity principles developed in Switzerland
    Features

    Sustainability: Green roofs

    2006-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Living roofs are often specified for their symbolic value, as a statement of the owner or developer's environmental credentials. But, as Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon explains, there are also tangible cost and performance benefits to going green up top

  • Building work on Foster and Partners’ Tanaka Business School at Imperial College London was carried out by contractor Exterior after a two-stage tender
    Features

    Procurement: Two-stage tendering

    2006-05-12T00:00:00Z

    In the second of our procurement series, Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon takes a look at two-stage tendering and how to get the best out of the early appointment of the contractor

  • Foster and Partners’ Bishops Square development in Spitalfields, east London, uses a large number of unitised components.
    Features

    Here's one we prepared earlier …

    2006-05-12T00:00:00Z

    If you are a specialist in residential development or hotels, you'll be well up on the many uses of off-site manufacture. But are there the same opportunities to build off site in the office sector? Simon Rawlinson of QS Davis Langdon discusses the current state of play