All articles by Stephen Kennett – Page 22
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FeaturesAutomated design: checking the regs
So you’ve squeezed every last minute and penny out of the construction process. But what about all the frustrating to-ing and fro-ing with the drawings? Stephen Kennett meets a man who thinks he has an answer to that
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FeaturesNeighbours: Lovell and Tarmac on reaching code level four or above
The house on the left aims to meet code level four, but next door they’ve got even loftier pretensions. Stephen Kennett reports on goings-on at a site in Nottingham
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NewsVideo: Housebuilder casts doubt on renewable add-ons
Stewart Milne Group says micro renewables on Sigma House at BRE did not perform as it had hoped
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NewsEden project to tap Earth's heat
Cornwall attraction announces plan to bore up to 4km into ground to provide electricity and heating
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NewsCounty Hall turns red – then blue, then green
Revolutionary new LED floodlights cast the London landmark in a new light
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NewsMicro CHP unit completes testing
Ceres reaches final development stage of 1kW domestic units for British Gas
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FeaturesTubular belge: Buro Happold's steel shopping centre
Buro Happold’s roof for Liège’s new shopping centre takes the form of a 400m-long steel snake, which undulates to dramatically different heights. Stephen Kennett finds out how it was done
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NewsLondon Eye to get £12.5m upgrade
Changes are intended to decrease carbon footprint and avoid further maintenance for up to 20 years
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NewsBuilding launches Passivhaus diary
Over the following months Bill Butcher will be writing a regular diary on the construction of the Denby Dale Passivhaus in West Yorkshire
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FeaturesSchool acoustics: Can you hear me at the back?
Teachers are being drowned out, education is suffering, and yet acoustics in schools seem to be getting worse, not better. Stephen Kennett reports on a rules review that could change the way we build
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NewsNew blockwork wall system installed
Wembley Innovation says system will reduce number of 'wind posts' that need to be inseted along blockwork walls by 60%
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NewsImproved cement substitute cuts embodied energy
RockTron develops new process that enables more than 50% substitution by pulverised fuel ash
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NewsUK builds first warehouse using hemp lime panels
Wine Society's warehouse uses preformed panels of hemp and lime that locks in carbon dioxide
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NewsDVDs help architects improve safety
Films show how to tackle health and safety issues through design
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NewsCairo Tower's new night-time look
Phillips Lighting's colour-changing LEDs give a facelift to Egypt's fifties tower
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NewsLack of funding and knowledge may hamper SUDS rollout
Water group warns government plans to make drainage systems widespread in England and Wales may fall short
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FeaturesSomething for the panes: vacuum glazing
Double glazing isn’t always a suitable prescription for thermally inefficient older buildings, particularly in conservation areas where the original style has to be maintained. Could a slimline Japanese system be a better remedy?
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FeaturesOn air: BSkyB's naturally ventilated studios
Bent on building Europe’s most sustainable broadcasting facility, BSkyB opted for natural ventilation for its new television studios. But how to stop outside noise from ruining the latest episode of Gladiators?
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NewsInteractive mapping tool will help with planning
Online facility will provide maps showing property-related and geographical features
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NewsWill it ever take off? Hydrogen fuel cell technology
Hydrogen fuel cell technology has the potential to halve carbon emissions from our homes – if the price can be reduced to less than six figures