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UKGBC opens applications for Cost-Benefit Review of Nature-Based Solutions Task Group

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has today opened applications for a new Task Group to shape content for a cost-benefit review of nature-based solutions. The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ukgbc.org/news/ukgbc-opens-applications-for-cost-benefit-review-of-nature-based-solutions-task-group/">UKGBC opens applications for Cost Benefit Review of Nature-Based Solutions Task Group</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ukgbc.org">UKGBC - UK Green Building Council</a>.

admin · 8/24/2021

Construction News

The Importance of Retrofitting in Advancing Net Zero

Architect and UKGBC Sustainability Consultant Antonia Khayatt discusses retrofitting and the Build Upon2 programme. The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ukgbc.org/news/the-importance-of-retrofitting-in-advancing-net-zero/">The Importance of Retrofitting in Advancing Net Zero</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ukgbc.org">UKGBC - UK Green Building Council</a>.

admin · 8/23/2021

Architecture

Chilean school by Sebastián Irarrázaval takes cues from a walled citadel

Clusters of buildings enclosed by a tall, white wall form an educational campus for children with disabilities that was designed by Chilean studio Sebastián Irarrázaval Arquitectos. The Juan Luis Undurraga Integral Stimulation Center is located in Talagante, a town on the outskirts of Santiago. The school was designed for the care and education of children […]

admin · 8/21/2021

Architecture

Garrison Architects completes modernist Catskills retreat with 24 elevated cabins

Prefabricated wooden cabins perched on stilts surround a central lodge at this 50-acre resort in the Catskill Mountains designed by Brooklyn firm Garrison Architects. Called Piaule, the boutique hotel and spa is the brainchild of Nolan McHugh and Trevor Briggs, the NYC-based creatives behind the homeware brand of the same name. Located between the Upstate […]

admin · 8/20/2021

Latest Announcements

The Constructive Voices Podcast is currently ranked in the top 1.5% of all podcasts worldwide

Synchronicity and common values brought our team together earlier in 2021. Our first episode was broadcast on 6th April 2021 and now, only four months later, we are ranked in the top 1.5% of all podcasts worldwide. Our intention is to inspire change within the construction industry. We hoped by putting together a high-quality podcast […]

Jackie De Burca · 8/20/2021

Architecture

Los Angeles ranch house becomes Zen Den by Working Holiday Studio

The owners of design firm Working Holiday Studio have renovated their own mid-century residence by opening up the kitchen, adding skylights and filling the interior with contemporary decor. The house, called Zen Den, is located in Woodland Hills, a suburban community in Los Angeles that lies about 20 minutes by car from the beach. Carlos […]

admin · 8/19/2021

Interviews

Interview with Emma Nicholson, B.A, MSc, FCIOB, FIEMA, FWES, CEnv, FAPM, the Founding Director of Women in Sustainable Construction and Property

Jackie De BurcaSo I’d like to extend a warm welcome to Emma Nicholson. Emma, you’re a woman in construction with many letters after your name. Can you tell us what they mean and who you are professionally? In 2010, you became a Charter Environmentalist Emma NicholsonHi Jackie. Yes, of course. So I have 23 years […]

Jackie De Burca · 8/18/2021

Architecture

Worrell Yeung updates 1970s Hamptons house designed by Charles Gwathmey

A cedar-clad dwelling on Long Island that was originally designed by famed US architect Charles Gwathmey has received a sensitive refresh by New York studio Worrell Yeung. The House in the Dunes is located in the Hamptons beach town of Amagansett. Formerly called the Haupt Residence, the dwelling was designed in the 1970s by Charles […]

admin · 8/17/2021

Cities

Gavin Tonnet talks about city-changing urban renewal projects and transformational virtual pre-construction technology

Ahead of Gavin’s interview with Henry McDonald which will be broadcast on Episode 12 on 14th September, I caught up for a quick chat with Gavin Tonnet, CEO of utecture. What city-changing urban renewal projects have you been involved in? Involved and led over USD$20b of major renewal. Some of those that really changed and […]

Jackie De Burca · 8/17/2021

Construction News

UKGBC responds to Government Hydrogen Strategy

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has today responded to the Government’s UK Hydrogen Strategy. The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ukgbc.org/news/ukgbc-responds-to-government-hydrogen-strategy/">UKGBC responds to Government Hydrogen Strategy</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ukgbc.org">UKGBC - UK Green Building Council</a>.

admin · 8/17/2021

Architecture

Espacio 18's La Casa del Sapo opens out onto a beach in Mexico

Mexican practice Espacio 18 Arquitectura has designed a concrete seafront home on Zapotengo beach in Oaxaca, with two wings oriented to follow the rising and setting of the sun. Called La Casa del Sapo, or Toad’s House, the “timeless” minimalist design was created as a reflection on life’s necessities. The local practice was inspired by […]

admin · 8/16/2021

Architecture

Episode Ten: How do Europe and America compare when it comes to Green Building - interview with Daniel Jaconetti. Pete discusses workers and material issues

Henry McDonald talks to sustainable architect, Daniel Jaconetti about his work and how Europe compares to the USA when it comes to green building. Daniel’s passion lies in biomimetic concepts and how technologies inspired by nature can create responsive environmental that coexist with their ecologies. His chat with Henry is a real eye-opener packed with […]

Jackie De Burca · 8/15/2021

Architecture

Ace Hotel Brooklyn showcases the borough's artistic talent

The Ace Hotel‘s newest outpost in Downtown Brooklyn by interior designers Roman and Williams features art in every room, and a public gallery in its lobby with rotating exhibitions. Located between the neighbourhoods of Fort Greene, Boerum Hill and Downtown Brooklyn, New York City’s second Ace Hotel is now open to the public. It is […]

admin · 8/15/2021

Construction News

4 Perceived Barriers to Sustainable Construction

Introduction Globally, sustainability is becoming a pressuring issue to countless organisations with consumers defiantly refusing to passively await action from companies but, conversely, impelling them to do their bit to assist the environment. In other words, a wider segment of corporates spanning an assortment of industries, are demonstrating a growing interest in sustainable construction methods, […]

Elsa Trojaola · 8/15/2021

Sustainability

Startup Promises Window-Mounted Heat Pump by 2022

A San Francisco startup says it will introduce a window-mounted heat pump next year that will provide both heating and cooling at a lower cost than professionally installed systems. The device is shaped like a pair of saddlebags, with the evaporator and fan on the inside below the level of the window sill and the […]

admin · 8/13/2021

Sustainability

Power network reforms to help solar get on the grid

Reforms designed to inject more small-scale solar into the grid, and support the growth of batteries and electric vehicles, have been finalised by the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC). The reforms will obligate power network companies to make their networks ‘smarter’ and their businesses solar- and battery friendly. A key part of the changes will […]

admin · 8/12/2021

Architecture

Reddymade and Ai Weiwei add hexagonal extension to Salt Point home

Architecture studio Reddymade has collaborated with Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei to design a corrugated metal extension with hexagonal ends for a weekend home in Salt Point, New York. The local studio drew on the hexagonal plan of the original 1980s home to create the minimal, linear form of Salt Point Residence, with 185 […]

admin · 8/11/2021

Construction News

Conversations with Changing Streams: Sources and Uses of Plastic in Construction

Catch up on the second of our monthly webinars hosted by Brendon Kenny. Were we explored the sources and uses of plastics within the construction sector with our guest speakers Chloe Bullock of Materialise Interiors, Lara Young of Costain, Professor Andrew Thomas and Daniel Evans of Reelbrands. The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.changingstreams.org/conversations-with-changing-streams-sources-and-uses-of-plastic-in-construction/">Conversations with Changing Streams: Sources and Uses of Plastic in Construction</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.changingstreams.org">Changing Streams</a>.

admin · 8/4/2021

Health

Episode Nine: Climate Change and the Construction Industry. Plus How This Group of Leaders are Helping with Health Issues

At the time of releasing this episode, wildfires have been raging again in Greece and temperatures have become unbearable across parts of the States, it really is impossible to avoid the issue of climate change. Pete The Builder talks to Steve Randall about how this affects the construction industry and how you and your team can best […]

Jackie De Burca · 7/30/2021

Sustainability

Zero emissions aquatic centre set for Melbourne's west

Brimbank City Council will build an integrated energy system for what is reported to be Australia’s first zero emissions indoor leisure and aquatic centre in Melbourne’s west. The aquatic centre is part of the new $60+ million Brimbank Aquatic and Wellness Centre, which Brimbank is building in Keilor Downs to replace the former St Albans […]

admin · 7/29/2021

Apprenticeships

Skills shortage issue resolved by Creating Enterprise in North Wales

Headlines like Long COVID and Skills Shortages Means a Tough Winter for Construction Industry, and, Demand for Construction Workers close to a 20-year High, is a small sample of some of the UK articles about the skills shortage issue in the construction industry. Skills shortage is at its worst since 2007 In fact, even before […]

Jackie De Burca · 7/28/2021

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