Case study: 37 Coate Street by dRMM

The Architects’ Journal Case study: 37 Coate Street by dRMM The practice’s transformation of a Victorian boot-making workshop in Hackney, east London, into its new studio seeks to understand the building’s accumulated layers. Photography by Chris Bennett The post Case study: 37 Coate Street by dRMM appeared first on The Architects’ Journal AJ Contributor

Southbase celebrates opening of new Dunedin Hospital outpatient building

The New Dunedin Hospital outpatient building was officially opened recently, delivering a state-of-the-art health facility for the Otago and Southland community. The five-storey, 15,000sq m building was constructed by Master Builders company Southbase on behalf of Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, and is the first of two main buildings planned for the new […] The post Southbase celebrates opening of new Dunedin Hospital outpatient building appeared first on Building Today.

Over 2,000 unsafe cladding blocks still waiting for work to start

Government figures show 46% of identified buildings have yet to start remediation

New guidance on managing water risk in mass timber buildings due in October

With mass timber being adopted in more buildings, practical guidance will build confidence for industry and insurers. The post New guidance on managing water risk in mass timber buildings due in October appeared first on Construction Management.

Fosters joins €4m project to build timber structures from top down

Architecture giant Foster + Partners has joined a €4m (£3.4m) research project that aims to construct multistorey timber buildings from the top down using swarms of autonomous robots. The practice is part of the University of Bristol-led SWIFT-BUILD consortium. It will use ground-based robotic assemblers… The post Fosters joins €4m project to build timber structures from top down appeared first on Construction News.

Advancing Circular Construction

Efficiency of new buildings in the UK has been improving. While the operational energy progress on embodied carbon, the lifecycle emissions of the materials and components within buildings, has been much slower.

Terrix EWI High-rise buildings, new build and recladding.

Terrix EWI High-rise buildings, new build and recladding.

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