It’s high time Rachel Reeves woke up to building reuse

The Architects’ Journal It’s high time Rachel Reeves woke up to building reuse A new report from Don’t Waste Buildings shows how the UK’s existing financial systems can be tweaked to encourage the vital retrofit of existing buildings, argues Matthew Morris The post It’s high time Rachel Reeves woke up to building reuse appeared first on The Architects’ Journal will hurst

Plan to turn former Debenhams store in Oxford into £125m lab space gets green light

Architect Perkins & Will’s proposal involves retaining existing building’s facade as part of 100,000sq ft development

Why is it so hard to reuse buildings in Britain?

The Architects’ Journal Why is it so hard to reuse buildings in Britain? Shropshire Council’s push to demolish its former HQ, the late 1960s Shirehall in Shrewsbury, encapsulates everything wrong with how we treat our existing buildings, argues Leanne Tritton The post Why is it so hard to reuse buildings in Britain? appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Leanne Tritton

Riverside and Mount Anvil get go-ahead for 400-home Isle of Dogs scheme

The redevelopment of the Tiller Road Estate in east London will include 137 affordable homes, which will replace three existing buildings on the estate. The post Riverside and Mount Anvil get go-ahead for 400-home Isle of Dogs scheme appeared first on Property Week.

Dawson Williamson transforms York Racecourse

The Architects’ Journal Dawson Williamson transforms York Racecourse Bradford-based Dawson Williamson Architects has added new structures around and within existing buildings and formed new outdoor spaces as part of a strategy to make York’s racecourse one of the most sustainable The post Dawson Williamson transforms York Racecourse appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Fran Williams

Fenwick Elliott - JCT Insurance: the challenges of working in existing buildings, 20112020

Partner David Bebb and David Lyle, Senior Vice President of Construction at Lockton, discuss some of the legal and insurance issues that arise when working in existing buildings under JCT contracts