CONTENTS NEWS, VIEWS & INSIGHTS


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Industry News Practice Profi le: T2S Architecture View Point: Hawkins\Brown’s Shikha Bhardwaj on the reasons for Part Z International Focus CPD Focus


Appointments & Company News Round Table Report: ‘Solutions for Stormwater Management’ Surface Design Show Preview Futurebuild Show Preview


PROJECT REPORT A CLASS OF ITS OWN


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An ambitious vision for what could be Scotland’s fi rst Passivhaus primary school building in Edinburgh came to fruition thanks to an open-minded team effort, as Holmes Miller’s Clara Garriga tells Roseanne Field


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01.24 PRODUCTS


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Structural Elements Planning & Design Groundworks & Drainage External Envelope Heating, Ventilation & Services Interiors Insulation


Safety & Security Landscaping & External Works


STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS: BRICKS IN SUPPORT OF BRICK’S APPEAL


Bricks are building on their appeal as architects increasingly specify them across a wide range of new buildings. IG Masonry Support’s Andy Sharlot explains


EXTERNAL ENVELOPE: DOORS & WINDOWS OPENINGS FOR A NET ZERO FUTURE


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The UK Government has proposed the Future Homes Standard to ensure new homes built from 2025 will produce 75-80% less carbon. Chris Armes from Liniar Design & Development offers advice on choosing windows and doors to meet the standard


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EXTERNAL ENVELOPE: EXTERNAL WALL FINISHES & RENDERS COLOUR UNDER CONSIDERATION


Colour can play an important part in the identity of any building. Here, Elissa Turnbull from Saint-Gobain Weber shares her tips for specifying render


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HEATING, VENTILATION & SERVICES HEALTHY ENERGY EFFICIENCY


In order to reach the 2050 net zero targets, building designers are faced with some tough choices. Louise McHugh of Vent-Axia explains how heat recovery ventilation can provide the effi ciencies plus the right air quality, while avoiding overengineering


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INTERIORS: STAIRS & BALUSTRADES STEP BY STEP COLLABORATION


Ed Rhys-Hurn from Zakuna explains the benefi ts of collaboration with interior designers, architects and contractors early on in the stair design process to avoid challenges presented by design, regulations and installation issues


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