july 2025 +product focus
Why choose a BBA-approved packaged pumping station?
+hot topic
Should construction fi rms be doing more to fi x the skills gap?
+doors, windows, glazing & hardware Let the light fl ood in
+heating, ventilation & damp proofi ng
Commercial heating: Choose your training wisely
+roofi ng, cladding, insulation & structural systems
Closing the thermal performance gap with 3D U-value calculations
+drainage, plumbing & water saving solutions 49 Sponge cities: The key to unlocking a resilient water infrastructure?
+kitchens, bathrooms & washrooms
The unseen (and unsmelled) problem: Designing out bathroom nuisance
+urban design & landscape architecture 56 Rewilding the city
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...to the July issue of ABC&D magazine... This month we take a look at AEW and
RECOM Solutions’ sensitive conversion and restoration of Kingsgate House in Manchester on page 04. The project has introduced high-end residential living for the fi rst time to an area previously dominated by commercial ventures. On page 10, construction industry charity, CRASH, talks us through the role it has played in the reimagining of an end-of-life care hospice in North Derbyshire; and on page 14 we explore Jestico + Whiles and Bouygues Construction’s design for the Ray Dolby Centre – a landmark new building that serves as the home of the Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge. July’s Hot Topics discuss how to
get your business noticed in a world dominated by AI searches (page 22) and what construction fi rms should be doing to fi x the skills gap (page 23). Mohannad Altabbal explains how a home designed in line with Passivhaus principles has been created to capitalise on the surrounding natural landscape on page 30; Andrew Johnson off ers advice on the aspects to consider when looking for a commercial heating training provider on page 38; and on page 42, Knauf Insulation discusses the use of 3D U-value calculations to model thermal performance.
Alastair Chisholm argues that not enough is being done to drive SuDS forward on page 49; Sophie Weston addresses the issues of sounds and smells in the bathroom on page 54; and on page 56, Hilary Brett looks at how large- scale regeneration projects can integrate landscaping and green corridors to create more sustainable communities.
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