Architecture

Marketplace

ASSA ABLOY Door Group Highlights Rich Irish Heritage

Door Group, a division of ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions UK & Ireland are highlighting the support available to their existing and potential customers in Ireland. Randen Lannas and Stephen Wilkinson are on hand to advise customers on the specification, installation, and ongoing maintenance of doorsets. From its factory and head office in Ireland, the company…

Case Studies

Case Study: Revitalizing the Oldest Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip

The Las Vegas Strip on Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada, is renowned for its concentration of resort hotels and casinos. Móz Designs teamed up with Innotivo Design and Doug Walton Architects to revamp its oldest destination – The Sahara Resort and Casino. A large-scale renovation sought to restore the resort’s legacy and glamour…

Marketplace

Zentia Adds Colourways to Ceiling Range

Zentia is delighted to announce two exciting product updates. The highly anticipated Aruba Triangle range takes it debut, and 35 new colours are introduced to the existing Aruba family. Additions to the existing Aruba range in July extend it to an impressive selection of 35 vibrant colours that can be used to define zoned areas,…

Blog

Architectural Inspiration: Adapting Southern Hemisphere Design for Cooler UK Summers

Alex Hill, managing director of Whitecode Consulting, turns to the Southern Hemisphere for inspiration on designing cooler, more energy-efficient buildings that address the challenges created by climate change. Climate scientists expressed shock at the UK’s smashed temperature record, with the heat soaring above 40 degrees Celsius for the first time ever last year. As summers…

Egypt

Designing Innovation into Energy-efficient Buildings

ASHRAE has announced the winners of its 2023 Student Design Competition and Applied Engineering Challenge which recognize the exceptional talent and problem-solving skills of students in HVAC&R, building sciences and engineering. This year’s Student Design Competition focused on the design of a new laboratory building, which consist of a large single-story building with a rooftop penthouse and located…

Blog

The Future of Building Aesthetics: Exploring Innovative Design Solutions

As our urban landscape continuously evolves, the pursuit of innovative design solutions becomes ever more paramount. The fusion of architecture, technology, and sustainability drives the future of building aesthetics, bringing about a new era that challenges traditional notions of design. At the heart of this transformation is a keen focus on harmonising form and function,…

News

HP Launches Robotic Construction Site Layout Solution in UK

HP SitePrint is now available in the UK and Ireland, extending an Early Access Programme introduced by the multinational IT company in North America last year. The robotic solution prints complex construction site layouts with pinpoint accuracy, in a fraction of the time it takes manually. The expansion to UK customers follows over a hundred…

News

Making Wood Glow

Seattle-based lighting innovator LightArt is bringing natural materials to light with its first curated selection of wood grain colors and shades. Introducing Woods: a collection of wood-inspired shades and laser-cut patterns for LightArt’s signature fixtures. Designed with parent company 3form’s signature Varia resin, the biophilic print materials emulate complex textures found in nature and come…

design

University of Arizona Revitalizes Campus with Addition of Student Success District

An interconnected ‘Student Success District’ designed by The Miller Hull Partnership in association with Poster Mirto McDonald has recently been completed at the University of Arizona’s Tucson Campus. The complex project redefines the Main Library and the Bear Down Gymnasium, reorients the entry to the Albert B. Weaver Science-Engineering Library, and merges them with a…

Construction

UK Defence Infrastructure Organisation Launches Asset Information Management Common Data Environment

The United Kingdom Defence Infrastructure Organisation has launched the next phase of its Asset Information Management Common Data Environment (AIM CDE), using the intelligent data management platform, gliderbim®. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has successfully led a phased deployment of a new AIM CDE, using the gliderbim platform and with the support of Glider’s information…

Net Zero

Time-honoured Traditions Meet Green Tech in Rural Washington State

Boutique distillery Woodinville Whiskey has completed a state-of-the art processing facility in rural Quincy, Washington, which marries the age-old process of producing whiskey with green technology from Kebony, a global leader in sustainable wood.  Designed by Seattle-based Graham Baba Architects, the completed warehouses are part of what will eventually be six, 25,000 square-foot structures, spread…

Case Studies

RHASS Pavilion Features Stunning Masonry Design

IG Masonry Support has delivered eye-catching masonry design for a single-storey pavilion that is being used as an event space by the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) in Ingliston near Edinburgh. Designed by architect Holmes Miller and constructed in 2021 by contractor Robertson Central East and subcontractor Haymarket Limited, the Royal Highland…

Automation & AI

Honourable Mention for Schneider Electric IntenCity Net-zero Carbon Building Operation

Schneider Electric has achieved an Honourable Mention in the Architecture category of Fast Company’s 2022 ‘World Changing Ideas Awards’ for IntenCity, its new net-zero carbon in building operation Building of the Future in Grenoble, France. With buildings responsible for an estimated 40 per cent of global CO2 emissions and more than 30 per cent of the…

design

Architectural Studio Rebrand Reflects New Multidisciplinary Design and Community Focus

After five decades of leadership in architecture, interiors, branding, and planning, U.S. design practice Gould Evans has rebranded as Multistudio to reflect its renewed focus on multidisciplinary design which embraces interconnectedness and collaboration.   The rebrand also reinforces the studio’s commitment to building a culture that seeks diverse perspectives and utilizes design to positively impact the communities…

design

Pediatric Center in Washington Designed From a Child’s Eye Perspective

Nestled in the foothills of the Cascades, Encompass Snoqualmie is a 10,000 square-foot state-of-the-art pediatric therapy facility that is anything but institutional. Designed by Seattle-based Signal Architecture + Research, Encompass’s new center acts as a stem, binding together a vast root network of staff and professional therapists (both mobile and facility-based) with a branching system…

Engineering

Johnson Controls Inaugurates OpenBlue Innovation Centre at Global HQ in Cork

Johnson Controls has opened an OpenBlue Innovation Centre in its global headquarter’s building at One Albert Quay in Cork, Ireland to provide a future-ready built environment to showcase to customers. The new centre belongs to an international network of OpenBlue Innovation Centres which are pioneering new ways of providing smart, healthy and sustainable spaces for…

Environment

A Dialogue with the Past and a Space for the Future

After almost seven years of master planning and design, architectural firm Signal Architecture + Research has announced the completion of Phase One of the transformation of Fort Worden in Port Townsend, Washington. The first phase of the project has focused on the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of three historic warehouse buildings in Makers Square that will…

Environment

LA Office Campus Signs 27,500 SF Tenant

12.05.2021, 22:46 LA Office Campus Signs 27,500 SF Tenant Onni Group’s Wilshire Courtyard office campus in Los Angeles, California has signed a new long-term lease with CO Architects, a Los Angeles-based architecture firm, for 27,461 square feet of space at the Class A office project. The company will be located on the fifth floor of…

Education

Mineral Insulating Materials Applied at Cardiff Schools

26.02.2021, 14:39 Mineral Insulating Materials Applied at Cardiff Schools A trio of Welsh schools are benefiting from major ugrades to their wall insulation. Ysgol Glan Morfa, Howardian Primary School and Ysgol Hamadryad in Cardiff have all reported a significant improvement in thermal performance following the application of a mineral external wall insulation system which was…

News

Supporting Workplace Inclusion

04.12.2020, 12:39 Supporting Workplace Inclusion Derwent fm has been ranked 40th in The Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers List of organisations that promote inclusive workplace practices. Now in its fifth year, the list has become the leading cross industry index harnessing best practice and innovation to drive inclusion for all. Announced through a virtual event,…

Energy Management

Expediting Workplace Re-entry in Silicon Valley

11.09.2020, 01:04 Expediting Workplace Re-entry in Silicon Valley Design modifications will support the safe relocation of tenants to the new Lawrence Station Office and R&D complex which is under construction in Santa Clara, California. Owned and developed by Bayview Development Group (BDG), the five-story, 173,472 square foot development is situated at 3655 Kifer Road. In the…

Education

Meeting the Emergency Need for Facemasks

16.04.2020, 18:04 Meeting the Emergency Need for Facemasks A collaboration between Harris Health System and the University of Houston (UH) is supporting companies that are unable to fulfil emergency requests for medical face shields in hospitals caring for COVID-19 patients Faced with the challenge of ensuring supply of the critical personal protective equipment (PPE) to…

Energy Management

ASHRAE Breaks Ground on New HQ Building

13.01.2020, 20:57 ASHRAE Breaks Ground on New HQ Building ASHRAE is working on a new global headquarters renovation project that will transform a 66,700 square foot building into state-of-the-art facilities for 125 staff. Construction work at 180 Technology Parkway in Peachtree Corners, Georgia, is scheduled for completion by  late summer with personnel expected to relocate by…

Environment

New Athletic Space Opens in Seattle’s Columbia Center

02.12.2019, 20:10 New Athletic Space Opens in Seattle’s Columbia Center Best Practice Architecture reimagined several former retail storefront spaces to design WORKout, the newest hospitality amenity to open in Seattle’s iconic Columbia Center. With a bold use of color, lighting, graphics and materials, the 7,750 square foot location features large, open work-out areas for innovative…

China

Record Numbers Attend CIFF Shanghai Hongqiao

10.10.2019, 12:54 Record Numbers Attend CIFF Shanghai Hongqiao The 44th edition of FM Industry partner event, the China International Furniture Fair (CIFF), has closed at the NECC in Shanghai Hongqiao after attracting 150,766 visitors and 1,500 plus furniture, soft furnishings and workplace solutions exhibitors. The event hosted more than 40 conferences, forums and themed events…

News

A Tale of Two Storeys

20.09.2019, 17:12 A Tale of Two Storeys ThirdWay Architecture recently completed the two-storey extension of a Victorian warehouse at 34-38 Provost Street in Hoxton, London.   The work for a prominent figure in commercial property and design included a complete refurbishment of the building and creation of a design to celebrating its history. Founding Director,…

Environment

Cottonwood Canyon Experience Center

A multi-use facility in Central Oregon’s newest state park pays homage to the region’s glorious past and cements its future. Cottonwood Canyon State Park, established in 2013, is Oregon’s second largest state park with over 8,000 acres on the lower John Day River. Prior to the Park’s founding, the land was privately owned for decades…

Contracts

Royal College of Pathologists Hard Services Contract

17.07.2019, 22:40 Royal College of Pathologists Hard Services Contract Professional membership organisation, The Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath), has appointed Pareto FM as hard services contractor to its award-winning headquarters building on Alie Street in Whitechapel, London. Designed by architectural practice, Bennetts Associates, the building has been selected for Architizer A+ and New London Architecture awards…

Engineering

Smart Building and City Security

09.07.2019, 18:44 Smart Building and City Security Axis Communications have published a white paper on the benefits and challenges of smart building and city management, in association with Virtually Informed and Unified Security. Against the global backdrop of population growth, the strain on limited resources and climate change, there is a growing demand for businesses…

Environment

Awards Shortlist for Newbury Business Park

01.07.2019, 18:53 Awards Shortlist for Newbury Business Park Greenham Business Park and new community arts and exhibition venue and café, The Base, have been selected as a finalist in the Creative Spaces category of the 2019 EG Awards. The Base is the welcoming focal point at the new entrance to Greenham Business Park. It is…

Environment

Awards Shortlist for Newbury Business Park

01.07.2019, 18:53 Awards Shortlist for Newbury Business Park Greenham Business Park and new community arts and exhibition venue and café, The Base, have been selected as a finalist in the Creative Spaces category of the 2019 EG Awards. The Base is the welcoming focal point at the new entrance to Greenham Business Park. It is…

China

A Paradigm for Global Living

29.05.2019, 19:33 A Paradigm for Global Living The 44th edition of FM Industry partner event, the China International Furniture Fair (CIFF), will take place in Shanghai Hongqiao from 8-11th September. More than 297,000 visitors and 1,500 exhibitors participated in the 2018 event. Focusing on the entire furniture supply chain, the event is established as the…

China

A Paradigm for Global Living

29.05.2019, 19:33 A Paradigm for Global Living The 44th edition of FM Industry partner event, the China International Furniture Fair (CIFF), will take place in Shanghai Hongqiao from 8-11th September. More than 297,000 visitors and 1,500 exhibitors participated in the 2018 event. Focusing on the entire furniture supply chain, the event is established as the…

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