Sep 30, 2020
The light-weight nature of timber is unlocking a new type of construction: building extensions on existing building. The world’s largest timber vertical extension is 55 Southbank Boulevard, which consists of a 10 Storey Hotel situated on top of an existing 1987, seven storey concrete building. To carry the additional...
Sep 8, 2020
It is the physical and social environment that is the number one determinant of our health. As we spend most of our time in doors, the buildings we occupy have more of an impact on our health than our access to medical care or the genes that we’ve got. It is important to acknowledge that the buildings we design have...
Sep 5, 2020
Prefabrication is allowing us to build to a high quality with very tight construction tolerances, enabling the achievement of passiv-haus design principles. Passivhaus is reducing the operational energy demands contributing to cost and carbon efficiency of our buildings. In this episode we speak with Kate Nason, an...