Sustainability in Development

Some of the best performing buildings assessed under the sustainable buildings standard, BREEAM, were recognised at the annual BREEAM awards celebration hosted by TV architect Charlie Luxton in London on 3rd March 2015.

Alex Baalham, Associate Director at Ramboll UK reflects on designing the sustainable landmark, Moorgate Exchange.

A visionary development scheme is approaching completion on the former site of Kingston Power Station on the banks of the River Thames, 15 years after the land was acquired by NHP Leisure Developments and 20 years after the power station, complete with its twin cooling towers, was demolished.

Accoya, the world-leading modified wood product manufactured by Accsys Technologies, has been used to provide timber doors, brise soleil shading and external timber cladding to a number of new facilities at Airfield, a popular urban visitor attraction in south Dublin, Ireland.

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