Telling the Story: The OxCam Arc Nov 2, 2022 By Copper Consultancy On Thursday 20 October, Copper attended the OxCam (Oxford-Cambridge) Arc Development Conference in Milton Keynes. The OxCam Arc is a globally significant area between Oxford, Milton Keynes and Cambridge. It is formed of five counties – Oxfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire – and five areas of focus: economy, place-making, connectivity and infrastructure […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Developing Garden Villages in Line with Net Zero and Biodiversity Targets Oct 27, 2022 Dr Gemma Jerome FLI, Director, Building with Nature In September 2022, I attended the Beth Chatto Symposium titled ‘Rewilding the Mind’. The event brought together a multi-disciplinary panel of speakers to discuss the alternatives to designing and managing the public realm in more sustainable ways, in light of the ecological, climate and public health crises. […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Roberts Limbrick sign up for the Tomorrow’s Sheds and Logistics Conference Oct 25, 2022 Gloucester and Newport based architects, Roberts Limbrick are the latest name to sign up for the Tomorrow’s Sheds & Logistics conference, hosted by the UK’s leading property and construction events company, Built Environment Networking. The event is set to take place between the 29-30 November in London. The Tomorrow’s Sheds & Logistics conference will bring […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Kick-starting the circular economy: Pioneering use of Materials Passports at London’s Edenica Oct 7, 2022 Designed by Fletcher Priest Architects and now under construction in the City of London, the 94,000 sq ft Edenica office development at 100 Fetter Lane is on track to set a significant sustainability precedent for UK commercial buildings. This scheme for BauMont Real Estate Capital and YardNine is harnessing the latest design techniques to optimise […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Why Effective Email Management is a Business Imperative and How Newforma can Help Sep 28, 2022 By Rene Karras at Newforma Emails, first introduced in the 1960s, are still an integral part of our everyday work lives. And although some experts predicted their dominance ending with the dawn of instant messaging and a host of collaboration tools, emails are more prevalent than ever these days. Its usage continues to grow and […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Are we on the verge of Localism #2? Sep 27, 2022 By Lucy Anderson, Principal Planner, Boyer (part of Leaders Romans Group) Localism is now over ten years old and by a strange coincidence, the minister responsible for introducing Localism, Greg Clark, has returned as Secretary of State for Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities. Back in 2011, Localism was fêted as the necessary impetus […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Tata Steel latest name to sign up for inaugural Tomorrow’s Sheds & Logistics Conference Sep 26, 2022 One of Europe’s largest steel producers, Tata Steel have announced their involvement in Built Environment Networking’s inaugural Tomorrow’s Sheds & Logistics event, set to take place between 29-30 November in London. Tata Steel is the largest steelmaker in the UK with primary steelmaking at Port Talbot in South Wales supporting manufacturing and distribution operations at […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Digital Planning Reform: Is this what’s needed to fix the system, or does the system need to change to accommodate digital tools? Sep 13, 2022 By Luke Veillet, Principal Planner, Boyer (part of Leaders Romans Group Some time has now passed since the proposed ‘radical reform’ of the planning system was published in the Government’s White Paper Planning For the Future back in August 2020. Political and worldwide economic uncertainty, combined with some concern that communities’ input in the planning […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Filing Email to the Project Sep 9, 2022 By Newforma We have a love-hate relationship with email. Many of us log into our devices each morning and check our email with our coffee. It’s something we do not think about. It’s just part of our daily routine. But it’s also time consuming. Some of it is important, but a lot of it is […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Garden Communities and New Towns: delivering great places – what’s the role of transport planning? Sep 8, 2022 By ITP Why are transport planners talking about place making? Integrated Transport Planning was formed 24 years ago, with the name encapsulating the vision that transport needs to be properly integrated with planning to deliver great places. We remain committed to that vision today and have set out below our thinking on how to deliver […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
