Jane Embury reflects on the Building Safety Bill The Building Safety Bill has passed its committee stage. It now proceeds to its final Commons stage before moving to the House of Lords. The Bill gives residents more power to hold developers to account. A building safety regulator will also ensure the management and resolution of […]
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Regeneration and the high street
Jane Embury looks at post-pandemic regeneration As we emerge from the pandemic, it’s the construction sector that will help us to build back better. The sector comprises more than 300,000 companies, employs over two million people and contributes over 8% of the nation’s Gross Value Added (GVA). But the sector’s importance goes far beyond mere […]
The architecture of change
Jane Embury looks at building sustainability There was an interesting recent article in Building Magazine. It was written by Sadie Morgan, a co-founding director of dRMM, and chair of the Quality of Life Foundation. She made the point that 2021 has been a year of transition, ushering us from the global shock of the pandemic into […]
The architecture of change
Jane Embury looks at building sustainability There was an interesting article in Building Magazine last week. It was written by Sadie Morgan, a co-founding director of dRMM, and chair of the Quality of Life Foundation. She made the point that 2021 has been a year of transition, ushering us from the global shock of the pandemic […]
Making the world a safer place
Jane Embury looks back at a corporate award As we build our way into the new normal, we’ve warned that some old threats haven’t gone away. That’s backed by a recent Europol report that makes clear how the pandemic has created isolation and radicalisation. It’s therefore worth remembering that a few years ago we won […]
