Resilient Future
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High Rise Construction
High Rise Construction
The UK’s skyline continues to head upwards with record numbers of tall buildings being completed this year. They are increasingly becoming the norm in London with more than 500 in planning, approved or under construction in a city which has traditionally been associated with low-rise, low-density developments. But the phenomenon is by no means limited to London. Manchester and Birmingham, amongst other UK cities, are also seeing their fair share of high rise development with more expected over the next decade.
By Matthias Holman
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Green Lending
Green Lending
Green lending is the means by which commercial lenders provide development finance to borrowers who develop green buildings or retrofit existing buildings with green or environmentally responsible features. The lending is conditional on the borrower fulfilling certain environmental criteria. Generally, this means that the borrower’s sustainability strategy is closely scrutinised.
By Mary Rose Griffiths
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NextGen Perspectives on...Tackling Talent Post-Brexit
NextGen Perspectives on...Tackling Talent Post-Brexit
How can the industry futureproof acquisition and retention of young talent through design? And how can we prevent a talent drain after Brexit?
By Michael Urie
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NextGen Perspectives on...Big Data and Smart Technology
NextGen Perspectives on...Big Data and Smart Technology
How important is big data and smart technology to the next generation? and how can we harness big data and smart technology to innovate within the construction industry?
By Michael Urie
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NextGen Perspectives on...Wellbeing and Mental Health: The invisible risk
NextGen Perspectives on...Wellbeing and Mental Health: The invisible risk
In April, G&T hosted the New London Architecture (NLA) NextGen Working Group, as part of the NLA’s NextGen programme. The programme seeks to bring together young professionals and established construction industry experts to explore and discuss some of the critical issues being faced in the industry.
By Michael Urie
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Retail Is Changing Shape, But We Can All Move With It
Retail Is Changing Shape, But We Can All Move With It
Online retail is growing fast and there are thousands of empty stores lying dormant in retail centres across the UK, but already certain landlords are bringing them back to life through considerate development. Read on to find out more
By Felicity Francis, BISNOW
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The Internet of Things in Construction
The Internet of Things in Construction
In simple terms, IoT is a network of embedded sensors, meters, appliances and devices capable of sending and receiving data about changes to their current physical state and surrounding environment over the internet.
By Michael Urie
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A Good Time to Invest in Build to Rent
A Good Time to Invest in Build to Rent
Over the last five years, the total number of Build to Rent (BTR) units completed, under construction or in planning has increased six-fold. With steady growth every year since 2013 and more than £2bn of investment per annum since 2017, experts predict that the BTR pipeline could double to 200,000 units in the next two years.
By Alex Davey
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Off-Site Manufacture for Construction: Barriers to Uptake
Off-Site Manufacture for Construction: Barriers to Uptake
In this report we explore the potentially disruptive growth of off-site manufacturing for construction and some of the barriers currently preventing its wider adoption. Given the broadly acknowledged benefits of off-site manufacturing, the question has to be addressed why is this not the norm?
By Michael Urie
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Warehousing and Distribution
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Well and Fitwel
Well and Fitwel
People spend about 90% of their time indoors and businesses typically spend 90% of their budgets on people. In a well-regarded survey of global corporate executives, 90% reported that they expected to improve their approach to employee wellbeing. It is little wonder why health and wellness have become a dominant concern for the real estate and construction industry.
By Richard Francis
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A Bright Future for Retail
A Bright Future for Retail
The demise of traditional shopping habits, the rise and rise of online, shrinking profits for department store operators, retailers seeking to renegotiate leases and developers rethinking their plans for shopping developments whilst business rates can be crippling are just some of the challenging factors that retail world faces.
By Steven Bennett
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Co-Working Spaces: New Ways of Working
Co-Working Spaces: New Ways of Working
Co-working is a concept whereby those who are self-employed or working for different employers rent out space in the form of seats, desks or private offices from operators, typically on a monthly basis.
By Michael Urie
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Introduction to Cross Laminated Timber
Introduction to Cross Laminated Timber
We give a brief introduction to Cross Laminated Timber and look at how this new construction method is slowly changing the built environment.
By Oliver Booth
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Key Issues for Lenders on Construction Projects
Key Issues for Lenders on Construction Projects
Our article looks at how structuring projects to make them more acceptable to lenders significantly improves the chances of getting them off of the ground.
By Mary Rose Griffiths
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Economics of Building Above Operational Railways
Economics of Building Above Operational Railways
We look at some of the issues that design teams and contractors should take into account when contemplating an over site development.
By Andrew Paul
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Next Generation Sustainability
Next Generation Sustainability
In this article we look at the impact on sustainability when three worlds collide: health and wellbeing, technology and real estate.
By Richard Francis
