Rethinking our towns and cities Jane Embury, director, considers the impact of home-working on our built environment One of the consequences of Covid-19 has been the requirement wherever possible to work from home. In response, programs and platforms to facilitate remote working have replaced face-to-face contact – with remarkable success. For example, Zoom, the collaborative […]
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A big fat zero
Jane Embury, director, looks at the shared imperative of reducing carbon emissions Reducing and eliminating carbon emissions is a core government policy. Its aim is to achieve net zero carbon by 2050. The government also recently announced £4 billion in green investment, creating up to a quarter of a million new green jobs. The investment […]
New threat, old threat
Jane Embury, director, looks at a threat that hasn’t gone away It’s been a year dominated by Covid-19. Not least, its impact on lives lost, jobs lost and social dislocation. But while the pandemic may be on the retreat, not everybody’s mind has been concentrated on the things that really matter. UK counter-terrorism chiefs have […]
Budget 2021
Jane Embury, director of advanced glazing company Wrightstyle, looks at provisions in the Budget for the construction industry. This week saw Chancellor Rishi Sunak announcing the government’s latest budget. In it were several fiscal and other announcements that will have an impact on the construction industry. Taken together, the objective is to kick-start a sector […]
Safety in supply chains
Jane Embury, director, looks at what the government is planning The government has announced a new building safety regulator, with very sharp teeth. This regulator will sit within the Office for Product Safety and Standards. It will be expanded and given a significant £10m budget. It’s a move we have welcomed, because product safety in […]
