In a two-part article, Paula Wilson, Operations Manager, reflects on recycling in the UK. Now in its 17th year, this week (21st to 27th September) is national Recycle Week. This year, the theme is to thank the UK for continuing to recycle despite the challenges that COVID-19 has presented, under the banner ‘Together – We […]
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Integration and compatibility
In the first part of this article, Chris Peters, chief design manager, looked at how some fire specifications are being changed to save money. Here, Chris looks at another cost-saving measure with a potential impact on fire safety. In my earlier article, I looked at the perfectly-understandable pressures on our bottom lines. COVID-19 has had […]
Let’s hear it for not hearing it
Jane Embury, director, looks at how glass absorbs sound. During COVID-19, we became used to the sound of silence. There were fewer cars speeding past our front windows. Fewer aeroplanes in the skies above. Now, with more cars on the road and planes in the air, the sound of silence has been replaced with the […]
Out with the old?
Wrightstyle lends its support to a campaign by Architects’ Journal to rethink the value of old buildings. Jane Embury, director, explains why. The government recently announced £5 billion of investment into the construction sector. While we welcome that investment, it’s unlikely to kickstart the kind of recovery that the government is looking for. It seems […]
What next for public architecture?
In the first part of her article on public sector building after Covid-19, director Jane Embury looked at some of the financial pressures the country faces. Here she weighs up construction costs with whole-life costs. Earlier this week, I outlined my worry that the new austerity brought on by COVID-19 may lead to new public […]
