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 […]
fire safety
A new normal for fire safety?
In a two-part article, Chris Peters, chief design manager, looks at how not to save cost on advanced glazing systems. The new normal is already not the old normal. We’ve all had to change the way we do business. Those changes will ripple their way through the construction sector supply chain as specifiers and main […]
Seeing the light
Jane Embury looks at light in contemporary architecture. We recently warned about the looming danger of what our new public buildings might look like. With public finances in disarray, it would be tempting for public bodies to simply look at the capital cost of new-build projects. In a time when there aren’t many bucks to […]
Out with the old?
Wrightstyle lends its support to a campaign by Architects’ Journal to rethink the value of old buildings. Jane Embury 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 also […]
Retail therapy
It’s a long time since we’ve been able to enjoy any retail therapy. Going shopping for non-essentials might seem a bit strange, with social distancing and hygiene measures. But it is a small step towards the new normal that we’ll all have to get used to. It’s also a reminder to us at Wrightstyle that […]