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 […]
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A toxic legacy for public building design?
In a two-part article, Jane Embury, director, looks at the future of architecture in civic building. Here, she looks at the toxic legacy of COVID-19 that may shape civic architecture. Coronavirus has touched every aspect of our personal and working lives. Its effects will probably be felt for years to come. While the country struggles […]
Town centre trauma
Jane, Embury, director Wrightstyle recently cautiously welcomed the government’s pledge to “build, build, build.” The prime minister has promised to build hundreds of thousands of new homes across the UK. He’s also promised investment in major infrastructure projects. The prime minister likened his £5 billion pledge to US president Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s 1930’s New Deal. […]
Evacuation and Covid-19
We recently advised companies on the need to look again at their fire risk assessment as lockdown regulations begin to ease. Those assessments may be based on having a full complement of staff, many of whom might now be working in shift patterns or from home. That in turn may impact on fire-trained staff being […]
Saving the bacon without fire safety measures
Our business at Wrightstyle is to supply advanced glazing systems that protect life and property in the event of fire. Our systems are also used as acoustic barriers or to provide additional safety when high wind loading is a design requirement. For example, we’ve supplied systems to a banking giant in Hong Kong, a typhoon […]
