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 […]
steel glazing
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. […]
First signs of optimism
After the worst of times, we may now be seeing better times ahead for the construction sector. As we’ve said, the value of the construction industry is often overlooked, even by the Office of National Statistics. But, as the Chartered Institute of Building makes clear in a new report, the sector accounts for about 6% […]
Wrightstyle cautiously welcomes PM’s pledge
Wrightstyle has cautiously welcomed the government’s pledge to “build, build, build.” But the company, while welcoming many of the prime minister’s plans, sees “a fundamental gap between rhetoric and real commitment.” The prime minister has promised to build hundreds of thousands of new homes across the UK as well as invest in major infrastructure projects. […]
