Solar shading expertise
AT Editor2024-11-11T16:00:09+00:00Kensington Blinds discusses how its high-performance exterior blinds can help architects meet net zero regulations.
Attaining Excellence
AT Editor2024-10-31T15:37:41+00:00Dow’s UK Auditor Chris Fletcher discusses the Dow Quality Bond Scheme and what it means for specifiers, fabricators, and installers.
Ask the expert: Recycled acoustic finishes
AT Editor2024-10-31T09:36:57+00:00Ben Hancock, Managing Director of Oscar Acoustics, answers readers’ questions on recycled acoustic finishes.
Enlightening architecture
AT Editor2024-10-31T15:42:52+00:00The Rooflight Co explores the art of flat roof buildings and the key role rooflights can play in maximising environmental and aesthetic performance.
Collaborative façade design: Norton Folgate by AHMM
AT Editor2024-10-31T16:13:52+00:00Project leaders from Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM), Eckersley O’Callaghan, Lindner Prater, and Schüco discuss the collaborative processes and technical challenges behind the multiple façades on the acclaimed Norton Folgate development in London, with AT’s Technical Editor John Ramshaw.
Enhanced sustainability is black and white (and colourful too)
AT Editor2024-10-28T09:45:11+00:00HIMACS solid surface in iconic Alpine White, together many other colours, is now SCS certified for recycled content.
The sanctuary of home
AT Editor2024-12-16T16:08:20+00:00What are the key issues and challenges affecting today’s housing market, and how are these influencing the latest thinking in bathroom design? These questions were addressed by a panel of experts at a round table discussion in London hosted by Architecture Today and VitrA.
Turning rainscreen designs into real world performance
AT Editor2024-10-25T08:10:51+01:00Luke Davies, Rock Mineral Wool Product Manager for Knauf Insulation, looks at how architects can specify rainscreens that deliver on their designed performance.
School of Specification – An introduction to the Passivhaus methodology
AT Editor2024-10-21T16:29:48+01:00Ian Pritchett, co-founder and Growth & Innovation Director at Greencore Homes, has produced a School of Specification module exploring Passivhaus methodology. Here, he considers the main Passivhaus principles and how architects should approach them.
Ask the expert: Maximising data flows, collaboration, and sustainability within CAD
AT Editor2025-01-07T12:07:58+00:00Luka Stefanovic, Senior Architecture Industry Specialist at Vectorworks, in conversation with AT Technical Editor John Ramshaw, discusses how Vectorworks software can maximise dataflows, collaborative working, and environmental design performance within architectural practice.
School of Specification – The Building Safety Act in practice
AT Editor2024-10-17T16:19:49+01:00Neal Morgan-Collins, Director at Scott Brownrigg Architects, has produced a learning module on the Building Safety Act in practice for School of Specification. Here, he discusses key changes brought about by the new legislation, and how practitioners should approach compliance.
School of Specification – Specifying inclusive and sustainable bathrooms
AT Editor2024-10-10T16:23:19+01:00Gökçe Ötkün, Head of Sustainability at VitrA Global, and Nicola Friel, Showroom Manager at VitrA London, have produced a learning module for School of Specification on specifying inclusive and sustainable bathrooms. Here, they cover the key principles that are fundamental to achieving these twin goals.
