The reason for the demolition is the “existing store suffered from an inefficient building envelope”. From this, retrofit might overcome some of the faults and bring it up to a better standard but it...

What I usually see is that a number of existing buildings should never have been built. I understand keeping buildings of ‘architectural importance’, however it is helpful to ensure the building is f...

@jane There is always scope for retrofitting disused buildings and bringing them back into use, but that should be taken on a building by building basis. Some buildings that were not great buildin...

The question is why wouldn’t you retrofit? There is always a way to make use of a building and adapt it to new standards. The biggest problem at the moment are the large developer led projects th...

In two weeks we're adding two new features to the site. Profession and location fields on your user profile Now you can easily add your profession and location from within your user profile Att...

As alex announced last Saturday we are introducing polls to the site. Access to polls is currently limited to staff but we will roll out full access to Plus users soon. In the meantime it would be ...

I have a question. Have any members seen these new ARB sign boards? I first heard about them on Alan Jones' Twitter account last August, but I haven't actually seen any myself. Background informatio...

Hi there, This would be a suitable approach when the kitchen is used occasionally, or for simple meals. If it is used more intensively then the smell of food can be quite pervasive and can become un...

Looking for dining room ideas that will work no matter what size space you are dealing with? Whether you're getting out the special crockery to entertain friends or prefer informal but cozy family mea...

Hi, Dining should go back to being a leisure activity where you can relax with friends and family. Have you noticed how there is no TV to distract attention away from the space and you create an atmos...