A year has gone by and just got the email about the ARB retention fees…looks like the petition hasn’t worked as the fee has gone up to £205.00! The sad fact is that ARB made about £5M in reserves th...

I haven’t read the report either but what can be seen from the different building journals,they have found problems throughout the construction process and post construction as well. This all looks ...

Posted by: @supernova High performance insulation is the way to go. It is not too expensive for the client and if done well can be an easy way to achieve energy efficiency. Insulation is probably th...

Why architects must embrace the Principal Designer role This article has really hit a nerve with me, when I became an architect I knew what was required of me and making sure that a project was manage...

Every few months there seems to be an article in one of the more popular architecture magazines about how great working for free is a road to making money. As more and more students leave university w...

What did the Building Safety group expect, that everyone just gets on board without thinking about consequences of budget or time? There is always going to be a time limit to when the changes will beg...

@whitakerarms here is the link:

There is a lot of information around about how bad the situation is about the retrofit program for the UK's existing structures, especially housing. Recently in dezeen Muyiwa Oki talks about the probl...

£35k average home retrofit cost ‘demonstrably inequitable’ This article is shining a light on the differences in the cost of retrofitting in different localities, especially those that are in less af...

Managed to get a ticket and it was an excellent presentation of the refurbishment of this iconic store. Stephen Levrant and Francesca Cipolla were both extremely knowledgeable about the heritage of t...

Thanks @archiZen, might check it out, would be good to see the types of drawings being produced and get some ideas.

Happy new year @jane I know how you feel about working all day and still having so much to do. My problem was that I used to spend a lot of time on the phone with clients and the day was over even b...

🎄🎄 Wishing you a merry Crhistmas Alex & the team at arqnetwork 🎄🎄

Why is it that in architecture the working day is never ending, unlike any other profession where 9.00am to 5.30pm is the norm? When I worked as a part II, I took my cues from the other members of ...