Buro Happold wins Belfast arts-centre appointment

Buro Happold has been appointed environmental and building-services engineers for the Crescent Arts Centre in Belfast. This project aims to become the premier multi-disciplinary centre for community arts in Northern Ireland. The environmental aspects will consist of a major upgrade to the building fabric, the energy systems and the technical systems for the performing arts centre. Proposals include the extensive use of natural ventilation and daylighting in the proposed new dance studios and workshops and innovative natural-displacement solutions in the multi-use performance spaces. BREEAM will act as a driver for the design process.



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BCIA welcomes tougher commercial building energy standards but calls for greater ambition across the wider sector

The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) has welcomed the government’s confirmation that privately rented non-domestic buildings over 1,000 square metres in England and Wales will be expected to achieve a minimum EPC B rating by 2031, describing the move as an important step forward in improving the energy performance of the UK’s commercial building stock.

GOLDBECK commits to three-year schools partnership to inspire Cardiff’s future construction talent

GOLDBECK has launched a new long-term education initiative in Cardiff, committing to support three local primary schools as part of a programme designed to introduce young children to enterprise, careers and the wider world of construction.