All Ask the expert articles – Page 10
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ProfessionalWhat impact will the pandemic fallout have on office valuation models?
Although commentary on the future of office space has been in plentiful supply, much of the recent debate has centred either on occupational habits or on leasing/investment activity.
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ProfessionalWill devolution help fix planning?
The Levelling Up White Paper aims to expand and deepen local devolution in England, empowering local leadership and securing a devolution deal and a simplified long-term funding settlement for “every part of England that wants one” by 2030.
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ProfessionalWill tenants turn to old legislation to carry out green improvements?
As the government’s net-zero-by-2050 target inches closer, many commercial landlords and tenants are wondering where responsibility will fall for works required to buildings to satisfy new sustainability rules and regulations.
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ProfessionalAccessibility is key for EV charging
Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) continue to grow as the UK works towards building a high-power, reliable charging network. However, the fast-paced rollout of EV charging has come at the cost of accessibility.
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ProfessionalDon’t dismiss secondhand offices
Despite the so-called flight to quality offices post-Covid, there remains a role for secondary stock in London’s market. With interest rate rises likely, Covid support packages ending and paused payments now falling due, the market below ‘top-dollar’ offices has plenty of life.
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ProfessionalFlexible workspace is only set to become more popular
Demand for flexible options is growing as big corporations downsize in response to new working patterns.
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ProfessionalAssessing rooftop extensions
Developers seeking new ways of using space and adding value to stock are increasingly turning their attention to low- to mid-rise retail or mixed-use properties built between 1948 and 2018.
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ProfessionalCreative reuse is key in office refits
Post-pandemic, businesses are looking to improve how their workspaces operate.
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ProfessionalWhat will updates to the Building Regulations mean for the sector?
Just before Christmas, while many of us were busy wrapping up both projects and presents, the government published updates to the Building Regulations.
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ProfessionalWho owns artworks on buildings and who has right to remove them?
Earlier this year, McDonald’s hit the headlines when a mural known as ‘Cardiff’s Mona Lisa’ was painted over to make way for a burger advertisement.
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ProfessionalAdapt for a future with smart tech
With hybrid working now the norm for many, there is increased demand for developers and employers to deliver office space that provides a better experience than the WFH alternative.
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ProfessionalTall-timber revolution takes root
The tallest wood buildings are shooting up over city landscapes globally, replacing traditional concrete and steel towers with majestic, naturally sourced, cathedral-esque timber structures.
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ProfessionalPlanning reform is still a long way off
In March, The Telegraph published an article stating that the much-anticipated Planning Bill, which was supposed to reinvigorate the English planning system, would be no more.
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ProfessionalIt’s vital to design workplaces with neurodiversity in mind
Effect of poorly designed offices on autistic and other neurodiverse individuals is creating a social divide.
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ProfessionalInvesting in psychological health
As a strategic consultant in ESG to several leading property developers and contractors, I think it is increasingly apparent from the industry’s stark mental-health situation that we need to focus and offer more support in this area.
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ProfessionalDriving sustainability with data
Amid the climate emergency, it is clear the industry needs to collaborate to deliver the scale of change required to safeguard the planet – and data plays a key role in understanding and driving sustainability performance.
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ProfessionalWhat will scrapping of Planning Bill mean for future reforms?
Following rumours that the Planning Bill has now been scrapped and that the ‘tidying up’ of the planning system will instead be made through levelling-up legislation, the Levelling Up White Paper has taken on far greater significance.
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ProfessionalWhat benefits can flexible estate strategies offer organisations?
It is clear from conversations with our occupier clients that the outlook remains uncertain for workplaces and, as an industry, we are still figuring out what the future of the office looks like in detail.
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ProfessionalHow can employers counter the UK’s ‘Great Resignation’?
Organisations must provide spaces that embody what they stand for to recruit and retain the best talent.
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ProfessionalBuilding the future of healthcare
We are all familiar with how changing patterns of living and working due to Covid have affected high streets and how much strain the pandemic has put on the NHS. At ADP Architecture, we have been investigating a holistic response – one that combines better healthcare provision with a new ...
