Intelligence

The government’s new hydrogen strategy will determine the fuel’s future application in the construction industry, with further details to come this year.

Scott Wilson, head of sustainability at Black and White Engineering, discusses net-zero design and looks at how the sector needs to improve

Mary Cameron of SOCOTEC discusses the role that measured vibration levels and manufacturer’s data plays when assessing HAV exposure.

Ben Warman at Lockton and Richard Burke at Cluttons discuss the longer-term implications of the pandemic on building maintenance and insurance.

Amy Jones, Associate Director at consultancy IDOM Merebrook, considers the challenges of zero-waste targets in recycling land for development, and asks: is a remediated site a clean site?

Decking boards formed of a composite material contributed to an external fire in a block of flats.

Stuart A Johnson Consulting discusses the project management of the new Lambeth Palace Library building

Radon gas is little known in the UK,but still presents a threat. Swedish-based detection laboratory Radonova explains radon exposure levels.

The BSI has launched an identification tool that promises to bring product traceability through the built environment supply chain.

In the scramble to return buildings to use after lockdown, some operations – such as lift maintenance – were not given enough attention

Harriet Lamb, CEO of sustainability charity Ashden, discusses the Heat and Buildings Strategy and why more needs to be done to address retrofitting in the UK

Winner: Community Health Partnerships for Foleshill Health Centre, Coventry. Designed and constructed to Passivhaus Classic standards – a first for NHS England – it has also achieved BREEAM Excellent certification.

Highly commended: Sava for Intelligent Energy is carbon footprint modelling software that helps residential buildings determine the costs and associated measures involved in hitting net zero by 2050.

Winner: Build Test Solutions for SmartHTC, a revolutionary way of measuring the real thermal performance of buildings that is cheap and scalable.

Highly Commended: Freeman Consultancy for The Bothy Restaurant, Wentworth Garden Centre, South Yorkshire. A new restaurant building constructed on a busy Grade I-listed country house estate.

Winner: The University of Wolverhampton for the School of Architecture and the Built Environment (SoABE). A flagship project designed to preserve the site’s architectural legacy and deliver a state-of-the-art, purpose-built teaching facility.

Winner: Daniel Connal Partnership for Wells Maltings, North Norfolk. The preservation of a 19th Century Grade II-listed building has enabled it to become a versatile community space.

Winner: Architectural Conservation Professionals for Turret Lodge, Co. Clare, Ireland. This derelict building has become a functioning centre for historical and genealogy family studies for the west of Ireland

The awards reflect the fantastic contribution CABE members make in producing cutting-edge buildings

Jayne Hall, CABE Past President, delivers a rallying cry for unity in building control – and says this is the only way for the sector to tackle upcoming reforms