Thirty-two buildings have been shortlisted for RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) South 2016 Awards. There were 64 buildings entered in the region, which covers Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Middlesex and Oxfordshire. The buildings that have been shortlisted for RIBA South Awards this year are: Berkshire: The
Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal has cut the ribbon on a £200 million extension to Liverpool Wastewater Treatment Works which has been completed by United Utilities. Princess Anne’s return to the site came almost 25 years after she opened the original works in 1991. The works
In an attempt to boost their business and tap into a new market, Calor is urging rural installers to become qualified LPG tumble dryer installers. Research has recently shown that LPG tumble dryers cost about 25% less to run that standard electric dryers, which makes them a suitable appliance for
Thirty-two buildings have been shortlisted for RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) South 2016 Awards. There were 64 buildings entered in the region, which covers Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Middlesex and Oxfordshire. The buildings that have been shortlisted for RIBA South Awards this year are: Berkshire: The Greenhouse That Grows Legs, Berkshire by BAT Studio The Old Water Tower, Berkshire by Gresford Architects Private house (1), Berkshire by John Pardey Architects Private house (2), Berkshire by John Pardey Architects Buckinghamshire: Davenies School, Beaconsfield by DSDHA The Little Hall, Prestwood Infants School, Prestwood by De Rosee Sa House 19, Buckinghamshire by Jestico + Whiles Lower Vicar’s Studio Barn, Buckinghamshire by Robin Snell and Partners The UK’s 1st Amphibious House, Buckinghamshire by Baca Architects Hampshire: Suburban housing, Aldershot by Sergison Bates architects Exhibition Mews, Bordon by Ash Sakula The Observatory, Lymington by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth by Penoyre & Prasad LLP Boathouse 4, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth by Walters & Cohen Architects Mottisfont Abbey Visitor Facilities, Romsey by Burd Haward Architects Boldrewood Campus, University of Southampton, Southampton by Grimshaw Winchester Cathedral Learning Centre, Winchester by Hampshire County Council Architects Land Rover BAR Americas Cup Facilities Building, Hampshire by HGP Architects Austen House, Hampshire by Adam Knibb Architects Bighton Grange, Hampshire by ADAM Architecture Woodpeckers, Hampshire by Strom Architects Oxfordshire: Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford by Herzog & de Meuron Investcorp Building, St Antony’s College, Oxford by Zaha Hadid Architects New College refurbished kitchen and dining hall, Oxford by Freeland Rees Roberts Architects Radcliffe Primary Care Building, Oxford by Niall McLaughlin Architects Ruskin School of Art, Oxford by Spratley Studios St Clare’s, Oxford by Hodder+Partners Weston Library, Oxford by WilkinsonEyre Wolfson College Academic Wing, Oxford by Berman Guedes Stretton Sandpath, Oxfordshire by Adrian James Architects Water Lane, Oxfordshire by Baca Architects Semi detached house, Oxfordshire by Delvendahl Martin Architects. All shortlisted buildings will be assessed by a regional jury with the winning buildings announced at an Awards evening and reception at Ascot Racecourse on Thursday 28 April. Regional Award winners will be considered for a highly-coveted RIBA National Award in recognition of their architectural excellence, the results of which will be announced in June. The shortlist for the RIBA Stirling Prize for the best building of the year will be drawn from the RIBA National Award-winning buildings later in the year. ends Notes to editors: For further information and access to press images please contact Jenny Peterson, 0750 146 6648 jenny.peterson@riba.org. Details of the private houses shortlisted for RIBA Awards are confidential at this stage. Tickets for the RIBA South/South East Awards evening, which is open to all, cost £95 +VAT. Ticket includes reception, three-course dinner and Awards presentations. To book, contact sarah.briginshaw@riba.org. RIBA Awards have run continuously since 1966 and are judged and presented locally. No matter the shape, size, budget or location, RIBA Award-winning schemes set the standard for great architecture all across the country. RIBA Awards are for buildings in the UK by RIBA Chartered Architects and RIBA International Fellows. The RIBA Awards 2016 are kindly sponsored by 6. The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) champions better buildings, communities and the environment through architecture and our members. www.architecture.com Posted on Wednesday 9th March 2016 Source link
Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal has cut the ribbon on a £200 million extension to Liverpool Wastewater Treatment Works which has been completed by United Utilities. Princess Anne’s return to the site came almost 25 years after she opened the original works in 1991. The works has been central to cleaning up the River Mersey since then. Lorne Large, United Utilities Principal Project Manager, said: “The extension to Liverpool treatment works means we will be able to keep the River Mersey clean well into the next century.” The latest development marks a far cry from when the River Mersey had reached its low point in the mid-1980s, when it was described by the then Secretary of State for the Environment, Michael Heseltine as ‘an affront to the standards a civilised society should demand of its environment.’ It was famous for being known as the dirtiest river in Europe, awash with a deadly cocktail of raw sewage and toxic chemicals. Over the past 25 years United Utilities and its predecessor North West Water has spent billions of pounds overhauling the sewer network to help play its part in the clean-up. The opening of Liverpool wastewater treatment works in 1991 had a huge impact on the river. Prior to being built, the city’s raw and partially treated sewage was being discharged directly into the Mersey and its tributaries. The improvement in treating wastewater had an instant impact, helping the river Mersey to flourish once again, which was key to the economic regeneration of the city. Ian Fullalove, United Utilities special projects manager said: “The opening of the £200 million extension to the existing treatment works will help continue the environmental improvements we have already been making. “The success of the clean-up is evident. Beautiful creatures such as dolphins frolicking in Liverpool Bay are becoming a common sighting and a humpback whale was recently spotted flapping its distinctive pectoral fin.” Matthew Clough, founder of Liverpool Bay Marine Life Trust, added: “Other species enjoying the cleaner water include octopus, salmon, grey seals and large cod, which are being badly hit worldwide.“We’re also seeing dolphin and porpoise recovery which is absolutely fantastic and even more evidence the clean-up is working.” Economically, the city has also benefitted from the improved quality of water in the river, which has encouraged the regeneration of land beside the river and its tributaries. A version of this story first appeared on wwtonline.co.uk Source link
In an attempt to boost their business and tap into a new market, Calor is urging rural installers to become qualified LPG tumble dryer installers. Research has recently shown that LPG tumble dryers cost about 25% less to run that standard electric dryers, which makes them a suitable appliance for the two million homes in the UK that are off the main gas grid. In its recommendation of switching from solid fuel, oil and electricity to LPG home heating, Calor says that installers would benefit from the extra work along with this conversion, such as fitting a new LPG tumble dryer and boiler, along with other LPG appliances such as cookers and fires. The laundry is dried by the LPG tumble driers using the gas to hear the air inside the dryers and although they still use a small amount of electricity to power the control panel and turn the drum, this is still less than 10% of the full amount of electricity used by a standard electric dryer. Along with being cheaper to run in the long term, LPG models are also more energy efficient with Calor’s LPG dryers having an ‘A’ energy rating, whereas most common electric dryers have a ‘C’ energy rating. This means that they are more efficient than electric dryers by around 40%. Calor Appliance Manager, Teresa Wafer, commented: “Installers should arm themselves with these statistics about the cost and energy saving benefits of LPG tumble dryers, and inform their off-grid customers about these benefits in order to gain new LPG installation work.” Furthermore, Calor says that gas tumble dryers also help to reduce the static build up in fabrics, which can damage clothes, while the reverse tumble action reduction means that items are less likely to become creased and tangled. Calor LPG dryers can either be fuelled by Calor gas from bottles or a larger storage tank.
