Designers are putting bigger demands on lifts. The vertical transportation industry is called upon to get greater numbers of people where they want to go quicker and more efficiently. Richard Stirling talks to Arup director Julian Olley about how the industry is taking the strain.

Over 4.5 million peoplle, 2.3 million homes and 1.7 million hectares of land are at risk from flooding in the UK. B&E hears from Yipeng Chen and Geoff Graham of Atkins Water and Environmental Division about how the industry is finding ways to limit the damage.

The use of insulating elements to block thermal bridges is a recent innovation in the UK. B&E talks to Schöck about how architects are rethinking the way they insulate balconies.

Housebuilder face increasing pressures to build more homes, faster and to tighter environmental controls. B&E hears from Adam Newton, Managing Director of Redrow and Corus Partnership Soluitions, about how offsite construction helps to meet these demands.

Air-conditioning can be a major contributor to the operational CO₂ emissions of a building. Utilisation of a building's thermal mass can significantly reduce or even remove the need for air-conditioning and therefore its CO₂ emissions. New technical design guidance from the Concrete Centre explains how.