Recent Articles
- 06/02/2012 (Lighting Today) The Sheldonian Theatre
Thanks to a clever lighting design concept with concealed luminaires, the appearance of the Sheldonian Theatre now successfully reflects Sir Christopher Wren’s original design...
- 03/02/2012 (Architecture Today) Learning, lending and leaning: CZWG’s Canada Water
Richard Reid discusses how a familiar building type can be invested with new roles and meaning...
- 30/01/2012 (Building Surveying Journal ) Quality Counts
A successful refurbishment project needs quality information and close coordination between the multidisciplinary team on everything from passive measures to zero-carbon technologies, says Michael Williams (Hoare Lea) ...
- 14/12/2011 (BRE - Constructing the Future) Lancaster Institute for Contemporary Arts
The 50th issue of Constructing the Future discusses BREEAM 'Outstanding' buildings including the Lancaster Institute for Contemporary Arts (page 11).
- 23/11/2011 (AJ) Sustainability in Practice
Lancaster University’s BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ LICA building shows commitment to sustainable design..
- 18/11/2011 (Lighting) When is lighting a work of art?
Dominic Meyrick (Hoare Lea Lighting), discusses the boundaries between art and lighting for Lighting magazine...
- 10/11/2011 (AUDE) First BREEAM Outstanding Higher Education Building at Lancaster
The first BREEAM 'Outstanding' building in Lancaster (The Lancaster Institute for Contemporary Arts) is discussed in AUDE's Autumn 2011 newsletter.
- 09/11/2011 (German FeuerTRUTZ Journal) ExCeL centre Fire Engineering Techniques
Karl Wallasch and Thomas O'Driscoll (Hoare Lea) describe the unique fire engineering techniques used for the Phase 2 of the ExCeL centre (German)..
- 28/10/2011 (Total Lighting) Come fly with me
Worldwide, airports are thriving transport hubs that never sleep...
- 28/10/2011 (Lighting) Loving the alien
Today’s low-energy lighting technologies are challenging the conventionally accepted standards...
- 28/10/2011 (Lighting) We evolved in greener shades
Lighting designers could make better use of natural light patterns for reasons rooted deeply in human evolution...
- 13/10/2011 (Mondo Arc) Pearl in the shell
Simon Dove, Hoare Lea Lighting, describes the new lighting scheme at one of Christopher Wren’s architectural gems...
- 12/10/2011 (FRM Journal) Rack or ruin
Advanced computer modelling tools help protect large, complex buildings such as warehouses from fire, but errors can creep in...
- 11/10/2011 (Construction Week) Green Build
The GCC has taken giant strides towards environmental compliance, as with Estidama in Abu Dhabi and QSAS in Qatar.
- 11/10/2011 (Construction Week) Green Pearls
A new manual aims to guide contractors and consultants in meeting Estidama’s Pearl rating system...
- 30/09/2011 (Local Government News) A BREEAM Work of Art
The University of Lancaster’s Institute for the Contemporary Arts (LICA) has raised building envelope standards by achieving an ‘outstanding’ rating in BREEAM Education: Higher Education assessment - a first at post construction stage.
- 19/09/2011 (Lighting Today) St George’s Church
The lighting design brief for St. George’s Church was to create a soft lighting impression to enhance the architectural features...
- 11/08/2011 (Lighting) A Designer’s Lament
Dominic Meyrick discusses his views on relationships between manufacturers and lighting designers in his latest opinion piece for Lighting...
- 14/07/2011 (NLQ) Coffee Break with Tim Rathbone
New London Quarterly (NLQ) catches up with Hoare Lea Partner Tim Rathbone about the London market and the issues currently affecting building services.
- 21/06/2011 (CIBSE Journal) Changing Places
Carina Bailey hears from two architecture and building services engineering graduates (including Hoare Lea's Amanda Clemente) who describe their journeys of interdisciplinary discovery, thanks to an exchange programme...
- 01/06/2011 (Lighting) Office Politics
Dominic Meyrick discusses effective office lighting schemes in the June edition of Lighting.
- 09/05/2011 (Building Surveying Journal) Restoring Fortunes
Hoare Lea's Phil Thornsby looks at the challenges of installing 21st century building services in a renovated 18th century mill at the JCB Academy.
- 01/05/2011 (Lighting) Au Naturel
Dominic Meyrick continues his opinion piece for Lighting. In this issue he discusses why natural lighting is important...
- 06/04/2011 (Industrial Fire Journal) Model with Care
The use of CFD Modelling may be gaining ground in fire engineering design processes - but there is plenty of room for error, (Karl Wallasch, Hoare Lea Fire Engineering contributes)...
- 24/03/2011 (CIBSE Journal) Background Noise
Taking acoustics fully into account when designing new schools can make a significant difference to the well-being of their various users, writes Jo Edwards
- 03/03/2011 (Lighting) Faith in Light
When the most striking feature of a project is a 300-year-old chandelier, the challenge is to properly light the space without diminishing its impact. Lauren Vanderkar reports...
- 03/03/2011 (Lighting) The streets are alive with the sound of darkness
by Hoare Lea's Dominic Meyrick…
- 03/03/2011 (Building Surveying Journal) Green Lights
In his second article on lighting, Simon Dove looks at the other main lamp types in commercial use today: incandescent lamps and discharge lamps, including fluorescent.
- 20/01/2011 (The Environmentalist) Enviromental Noise Assessments
The European Noise Directive requires ‘noise action plans’ to be formulated, relying largely on a software prediction approach. But a new technology could help. Matthew Cand investigates
- 14/01/2011 (Building Surveying Journal) LED there be Light
While LEDs are the new kid on the block, recent improvements in technology means they are fast-becoming a viable alternative to traditional lighting, say Simon Dove and Jonathan Rush...
- 09/12/2010 (FM World) Maintain Your Cool
Carrying out refurbishments in occupied buildings may seem challenging but one flagship property in Regent Street managed to successfully cut costs and increase efficiency
- 12/10/2010 (CIBSE Journal) Tall order
Minimising water use was at the heart of plans for a London dockside development, but some of the more obvious solutions were rejected in favour of a radically new approach
- 14/09/2010 (CIBSE Journal) International Rescue?
The selling of building drainage codes globally is causing more harm than good in the public health arena, but an answer may be at hand.
- 10/09/2010 (FM World) Focus your energy
The mandatory CRC energy efficiency scheme commenced on 1 April 2010 but the deadline is fast approaching and FMs must register immediately as it could result in a hefty fine
- 24/08/2010 Creaming off Cash? The value of good school design
Education secretary Michael Gove has long been quoted as an opponent of the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme, accusing architects of “creaming off cash which should have been going out to the front line”.Mark Wilkinson, Associate, Hoare Lea, contributed to the discussion...
- 11/08/2010 (CIBSE Journal) Sustainability without the hot water?
Combined heat and power solutions or heat pumps – which are the key to delivering low carbon services? A Cambridge professor and author of a book on ‘sustainability without the hot air’ has cast doubt on the efficacy of CHP...
- 11/08/2010 (Lighting) Mind-altering light
Office spaces don’t always lend themselves to spectacular lighting design, but after groundbreaking research into the effect light has on our mood, office lighting is taking a far more interesting turn...
- 11/08/2010 (CIBSE Journal) Engineering’s 100mph lifestyle
Living life in the fast lane comes with the territory in the Middle East, explains Hoare Lea’s Andrew Morris. Working in the Middle East is like nothing else on earth, enthuses Andrew Morris, director and general manager of Hoare Lea’s office in Abu Dhabi...
- 24/06/2010 (Building) Part L Top Tips
The revision to Part L comes with four approved documents and two guides to help you tick those energy efficiency boxes. But in case you don’t fancy reading the lot, Nick Cullen has a 12-point plan to lead you on the path to compliance...
- 03/06/2010 (RIBA Journal) Lie back and think of…
Guests at the Scarlet in Cornwall can enjoy design-led luxury while savouring the hotel’s impeccable eco credentials – well, give or take the odd bit of Chinese flooring...
- 01/06/2010 (Building Surveying Journal) Are you sitting comfortably?
In his final article on air-conditioning systems, Keith Horsley looks at other common indoor climate control systems...
- 28/04/2010 (Building Surveying Journal) Keeping your cool
Keith Horsley gives an overview of the most common types of air-conditioning system and the issues that affect their installation...
- 12/03/2010 (Mondo) Hallowed Highbury
Hoare Lea Lighting's scheme has created an illuminated focal point at this residential development on Arsenal FC's old ground...
- 11/03/2010 (CIBSE Journal) Reliable Sources
Cost pressures mean that only a small proportion of the UK building stock is protected by sprinkler systems. Craig English and Sam Bennett show how probabilistic design techniques can be used to assess the benefits of sprinklers...
- 02/03/2010 (CIBSE Journal) Building for the Future
Promises of hefty cuts and the possible dawn of a new political era look set to change the face of school building in England. Carina Bailey finds out what the experts think...
- 01/03/2010 (Impact) Adopt a School gets engineers into school
As Hoare Lea rolls out its Adopt a School scheme across the country, ACE's Impact magazine finds out how the pilot benefited pupils and engineers alike...
- 16/02/2010 Can the grid cope with a large expansion of renewables - a Cornish perspective
With expansions of renewables such as wind and biomass in the pipeline for the UK, is the current electricity grid able to accommodate them? Dr Ian Billington (Hoare Lea) shares his research findings and assesses the case for the southwest...
- 12/02/2010 (CIBSE Journal) CIBSE Opinion Piece - Complementary skill
Consultancies must develop the role of 'operational engineer' to help ensure that commercial buildings are run effectively, says Roger Smith...
- 05/02/2010 (Building) Leading light
The lighting community is ready to enter a new age of energy efficiency and switching off- and many end-users are on board as well. So what's the hold up? Building, in association with manufacturer Lutron, invites industry experts to illuminate the issue...
- 07/01/2010 (FRM Journal) Brunswick conference - article by Karl Wallasch
Now in its 23rd year, the annual fire engineering conference held in Brunswick, Germany - the leading fire engineering conference for German speaking European countries - took place last September...
