Recent Articles
- 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...
- 03/02/2012 BBC News – A look at the 2012 Olympic Village apartments
BBC news clip shows a sneak peek around the new OlympicVillage...
- 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) ...
- 20/12/2011 Hoare Lea Voted Amongst Top Service Engineers by Architects
Hoare Lea has been ranked in the top five Service Engineers category in Building Design's World Architecture 100 supplement.
- 20/12/2011 Hoare Lea wins Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
Hoare Lea has been appointed to the new Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CEB) research and teaching building at the University of Cambridge...
- 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...
- 18/11/2011 London Office moves to King’s Cross
Hoare Lea’s London office has recently secured new premises at the new King’s Cross development in Central London...
- 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.
- 10/11/2011 Sheldonian Theatre Wins Top Award
The University of Oxford’s Sheldonian Theatre triumphed at the Oxford Preservation Awards...
- 10/11/2011 Sheldonian Theatre Wins Top Award
The University of Oxford’s Sheldonian Theatre triumphed at the Oxford Preservation Awards...
- 10/11/2011 Nick Cullen re-elected to BSRIA Council
We are pleased to announce that Nick Cullen has been re-elected to the BSRIA...
- 09/11/2011 One New Change wins LABC Award
One New Change was the Supreme Winner of the LABC (Local Authority Building Control) Awards 2011 at a prestigious ceremony...
- 09/11/2011 One New Change wins LABC Award
One New Change was the Supreme Winner of the LABC (Local Authority Building Control) Awards 2011 at a prestigious ceremony...
- 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)..
- 02/11/2011 Hoare Lea starts its search for the UK’s finest graduates
Hoare Lea has launched its 2012 Graduate and Placement Campaign in a search for the next intake of future engineering talent.
- 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...
- 24/10/2011 Hoare Lea Appoints New Partner - Matthew Warner
Hoare Lea is pleased to announce that Matthew Warner, BEng (Hons) CEng MCIBSE MIET, has accepted an invitation to join the Partnership...
- 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...
- 10/10/2011 Welsh office building wins at Builder & Engineer Awards 2011
The Ceredigion County Council Offices has won yet another award...
- 10/10/2011 A fifth award for Ceredigion offices
The Ceredigion County Council Offices has won yet another award...
- 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.
- 21/09/2011 Somerville College accommodation officially opens
New student accommodation for the University of Oxford’s historic Somerville College officially opened on Saturday 17 September...
- 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...
- 15/08/2011 New website for Hoare Lea Lighting
A new, interactive website has been launched for Hoare Lea’s Lighting group...
- 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...
- 09/08/2011 Mills Bakery wins Conservation Award
Mills Bakery, a Grade I listed building and home to our Plymouth office, has won the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) South West Award 2011 for Best Building Conservation scheme...
- 09/08/2011 Mills Bakery wins Conservation Award
Mills Bakery, a Grade I listed building and home to our Plymouth office, has won the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) South West Award 2011 for Best Building Conservation scheme...
- 09/08/2011 Groundbreaking ceremony marks construction of Maths Institute
A ‘groundbreaking’ ceremony was held on 2 August to officially mark the start of construction on the Mathematical Institute at the University of Oxford...
- 04/08/2011 First Solar Farm for Hoare Lea
Hoare Lea has completed work on its first photovoltaic solar farm project. The £1.7 million farm located in Somerton, Somerset comprises 3,320 solar panels over 2.5 acres and can generate 700kW of electricity.
- 21/07/2011 BREEAM Courts Award for Port Talbot Justice Centre
The BREEAM 'Excellent' rated Port Talbot Justice Centre has been awarded the BREEAM Courts Award at the BREEAM Wales Awards 2011...
- 21/07/2011 BREEAM Courts Award for Port Talbot Justice Centre
The BREEAM 'Excellent' rated Port Talbot Justice Centre has been awarded the BREEAM Courts Award at the BREEAM Wales Awards 2011...
- 21/07/2011 One New Change wins at inaugural New London Awards
One New Change was announced the winner of the ‘Shopping - Built’ category at the first ever New London Awards...
- 15/07/2011 Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts (LICA) receives BREEAM Outstanding
Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts (LICA) has become the first higher education building to receive a rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the environmental performance measure BREEAM...
- 15/07/2011 Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts (LICA) receives BREEAM Outstanding
Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts (LICA) has become the first higher education building to receive a rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the environmental performance measure BREEAM...
- 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.
- 13/07/2011 One New Change wins at inaugural New London Awards
One New Change was announced the winner of the ‘Shopping - Built’ category at the first ever New London Awards...
- 04/07/2011 Hoare Lea Appoints New Partner - Saul Tyler
Hoare Lea announces that Saul Tyler has accepted an invitation to join the Partnership...
- 01/07/2011 One New Change wins Green Apple Award
Land Securities’ mixed-use scheme, One New Change, has won a Green Apple Award for the Built Environment...
- 01/07/2011 One New Change wins Green Apple Award
Land Securities’ mixed-use scheme, One New Change, has won a Green Apple Award for the Built Environment...
- 28/06/2011 JCB Academy wins BCSE Award
The £22 million pound JCB Academy has been awarded a BCSE (British Council for School Environments) award for 'Excellence in Design for Teaching and Learning'...
- 28/06/2011 JCB Academy wins BCSE Award
The £22 million pound JCB Academy has been awarded a BCSE (British Council for School Environments) award for 'Excellence in Design for Teaching and Learning'...
- 23/06/2011 Sustainability Award for Oxford’s Earth Sciences Building
The University of Oxford’s Earth Sciences building has won the Sustainability and Community Benefit Award at the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Thames Valley Engineering Excellence Awards 2011...
- 23/06/2011 Sustainability Award for Oxford’s Earth Sciences Building
The University of Oxford’s Earth Sciences building has won the Sustainability and Community Benefit Award at the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Thames Valley Engineering Excellence Awards 2011...
- 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...
- 16/06/2011 Lifeboat station receives highest honour at ICE South Awards
The RNLI Bembridge Lifeboat Station on the Isle of Wight was named Overall winner at The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) South Engineering Excellence Awards 2011...
- 16/06/2011 Lifeboat station receives highest honour at ICE South Awards
The RNLI Bembridge Lifeboat Station on the Isle of Wight was named Overall winner at The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) South Engineering Excellence Awards 2011...
- 13/06/2011 Manchester Success at MSA Design Awards
Gateway House won the ‘Unbuilt Scheme’ award at the recent Manchester Society of Architects (MSA) Design Awards...
- 13/06/2011 Manchester Success at MSA Design Awards
Gateway House won the ‘Unbuilt Scheme’ award at the recent Manchester Society of Architects (MSA) Design Awards...
- 01/06/2011 (Lighting) Office Politics
Dominic Meyrick discusses effective office lighting schemes in the June edition of Lighting.
- 27/05/2011 Hoare Lea projects scoop six BCO Awards
Six Hoare Lea projects have won awards at the BCO Awards 2011...
- 27/05/2011 Hoare Lea projects win at the RIBA and the LDSA Awards 2011
The Charles Carter Building at Lancaster University, London’s One New Change and ExCel Phase 2 all won at the RIBA Awards and LDSA Awards held on the 19 May 2011.
- 27/05/2011 Celebrating the best of the west
Two Hoare Lea Plymouth projects have won awards at the Michelmores and Western Morning News Commercial Property Awards...
- 27/05/2011 Hoare Lea projects scoop six BCO Awards
Six Hoare Lea projects have won awards at the BCO Awards 2011...
- 27/05/2011 Hoare Lea projects win at the RIBA and the LDSA Awards 2011
The Charles Carter Building at Lancaster University, London’s One New Change and ExCel Phase 2 all won at the RIBA Awards and LDSA Awards held on the 19 May 2011.
- 17/05/2011 Michelmores and Western Morning News Commercial Property Awards
Two Hoare Lea Plymouth projects have won awards at the Michelmores and Western Morning News Commercial Property Awards...
- 17/05/2011 Plymouth celebrates new office opening…..
On 12 May 2011, Hoare Lea Plymouth played host to over 120 guests, invited to celebrate the grand opening of their new workplace at Mills Bakery in the Royal William Yard...
- 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
- 10/03/2011 Hoare Lea authors BCO guide: Good Practice in the Selection of Construction Materials
The new British Council for Offices (BCO) guide entitled Good Practice in the Selection of Construction Materials will be launched at the BCO’s Construction Conundrum event to be held at the offices...
- 08/03/2011 Nick Cullen appointed to BRAC for a second three-year term
Nick Cullen, Research and Development Partner, Hoare Lea, has been appointed to the Building Regulations Advisory Committee (BRAC) for a second three-year term...
- 04/03/2011 ‘Beyond BREEAM’ – Hoare Lea helps Newcastle-under-Lyme College achieve BREEAM Excellent
The Skills and Technology Centre at Newcastle-under-Lyme College won the 'BREEAM Further Education' award at the BREEAM Awards 2011 at Ecobuild, London on 2 March...
- 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.
- 14/02/2011 Hoare Lea wins at the CIBSE Building Performance Awards 2011
Hoare Lea won the ‘Integrated Project Team of the Year’ category at the CIBSE Building Performance Awards 2011...
- 14/02/2011 Hoare Lea wins at the CIBSE Building Performance Awards 2011
Hoare Lea won the ‘Integrated Project Team of the Year’ category at the CIBSE Building Performance Awards 2011...
- 28/01/2011 Climate Change Minister Visits One New Change
The Climate Change Minister, Greg Barker, visited the world’s most advanced renewable energy heating system, at Land Securities’ new shopping destination, One New Change, on Thursday 20 January...
- 26/01/2011 The Hoare Lea Birmingham office moves
The Hoare Lea Birmingham office has moved to a new location at Fifty4 Hagley Road, Birmingham...
- 25/01/2011 Hoare Lea moves to new Plymouth office
Hoare Lea’s Plymouth office has moved to new premises at Mills Bakery, Royal William Yard...
- 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...
- 15/12/2010 Hoare Lea appoints new Partner - Matt Jones
Hoare Lea announces that Matt Jones has accepted an invitation to join the Partnership...
- 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
- 02/11/2010 One New Change Opens
One New Change, the City of London’s largest and newest shopping destination, opened on Thursday 28 October. Designed by internationally-renowned Pritzker Prize-winning architect Jean Nouvel, with Sidell Gibson as delivery architects.
- 22/10/2010 500 Brook Drive wins at Property Week’s Offices Awards
500 Brook Drive beat off competition from six outstanding office buildings from across the UK to win the ‘Best Development Outside London’ category at Property Week’s Offices Awards.
- 22/10/2010 500 Brook Drive wins again!
500 Brook Drive beat off competition from six outstanding office buildings from across the UK to win the ‘Best Development Outside London’ category at Property Week’s Offices Awards...
- 15/10/2010 Bristol Heart Institute beats the competition at the RIBA awards
The Bristol Heart Institute is crowned with both the Ibstock Premier award and the public sector award at the RIBA South West Town and Country Planning Awards on 12 October 2010.
- 15/10/2010 Bristol Heart Institute beats the competition at the RIBA Awards
The Bristol Heart Institute is crowned with both the Ibstock Premier award and the public sector award at the RIBA South West Town and Country Planning Awards
- 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
- 09/10/2010 IPD module approved and new apppointments for Engineering Management
Hoare Lea has gained approval for its IPD operational engineering module from the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE)...
- 01/10/2010 Hoare Lea appoints new Partners
Hoare Lea announces that Neil Roberts and Clive Williamson have accepted invitations to join the Partnership...
- 30/09/2010 Engineering Management - New Legislation and Regulations
The property sector is facing unprecedented amounts of legislation relating to energy efficiency and reductions in CO2 emissions...
- 20/09/2010 Cargo Millbay and Mills Bakery, Plymouth, achieve Building for Life Gold Standard
Cargo Millbay and Mills Bakery have both achieved Gold Standard in the Building for Life scheme...
- 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
- 07/09/2010 Cowley Language College wins LABC Award for Best Sustainable Development
Cowley Language College, St Helens, has won the Best Sustainable Development category at the Local Authority Building Control (LABC) North West Awards for Building Excellence...
- 07/09/2010 Cowley Language College wins LABC Award for Best Sustainable Development
Cowley Language College, St Helens, has won the Best Sustainable Development category at the Local Authority Building Control (LABC) North West Awards for Building Excellence...
- 07/09/2010 Chips wins RIBA North West Award
Chips, Manchester, a prestigious residential apartment building constructed by Urban Splash and designed by Alsop Architects, has won a Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) award...
- 07/09/2010 Chips wins RIBA North West Award
Chips, Manchester, a prestigious residential apartment building constructed by Urban Splash and designed by Alsop Architects, has won a Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) award...
- 25/08/2010 Bristol Heart Institute wins at the South West Built Environment Awards
Laing O’Rourke Wales & West won the ‘Value’ category at Constructing Excellence’s, South West Built Environment Awards on 11 June 2010 for the Bristol Heart Institute...
- 25/08/2010 Bristol Heart Institute wins at the South West Built Environment Awards
Laing O’Rourke Wales & West won the ‘Value’ category at Constructing Excellence’s, South West Built Environment Awards on 11 June 2010 for the Bristol Heart Institute...
