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(FeuerTRUTZ Journal) Stand der Ingenieurmethoden in Europa

2013-05-22T11:45:50+00:00

Hoare Lea's Karl Wallasch (Executive Fire Engineer), and Michael Strömgren (SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden) outline the major differences that still exist in Europe relating to verification responsibility, education and qualification of practitioners of Fire Engineering strategies.

The article was published as a joint venture between Hoare Lea Fire Engineering and the SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden.

NEO Bankside Wins Regional LABC Award

2013-05-21T15:49:05+00:00

NEO Bankside has won the Best Large Housing Development Award at the LABC Regional Building Excellence Awards 2013. Recognising projects in the London region, the award ceremony took place at the Guildhall on 17 May.

Hoare Lea’s total involvement in NEO Bankside comprised MEP design for Grosvenor and Nativeland, as well as detailed design for Carillion and a monitoring role for the client. Specialist services included Fire Engineering, Acoustics, Refrigeration and Vertical Transportation / Façade Access.

In addition to NEO Bankside, another Hoare Lea project, Loampit Vale, was highly commended in the same category. Hoare Lea’s appointment to Loampit Vale comprised MEP design, Sustainability, Acoustics, Fire Engineering and Vertical Transportation.

The LABC Awards recognise and reward excellence achieved through building standards, technical innovation and sustainable designs. Local, regional and national award ceremonies are held throughout the year with categories incorporating every class of building.

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Hackney Marshes Centre Wins Best Community Building Award

2013-05-16T09:05:34+00:00

The Hackney Marshes Centre has won the Best Community Building Award at the AIA (American Institute of Architects) UK’s 19th Annual Excellence in Design Awards Gala, which took place at the GLA City Hall on the 23rd April.

The Hackney Marshes Centre provides a new community hub to what is best known as the London home of amateur Sunday League football. Designed to blend in with the surrounding landscape, the centre houses a variety of facilities, including changing rooms, a café, and an education facility.

Hoare Lea was appointed to provide fire engineering design services for the centre.

For more information on the awards, visit the AIA’s website.

(Specification Online) Flagship project beats its own carbon saving target

2013-05-15T09:45:29+00:00

Oxford University had the highest aspirations for environmental friendliness when it briefed developers about the design of its new flagship Oxford Earth Sciences Building.

A Ground Source Heat Pump system provided by GI Energy was selected as the mainstay of the heating and cooling system and the results were spectacular. Carbon savings exceeded expectations.

Hoare Lea’s appointment to the development comprised the MEP design and also provided acoustics, lighting and fire engineering advice.

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(First published in Specification Online)

Derby Council House shortlisted in Constructing Excellence Awards 2013

2013-05-13T15:21:14+00:00

Derby Council House has been shortlisted in the Constructing Excellence Awards (Midlands Region) 2013 in two categories: ‘Heritage’ and ‘Value’.

Constructing Excellence Awards are organised around the United Kingdom by the ten regional Centres of Constructing Excellence. The Awards are highly regarded and attract entries from leading construction industry organisations.

Hoare Lea acted as MEP Engineer, Acoustic Consultant, Fire Engineer and BREEAM Assessor for the redevelopment of Derby Council House, which has transformed this 1930s Charles Aslin designed building into a modern, sustainable office environment.

The fabric has been enhanced, while internal space has been adapted and extended to serve Derby for another 70 years. The building, which includes a new Council Chamber and workspace for up to 1900 council employees and members, has achieved an impressive EPC rating of minus 25 (A+).

The winners of the Awards will be announced at the Celebrating Construction 2013 dinner on Friday 7 June 2013 at The ICC, Birmingham.

For more information about the Awards, please see: http://www.celebratingconstruction2013.org/Awards-2013/shortlist-2013

Team

Client – Derby City Council
Project Manager – Mace
Architect – Corstorphine + Wright
MEP Engineer – Hoare Lea
Structural Engineer – Curtins
Cost Consultant – Sense
BREEAM Assessor – Hoare Lea
Acoustic Consultant – Hoare Lea
Fire Engineer – Hoare Lea
Main Contractor – BAM
MEP Sub-contractor – Emcor

Hoare Lea’s Managing Partner Presents Richard Rogers with AJ100 Award

2013-05-13T15:04:46+00:00

Hoare Lea’s Managing Partner, Gary Tucker, presented Richard Rogers of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners with the Contribution to the Industry Award at the AJ100 awards dinner on 8 May at 8 Northumberland Avenue, London.

Rogers was nominated by over 500 architects for the award, and was recognised for his lifelong contribution to architecture, as well as his work on flagship projects such as The Pompidou Centre and The Lloyd’s Building.

The AJ100 Awards are one of the most recognisable in the architecture community and bring together a host of architects and project professionals from across the industry.

Other notable wins on the night included John McAslan + Partners bagging the prestigious Building of the Year Award for their redevelopment of King’s Cross Station in London.

A full list of the award wins can be found here.

(RIBA Journal) Age Cannot Wither Her

2013-05-08T13:20:47+00:00

Architect Andrzej Blonski has spent over 10 years restoring the grade I-listed Bristol Old Vic Theatre. It’s been a labour of love – and painstaking detail.

Hoare Lea was appointed to provide MEP, lighting, acoustics and virtual engineering design services for the refurbishment of this historic theatre.

First published in RIBA Journal in May 2013

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Hoare Lea projects win Regional BCO Awards 2013

2013-05-01T10:04:02+00:00

We are pleased to announce that three Hoare Lea projects: Microsoft Buildings 2 & 3, Triodos Bank and Fifty Grosvenor Hill, have won Regional BCO Awards.

At the South West, Thames Valley and South Wales Regional Awards the judges felt that the creation of a fresh environment to nurture expertise made Microsoft a worthy recipient of the ‘Fit out of Workplace’ category, while Triodos Bank in Bristol won the ‘Projects up to 2,000m²’ award, and was praised for the effective integration of the client, design and procurement team.

Fifty Grosvenor Hill won the ‘Projects up to 2,000m²’ category at the London and South East Regional Awards. Judges added that ‘the team has delivered a sophisticated solution to the challenges presented from a constrained site. The design delivers a flexible, contemporary workplace which is sensitive to its urban environment’.

Regional winners now go forward to be judged by the National Judging panel in July, with national prizes awarded on October 1 at the BCO Awards Dinner, Grosvenor House, London.

For more information go to: http://www.bcoawards.org.uk/

Brunel – LET initiative shortlisted for Guardian University Awards

2013-04-26T14:18:04+00:00

Hoare Lea Lighting is collaborating with Brunel University and the Lighting Education Trust (LET) to develop an undergraduate route to the lighting design profession. This forms part of Brunel’s existing product design BSc course within the School of Engineering and Design.

This initiative made the shortlist of the Employability Initiative category of the Guardian University Awards. This aims to ‘reward innovative and strong relationships with businesses and industry to provide best chances for graduates in the world of employment.’

Dominic Meyrick, Partner - Principal, Hoare Lea Lighting, comments: ‘With entries received from some 270 universities around the country, Brunel being named runners-up is a great endorsement of this venture.’

The aim of the Brunel – LET initiative is to enhance the qualities of product design students in order to better match emerging industry requirements for graduates, to prepare individuals for a career in lighting design, and ultimately establish the UK as the leading global centre of lighting design expertise.

Highlights to date include a Lighting Design Summer School in May 2012; the establishment of placements in the lighting industry; and an industry-led project with 2nd year students culminating in industry sponsored prizes and presence at ARC, an international lighting exhibition.

The Summer School attracted 23 students and covered a range of topics, including the science of daylight and artificial light, control systems and lighting calculations, as well as a creative design challenge. Hoare Lea Lighting supported the summer school, with Dominic Meyrick attending as a key note speaker.

Students who attended the summer school are now undertaking year-long placements before returning for their fourth year at Brunel, where they will complete a 400-hour project and a further lighting module. Hoare Lea is involved in the placements, with Martin Crick currently working in the Lighting Group in London.

The first graduates of the BA/BSc Product and Lighting Design pathway will graduate in 2014. This will provide a pool of pre-trained, employable graduates from Brunel that are attractive to the lighting community having had substantial exposure to lighting design during their studies.

For further information about the Guardian University Awards, click here.

Derby Council House shortlisted in ACE Centenary Engineering Excellence Awards 2013

2013-04-25T08:17:42+00:00

Derby Council House has been shortlisted for an ACE Engineering Excellence Award in the Building Services category.

The Engineering Excellence Awards are a well-recognised symbol of success within consultancy engineering, showcasing the high standards the sector can achieve all around the world and recognising the best in the business.

Hoare Lea acted as MEP Engineer, Acoustic Consultant, Fire Engineer and BREEAM Assessor for the redevelopment of Derby Council House, which has transformed this 1930s Charles Aslin designed building into a modern, sustainable office environment.

The fabric has been enhanced, while internal space has been adapted and extended to serve Derby for another 70 years. The building, which includes a new Council Chamber and workspace for up to 1900 council employees and members, has achieved an impressive EPC rating of minus 25 (A+).

Winners will be announced at a Gala Dinner on the 22 May 2013 at the Grange St Paul’s Hotel, London.

For more information about the Awards, please click here.

Team
Client – Derby City Council
Project Manager – Mace
Architect – Corstorphine + Wright
MEP Engineer – Hoare Lea
Structural Engineer – Curtins
Cost Consultant – Sense
BREEAM Assessor – Hoare Lea
Acoustic Consultant – Hoare Lea
Fire Engineer – Hoare Lea
Main Contractor – BAM
MEP Sub-contractor – Emcor

(Modern Building Services) In the Line of Fire

2013-04-23T15:12:30+00:00

Are our buildings adequately protected against the risks from fire and smoke? Hoare Lea's Stephen Morgan joined a recent roundtable panel for Modern Building Services to discuss the subject.

First published in Modern Building Services in April 2013.

(RIBA Journal) United We Stand

2013-04-19T13:25:32+00:00

You can't have good buildings without good clients. So how do things look from their point of view? RIBA Journal spoke to 10 of the best, including Carol Stitchman, head of design, Gateway project (Birmingham New Street Station development). Hoare Lea is currently working on the retail aspects of the project, which includes the replacement of the Pallasades Shopping Centre and a new John Lewis anchor store.

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Earth Sciences building shortlisted for S-Lab Award

2013-04-18T09:13:27+00:00

Oxford University’s new Earth Sciences laboratory building has been shortlisted for an S-Lab award in the ‘Environmental Improvement’ category.

The S-Lab awards showcase safe, successful and sustainable laboratory best practice, aiming to highlight and share best practice in laboratory design, management and use.

At Oxford University’s Earth Sciences laboratory building, a ground source energy system (GSES) was selected as an appropriate technology to reduce carbon emissions. The client, consulting engineer, GSES installer and mechanical contractor all shared a determination to demonstrate the potential of this technology, and have successfully overcome a number of reliability and performance issues since initial commissioning. The system now delivers greater carbon emission savings than anticipated and the team has gathered a wealth of data on the energy performance of both the ground source energy system and the building as a whole.

Ian Durbin, Partner, Hoare Lea commented: ‘We are delighted to be shortlisted for this prestigious award, which recognises the outstanding work of the team at Earth Sciences. Through their diligence we have shown that a ground source energy system can generate significant savings in carbon dioxide emissions in a laboratory building.’

Shortlisted applications will be reviewed by a distinguished judging panel and the awards ceremony will take place during the 2013 Effective Laboratory conference at Liverpool University on 19 June.

For more information about the awards, and a report on 2012 winners, please click here.

Team
Oxford University Estates Services
Oxford University Department of Earth Sciences
Hoare Lea – mechanical and electrical consulting engineers
GI Energy – ground source energy system designer and installer
Wilkinson Eyre Architects
Laing O’Rourke – main contractor
Crown House Technologies – mechanical and electrical installer

(Fire Risk Management) Flexible Strategy

2013-04-11T13:04:49+00:00

Hoare Lea’s Karl Wallasch shows how fire engineering solutions can ensure fire protection while supporting the unique aspirations of buildings to benefit architects, clients and end-users.

First published in Fire Risk Management Journal in April 2013.

(Building Surveying Journal) Down to the Wire

2013-04-10T11:16:25+00:00

Building surveyors are often exposed to electrical installations, but they need to be wary of the advice they give in survey reports. Spencer Carroll and Hoare Lea's Eamonn Nestor explain why.

Edge Award for Canada Water Library, Southwark

2013-03-22T16:20:42+00:00

Canada Water Library has received a 2013 EDGE Award in the physical category.

The annual EDGE Awards, organised by the City of Edinburgh Council, highlight and reward good practice in innovative library and information projects.

Comments from the judging panel of the 2013 EDGE Awards included:
‘This striking new building forms the centrepiece of a significant piece of ongoing urban regeneration in the area. The new library has clearly enabled the delivery of a state-of-the-art, customer focused service which has been embraced by the local community and which has contributed to raising the profile of library services both locally and nationally.’

The library, designed by architect CZWG, previously received a Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Regional London Award in the leisure category, a Civic Trust Award and the Selwyn Goldsmith Special Award for Universal Design.

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Client: London Borough of Southwark
Architect: CZWG
MEP Engineer: Hoare Lea
Lighting Design: Hoare Lea Lighting
Sustainability Consultant: Hoare Lea
Security Consultant: Hoare Lea
Main Contractor: ISG Jackson
Quantity Surveyor: Baqus Nigel Rose
Structural Engineer: AKTII
Landscape Designer: Edco Design

(Illumni) A Little Light Conversation: An Englishman Abroad

2013-03-22T16:12:16+00:00

In his most recent column for Illumni, Hoare Lea Lighting's Dominic Meyrick discusses architectural icons in capital cities.

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First published in Illumni March 2013

(Illumni) Strand East Tower London By Hoare Lea Lighting

2013-03-21T15:27:50+00:00

Strand East Tower is a 40m landmark sculpture, located within a newly landscaped public space in Dane’s Yard. The tower signifies the start of a regeneration project, which will transform this 26 acre, near derelict site, just south of the Olympic Park into a vibrant, waterside neighbourhood, comprising 1,200 homes, 620,000 sqft of business space, shops, cafes, restaurants and other community facilities, together with a 350-bedroom hotel.

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First published in Illumni, March 2013

Canada Water Library wins Civic Trust Award 2013

2013-03-18T16:59:34+00:00

We are pleased to announce that Canada Water Library in Southwark has won both a Civic Trust Award and the Selwyn Goldsmith Special Award for Universal Design.

Supported by the Centre for Accessible Environments, the Civic Trust Awards are one of the oldest built environment award schemes in Europe. They recognise the best in the built environment, from architecture to planning, townscape to infrastructure.

The Selwyn Goldsmith Award, named after the architect and founding figure of universal design, Selwyn Goldsmith, recognises projects that have demonstrated excellent universal design principles.

'The ambition of the client, to establish a universally accessible place for the community to use, has been triumphantly met'
Becky Goldsmith, Selwyn Goldsmith Award Panel Member.

According to the Civic Trust, Canada Water Library is 'incredibly successful, managing to redefine the function of a traditional library into that of a hub which offers a multitude of services to the whole community. All facilities are thoughtfully designed and clever environmental systems have produced an environment that is imaginative, elegant and beautifully lit. Inventive approaches to providing universal accessibility have created a library, coffee bar, theatre, learning, study and administrative areas that have excellent functionality. The enthusiasm of the staff for their building and the users of all ages coexisting comfortably, show the effort made by the client to involve all groups in the brief. This has resulted in a welcoming civic facility that is clearly enjoyed and well used by all. Canada Water Library brings to the East End of London an iconic community asset that is an exemplar of Universal Design.’

Further details can be found in the Civic Trust Award's Winners' Book

(Mondo) Strand East Tower, Stratford

2013-03-01T09:11:57+00:00

The sculptural form of Strand East Tower has become a beacon for the area’s regeneration thanks to a dynamic scheme by Hoare Lea Lighting.

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First published in Mondo Feb / Mar 2013