Building Insights

In this episode, brought to you in association with AkzoNobel, James Parker, editor of Architects’ Datafile magazine speaks to Lee Crossland, National Sector Manager for Leisure at Dulux Decorator Centre, Lee paints a picture of how his career managing paint stores has helped him in his current role tackling wider leisure sector challenges for Dulux. 

James Parker, managing editor of Architects’ Datafile, speaks to Jon Ducker, head of regulatory affairs at Kingspan Insulation. He reviews the recent changes in legislation covering building performance, and how they have positively affected the industry. He also offers some predictions around what may be contained in the forthcoming Future Buildings Standard.

Brought to you in association with Samsung Climate Solutions, this episode features TV architectural designer Charlie Luxton, who’s an ambassador for Samsung and a strong advocate for levering sustainability in our residential designs. He gives some frank opinions on what is urgently needed in the industry now to drive uptake of heat pumps, given our daunting environmental challenges.

Our first Building Insights in association with the A.Proctor Group features Will Jones, Head of Business Development & Adam Salt, Business Development Manager for modular and offsite at the Group. They speak to James Parker, managing editor of Architects Datafile and Housebuilder and Developer, about the keys to correct specification of high performance membranes in offsite construction.

James Parker speaks to Alistair Lambie, Head of Sales (North) for Kingspan Insulation, about how the industry is developing innovative new types of insulation for a diverse range of customer needs, across different sectors 

Alli Gay is managing director of an award-winning SME housebuilder in Bristol, CHI Homes, which focuses on producing high quality private homes.

She harnessed her skills as a business consultant to found a housebuilding company with her partner 20 years ago, and has a strong desire to increase the reputation of the industry as well as increasing diversity within firms. She also explains how important the Federation of Master Builders is, both for her firm and through being a regional FMB board member.

The third episode of Building Insights sponsored by AkzoNobel takes an in-depth look at how sustainability and wellness can be positively impacted by the right choice of paints and finishes in social housing projects. James Parker, managing editor at netMAGmedia speaks to Peter Howard, sustainability and CSR lead at AkzoNobel, about how paint formulation is continuing to innovate to meet sustainability goals, and can even benefit tenants’ wellbeing.

This is the second instalment of a series of podcasts from Building Insights, brought to you in association with AzkoNobel. In this episode, Jayne Roughan, national sector manager of education & retail at AkzoNobel (Dulux Trade Paints), discusses key considerations when designing education spaces with James Parker, managing editor at netMAGmedia. She gives her experience from supporting school clients in projects about how colour, space and light can be carefully specified to help provide the effective and inspiring learning environments of the future.

Nic London founded high-end housebuilder N. London Construction in 2004, focusing on north London, as the name suggests! A former bricklayer, this qualified construction manager is a strong advocate for quality in housebuilding, and attracting a new generation of builders. He is a member of the Home Builders Group at the Federation of Master Builders, and has been a troubleshooter called in by local authorities to remedy sub-standard construction on a range of housing schemes.