Articles by Buildings

After recently surpassing two years of Daylight Sunlight services, Pager Power looks back at what led to the introduction of the service, how it has developed over time, and where [...]

City centres are getting taller. New skyscrapers of flats and offices are being proposed and built at a fast pace. Developing one of these projects requires balancing a large number [...]

Building developments can attract objections for all sorts of reasons, a common concern from neighbours is the potential loss of daylight. If you’re planning a new development, extension or change [...]

Introduction Developers of tall buildings and wind turbines have a seemingly endless list of hurdles to overcome before their projects can be built. Some of these are perhaps intuitive, such [...]

Plans for JP Morgan’s new headquarters, which proposes to become the new tallest tower in Canary Wharf, have now been agreed with London City Airport. Plan for Tallest Tower JP [...]

To determine whether a new building will block daylight to surrounding observers, a daylight sunlight assessment should be undertaken. Daylight and sunlight assessments typically accompany planning applications so that a [...]

London, like most large cities, experiences an average temperature that is higher than it’s surrounding suburbs and countryside (4-6°C higher). This increase in temperature is due to the urban heat [...]

Overview The following article presents an overview of the guidance surrounding Obstacle Limitation Surfaces (OLS) for aerodromes in the UK and worldwide. The most common surface types will be listed, [...]

What is an Instrument Flight Procedure? An Instrument Flight Procedure (IFP) is a set of instructions regarding navigation around aerodromes. There are two basic types, one using precision instruments and [...]






