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KEEP IN TOUCH:

With safety and sustainability top of the high-rise agenda, in this edition of Tall Buildings Magazine we reflect on some of the issues that are dividing opinions as well as celebrating the engineering feats that are transforming our city skylines.

Cover Story

Callum Anderson, Technical Advisor at A. Proctor Group examines some commonly held myths and asks the question: Is the best way to meet airtightness requirements by using an internal VCL?

Industry News

Get to grips with the latest news, views, proposals, applications, approvals and trends taking place throughout the UK high-rise industry.

Spotlight on Birmingham

The city has long been on an upward trajectory in more ways than one – Birmingham is thriving and the built environment will continue to be at the root of this success.

Tall Buildings Conference

With an impressive speaker line-up and the ‘Step Change: Designing for Safety’ panel debate – this year for the first time the conference and exhibition will be taking place in Birmingham.

Elevating the Lift Construction Process

Laing O'Rourke has devised a modular elevator solution with manufacturer Kone which will slash on site installation time for a three-storey lift module to just 90 minutes.

Building Safety

RIBA forms coalition to urge government fire safety action to adopt an 18 metre maximum height threshold for new residential buildings with a single staircase.

Project Profile –20-22 Ropemaker Street

Designed to meet demand for quality, sustainable office space in the UK capital – a highly skilled team is behind London’s tallest limestone building since St Paul’s Cathedral.