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Solar panels have generated quite a bit of work as well as electricity in the last year or so. As far as I understand it, an installation needs a structural engineer’s report in order to receive accreditation. Or something. In truth, the weight of the panels is rarely a problem. Any structure needs to be […]
I was recently reminded of a trip to Las Vegas in 2010, which included the Grand Canyon and, specifically, the Skywalk. This is a glass horseshoe walkway that cantilevers over the canyon and is, quite frankly, terrifying. On the furthest extreme of the structure I found myself next to an American woman, both of us […]
The double four day weekends have coincided with year end, a decision to redecorate the office and an accidental holiday. A more spectacular example of diary mismanagement it is difficult to imagine, but the office did need a serious makeover. It hadn’t been decorated since 2003 and this was a perfect opportunity to take the […]
If anyone is in the slightest bit interested, it was my birthday last weekend. In celebration, a bunch of us went to Newcastle, mainly because I had never visited the city before, but mainly because I wanted to have a look at the Gateshead Milllennium Bridge. The Architects for the bridge were Wilkinson Eyre who […]
There’s a large housing estate being constructed to the south of Leighton Buzzard on what started off as a giant sand quarry, then became a giant infill site. So essentially the houses are constructed on a very deep layer of fill. From an engineering point of view, the solution is relatively straightforward, if a little […]
The government launched a campaign a couple of weeks ago to get rid of what is perceived to be unnecessary legislation. Along with many other people, there was a sigh of relief from Rawlings Towers at the thought that, at least, some of the red tape burden would be lifted. It shouldbe remembered, thought, that […]
To be honest, I put this post in for the benefit of Matt Willson of Willson Web Design, who constructed this website. Apparently, Matt is using this website to demonstrate his genius to a networking group, and I felt he needed something topical, relevant and let’s face it, basically true.
I was hobnobbing with the toffs a couple of weekends ago. Out in the pound note area of the Buckinghamshire countryside is a rambling complex consisting of barns, houses, fields and forest over about 60 acres. The buildings range from 1930’s back many hundreds of years, featuring just about every example of barn construction that […]
It’s probably inappropriate to put such a personal blog on what is intended to be a professional website, but…it’s my website. I had always wanted a dog, but as my early working life involved commuting to London, it seemed unfair. So when Dad and I formed the Practice in 1993, it seemed an opportunity. So […]
They say that it’s good to scare yourself every now and then, and I managed this spectacularly on Tuesday last week. A regular commercial client has a 40 year old building with concrete cladding, and it could be seen that some of them were deteriorating. A survey from close quarters was needed and, as the […]