Planning Application Planning control is the process of managing the development of land and buildings. The purposes of this process are to save what is best of our heritage and to improve the infrastructure upon which we depend for a civilised existence. Your local planning authority is responsible for deciding whether a development, anything from an…
RIBA Plan of Work The RIBA Plan of Work organises the process of briefing, designing, constructing and operating building projects into eight stages and explains the stage outcomes, core tasks and information exchanges required at each stage. It was revised in 2013 followed by another revision in 2020. The RIBA Plan of Work 2013 comprises…
Major Change of Regulation June 2022 On 15 June 2022, changes were made to the Approved Documents which make up the Building Regulation requirements. The changes effect Approved Document F (Ventilation) and L (Conservation of fuel and power), while also introducing Approved Document O and Approved Document S. The new documents, O and S, focus on overheating in buildings and infrastructure…
AI Magazine Global Excellence Awards A Phenomenal Success Story Shinz Design is an RIBA Chartered Practice providing both architectural and interior design services to both private residential and commercial clients. As the winner of the 2016 Global Excellence Awards & 2016 Excellence Awards – Most Outstanding Conversion Company, Director Yihyi Hwang talks us through the…
