Kimberly Bartlett

Oct 3, 2023 | propertyweek.com | Kimberly Bartlett |Helen Emmerson |Matthew Allen |Georgina Muskett

However, lighting has the power to completely transform a space’s function and feel. The race to net zero is number one on the agenda for many of us – and rightly so – but we have to look at the bigger picture when it comes to lighting design and prioritise people alongside the planet. The relationship between lighting and placemaking goes past practicality; it is emotional and runs deep in our collective psyche. For most people, darkness makes a place unwelcoming and, for many, inaccessible.

Oct 3, 2023 | propertyweek.com | Matthew Allen |Helen Emmerson |Kimberly Bartlett |Georgina Muskett

While the government has put new legislation and increasing fire safety and environmental regulations high on its agenda, it is doing little to incentivise and support those landlords trying to invest in and upgrade old apartment blocks. Around 3.1 million UK apartment blocks were built more than 60 years ago. If current and new building compliance standards were applied to most of these, they would probably fail.