Thomas Lane

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Bennetts’ timber and straw robotics lab pilots new net zero carbon building standard

1 month ago | bdonline.co.uk | Thomas Lane

A small research building at Manchester Metropolitan University, constructed using low-carbon materials, is among the first to be assessed against the new NZCBS. Thomas Lane reports Hidden away in a small courtyard within Manchester Metropolitan University is a slip of a building that seeks to redefine how we think about low carbon construction. Measuring just 70m2, this single-storey project is one of the first to be benchmarked against the new net zero carbon building standard (NZCBS).
A cauldron on the Mersey: how Everton built their new stadium in just five years (Manchester United take note)

2 months ago | bdonline.co.uk | Thomas Lane

Manchester United has an ambitous plan to rebuild Old Trafford within the same timescale. Everton and BDP Pattern have already done this and delivered its new, £760m stadium on budget and on time with careful planning and extensive use of MMC and digital tools, reports Thomas Lane Notorious for going over budget and failing to complete on time, football stadium construction is a risky business. The Tottenham Hotspur stadium was the last big arena to complete in the UK.
Computational Approaches for Predicting Drug Interactions with Human Organic Anion Transporter 4 (OAT4)

Mar 20, 2025 | dx.doi.org | Lucy J. Martinez-Guerrero |Patricia A. Vignaux |Joshua Harris |Thomas Lane
Canada Water: Is it a match for Kings Cross?

Mar 10, 2025 | building.co.uk | Thomas Lane

The first phase of British Land’s 53 acre mixed use development in south-east London is almost finished. Thomas Lane went along to have a look Five years after planning was granted, the first phase of British Land’s Canada Water mega regeneration project in south-east London is almost finished.
Digging deep: The radical engineering underpinning Stiff + Trevillion’s 65 Holborn Viaduct project

Feb 18, 2025 | bdonline.co.uk | Thomas Lane

A disused railway station below half of a central London site meant conventional piling was out of the question.
Is it time to stop building in the wildfire affected areas of California?

Jan 24, 2025 | bdonline.co.uk | Thomas Lane

The recent fires in the hills around Los Angeles are the most costly in US history. Does it really make sense to live in these heavily wooded places? Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th US president and his signing of a slew of controversial executive orders has switched the world’s attention from the devastating wildfires in California.
WA100 2025: Western Europe leads on net zero

Jan 22, 2025 | bdonline.co.uk | Thomas Lane

This year Gensler, the world’s biggest practice, saw the number of architects it employs drop below the 3,000 mark, the milestone which it broke through in 2023. The second-placed firm, Arcadis, also saw numbers fall. But these drops mean little when measured against the wider profession; our annual survey of the world’s largest architects reveals the real story is that not much has changed since last year.
BDP usurps Fosters as UK’s biggest architect

Jan 17, 2025 | bdonline.co.uk | Thomas Lane

BDP usurps Fosters as UK’s biggest architect By Thomas Lane2025-01-17T06:00:00 Foster & Partners’ five year reign at top of UK rankings over, according to BD survey of world’s largest practices Foster & Partners has been pushed into second place by BDP after a five year reign as the UK’s largest architectural firm according to the WA100, BD’s international survey of the globe’s 100 largest firms.
Denoising Reveals Low-Occupancy Populations in Protein Crystals

Nov 8, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Alisia Fadini |Thomas Lane |Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY |Virginia Apostolopoulou

AbstractAdvances in structural biology increasingly focus on uncovering protein dynamics and transient or weak macromolecular complexes. Such studies require modeling of low-occupancy species, for instance time-evolving intermediates and bound ligands. In protein crystallography, difference maps that compare paired perturbed and reference datasets are a powerful way to identify and aid modeling of low-occupancy species.
Hinkley Point C: Building Britain’s first nuclear reactor in 30 years

Sep 19, 2024 | nuclear-news.net | Thomas Lane |Christina MacPherson

Hinkley Point C: Building Britain’s first nuclear reactor in 30 years The government revised the strike prices for renewable generation in December 2023, the strike price for offshore wind is £73 and PV £61 so nuclear remains an expensive zero carbon option. The current price for electricity is approximately £83mWhr. Building, By Thomas Lane, 17 September 2024Like its Finnish and French twins, Hinkley Point C has suffered from cost overuns and delays.

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Articles

Bennetts’ timber and straw robotics lab pilots new net zero carbon building standard

A cauldron on the Mersey: how Everton built their new stadium in just five years (Manchester United take note)

Computational Approaches for Predicting Drug Interactions with Human Organic Anion Transporter 4 (OAT4)

Canada Water: Is it a match for Kings Cross?

Digging deep: The radical engineering underpinning Stiff + Trevillion’s 65 Holborn Viaduct project

Is it time to stop building in the wildfire affected areas of California?

WA100 2025: Western Europe leads on net zero

BDP usurps Fosters as UK’s biggest architect

Denoising Reveals Low-Occupancy Populations in Protein Crystals

Hinkley Point C: Building Britain’s first nuclear reactor in 30 years

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Kieran Gair

Maev Kennedy

Geraldine Kendall Adams

Peter Ormerod

Simon Godley

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