The Johns Practice

Getting Real

August 23, 2010 in News, Publications

For some the recession has been a trial for 18 months or more. For others it has become a way of life and who live in expectation that things will soon return to how they were. For those who are perhaps a little more realistic, we are no longer in a recession and this is how we can expect life to be for many years to come.

This is not a pessimistic view borne out of desperation but a view which should be embraced and viewed with a great deal of optimism. It is a time for change and attempting to improve the way our service is provided in both existing and new markets.

Architecture and the way that architects carry out our work also have to change. This change is desperately needed if the proffession has any chance of surviving in any recognised form.

To do this it is perhaps better to look to the past history of architecture and discover all over again how buildings used to be procured and in doing so discover the key words of architect as ‘master builder’, service and quality of design and technical ability.

I realised this many years ago and set out the Johns Practice stall on the basis of good service, quality of both design and technical ability, and a flexible ‘can do’ approach.

This ethos has served us well for many years and I fully expect it to continue doing so for as long as I am at the helm of this practice with the fantastic team I have in place.

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CPD’s held at TJP this summer…

August 18, 2010 in Events, News

-The Verifiable Planning Process By DesignHive Tuesday 11th May 2010

-Building Regulations & Fire Safety By MLM Wednesday 5th May 2010

-Plants in Buildings By Ambius Tuesday 25th May 2010

-Permeable Paving as a Storm Water Source By Hanson FormPave Tuesday 11th June 2010

-Changes to Part G Building Regulations By Alchallis Wednesday 23rd June 2010

-Arboriculture, Ecology & Landscape By Landscape Planning Tuesday 6th July 2010

-Air Leakage By Manthorpe Wednesday 21st July 2010

-Roofing Sustainability By Garland Friday 6th August 2010

-Energy Efficient Ventilation By Itho UK LTD Tuesday 10th August

-Health and Safety By Crossroad Health & Safety Systems Tuesday 7th September 2010

-Active Fire and Smoke Curtain Barriers By Coopers Fire Ltd Tuesday 28th Sepotember 2010

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TJP July 2010 Newsletter

August 4, 2010 in Newsletters

Catch up with all events and news from TJP

Read all here…

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Lifetime Homes Revised Design Criteria has been published.

July 14, 2010 in News, Publications

To meet the future requirements of our ageing population, In 2008 the Government published ‘Lifetime Homes, Lifetime Neighbourhoods: A National Strategy for Housing in an Ageing society’. It established the Government’s clear objective of making Lifetime Homes the norm for all newly built housing by 2013. The strategy gave a commitment to ensure that all new publicly funded housing is built to the Lifetime Homes Standard by 2011.

The revisions to the Lifetime Homes criteria published on 5 July 2010 have been introduced to achieve a higher level of practicability for volume developers in meeting the requirements of the Code for Sustainable Homes. The revisions will also facilitate the adoption of Lifetime Homes design as a requirement for all future publicly funded housing developments.

The revisions are the result of work by the Lifetime Homes Technical Advisory Group representing a cross-section of practitioners involved in housing design, housing development, access consultancy and provision of adaptations.

Developments proceeding within the Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) should continue to use the 16 Design Criteria (for Code purposes) employed in the 2009 section of the Code for Sustainable Homes.

This is because the technical guidance within the CSH has yet to be updated to reflect the revisions to the Lifetime Hones Standards.

Schemes proceeding independently of the CSH and submitted for planning approval after 5 July 2010 should incorporate the 16 Design Criteria from 5 July 2010 (REVISED).

For more information visit www.lifetimehomes.org.uk

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