Unlocking Data Centres
The growth of the digital age has provided a market where both personal and professional sectors rely on data centres to function. As such, the demand for data centre facilities has skyrocketed. The uptime of these data centres is critical, as a power outage can lead to significant losses for businesses and put sensitive data […]
Building Equality
Constructing a level playing field Celebrating its 10th year, International Women in Engineering Day, created by Women’s Engineering Society (WES), is a day coined to celebrate the incredible work being carried out by women engineers across the globe. With women making up only 16.5% (according to 2021 figures) of engineers worldwide, across industries from technology […]
Parmarbrook Selected by Landsec to Deliver Net Zero Refurbishment
Portland House, Victoria Parmarbrook has been appointed as a civil and structural engineer by leading UK property developer, Landsec, on the refurbishment of the 30-storey commercial building, Portland House in Victoria, London. The comprehensive refurbishment will deliver a modern, high-quality office building while retaining many of the building’s original 1960s features. The revamped 300,000 sqft […]
International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. It is also a day to raise awareness about the challenges that women still face in achieving gender equality. In the construction industry as a whole, some women continue to face challenges related to gender bias, unequal pay, […]
Our Future is Innovative Engineering
International Women In Engineering Day (IWIED) aims to highlight some of the amazing work of women in engineering roles. In celebration of IWIED, we have profiled some of our female ‘Inventors and Innovators’ who are helping build towards a brighter future in engineering. With endless passion, drive and enthusiasm, these women are empowered to identify […]
100 De Beauvoir Block
We are delighted to announce that the refurbishment of 100 De Beauvoir has reached Practical Completion! No. 100 is the latest addition in a series of converted Edwardian warehouses located on De Beauvoir Block, totalling 14,000 sq ft of new office space. This project included significant renovations to the Grade II listed building which forms […]
New Year, New Office, New Brand
We are delighted to unveil our refreshed branding As Parmarbrook celebrates our 10th anniversary in business, we felt it was the right time to refresh and strengthen our visual identity. We have evolved a lot over the last 10 years, and it was time our brand reflects that. Each of our new brand attributes has […]
Optimising for Embodied Carbon
6-10 St Andrews Street, Holborn Climate change is a rapidly escalating emergency, and the construction sector has a lot of hard work to do in order to mitigate its effects. For us as engineers, that has typically meant looking at ways to optimise structural systems and reduce the embodied carbon of a project. The refurbishment […]
Unlocking Structures
Provost Street, Hoxton 34-38 Provost Street, Hoxton Sustainable Hybrid Steel/Timber Extension As an industry we are committed to working together, identifying the best solutions for our transition to a more sustainable built environment. At a time when sustainability is at the forefront of the UK construction agenda and with key issues such as climate change […]
Green Light for Kitchener Barracks
Planning permission has been granted to deliver 183 new homes with TopHat on their Kitchener Barracks site. The project will include the delivery of a mix of new-build modular houses and apartments. As an iconic site with a rich military heritage, it was important that the development should retain its historic features, including part of […]