Max Fordham Blog

The ACE Reverse Mentoring Pilot

Reverse mentoring (as the name suggests) flips traditional mentoring around, so that less experienced staff become mentors to their seniors.…

Sleep Well - Designing a Good Night's Sleep in a Warming Climate

You’re awake. Again. Still. The covers are off and your skin prickles with moisture. The low, glowing light of the clock says 5.05. The heat…

Can Collaboration Solve London's Energy Conundrum?

This week Max Fordham signed up as supporters of LETI – The London Environment Transformation Initiative. This is a group of over 150 cross-disciplinary…

Digital Construction Week 2017

I recently attended Digital Construction Week, hosted at London’s Excel Centre. This year’s event drew its largest ever attendance. That’s not…

Sound Bites - Acoustics in Restaurants

As an acoustician specialising in the built environment, I believe any push to increase general awareness of acoustics in the spaces we occupy…

Putting the 'Fun' in Fundraising

September was a busy month in Max Fordham's Community Engagement Team, raising funds for our designated charity organisations. Three of our…

Richard Hassel (WOHA Architects) - Garden City/Mega City

The Passive Low Energy Architecture Conference (PLEA) is an annual event that brings a network of experts together for a discourse on sustainable…

Chill Hill

Peabody's St. John's Hill residential development is located next to the train line passing through Clapham Junction - Europe's busiest station…

The boundaries of Planet Earth

In July, I took part in CSAR's renowned lecture programme. CSAR (Cambridge Society for the Application of Research) is a society that encourages…

Joe Clark (University of Stratchclyde) – Building Performance Simulation

The Passive Low Energy Architecture Conference (PLEA) is an annual event that brings a network of experts together for a discourse on sustainable…

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