DID YOU KNOW? THE CALFORDSEADEN NEWSLETTER AUTUMN 2010

ALSO INSIDE . . .

THE MAGNIFICENCE OF RESTORATIONRestoration of a Westminster property datingback to 1911.

ARE YOU COMPLIANT?The legal responsibilities for the health & safetyof everyone affected by your business.

SPACE TO LEARNHow educational buildings should be at the heartof every community.

REGENERATION OF THAMESMEADOur various involvement in this area of regeneration.

AN AGEING POPULATIONIs the range of building solutions for older peopleadequate for the future.

THE FUTUREOF CIVIL LITIGATION COSTSWe hear the views of David Pryce, an expertin this field.

10th ANNIVERSARYOur Birmingham office celebrates its 10th anniversary thisSeptember, marking the occasion with an evening receptionat the renowned Ikon Gallery . . .

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INTRODUCTION

espite the current economic climateaffecting the country, impacting on property& construction in particular, calfordseaden’s

Birmingham team continue to work on manyprojects throughout the region working withclients such as the Midlands Co-operative Society,Zurich Financial Services, Salvation Army, AffinitySutton, Derwent Living and Orbit Group.

Recently, the Midlands team have surveyed morethan 400 school sites within Birmingham City Council’seducational portfolio for asset management purposes,have designed a number of Sure-Start centresin Birmingham and continues to work on PublicPrivate Partnerships in Birmingham, Sandwell & Walsalldelivering a range of affordable housing developmentsfor older people. We have recently completed a majorPFI commission in Oldham, providing over 1400residential units for the elderly. This initiative includedTandle View Court, an LABC Building Excellence AwardsFinalist. We also continue to work in the commercialsectors, including retail, office and industrial.

To mark our 10th anniversary, our Birminghamoffice are hosting an event at the Ikon Gallery in BrindleyPlace in September. For those not so familiar with theIkon Gallery, it started as a small kiosk in Birmingham’sBullring but is now housed in the neo-gothic OozellsStreet School.

Ikon’s reputation for innovation, internationalismand excellence developed over 40 years. Ikon receivescore funding from Arts Council England West Midlandsand Birmingham City Council and raises additionalincome from a variety of sources, including charitabletrusts, foundations and corporate sponsorship, such asthe function being hosted by calfordseaden.

Neil Hebberts, Partner and Branch Manager ofcalfordseaden’s Birmingham office, commented:

“We all feel a sense of realachievement over the past10 years, and strongly believewe have positively contributedto the continuing developmentof the Midlands region. We are alsopleased, that even in these difficulteconomic times, we are able tomark our 10th anniversary andsupport the Ikon Gallery in doingso. We are looking forward to afurther 10 years and beyondworking throughout the regionwith our clients”

For further information contact:

Neil Hebberts

Partner and Branch Managerat our Birmingham office

T 0121 454 1688E nhebberts@calfordseaden.co.uk

The past 10 years has seen calfordseaden’s Birminghamoffice expand from a small team offering charteredsurveying & project management services, to an officenow with an established architectural departmentand offering an additional range of health & safetyconstruction & workplace services.

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CONTENTSTHE MAGNIFICENCE OF RESTORATIONRestoration of a Westminster property datingback to 1911.Pages 1-2

A LEADING LIGHTThe on-going development of our Rights to Lightexpertise.Page 2

CODE LEVEL 5Demonstration House, Hawkhurst, Kent.Pages 3-4

ARE YOU COMPLIANT?The legal responsibilities for the health & safetyof everyone affected by your business.Pages 5-6

SPACE TO LEARNHow educational buildings should be at the heartof every community.Pages 7-8

REGENERATION OF THAMESMEADOur various involvement in this area of regeneration.Pages 9-10

AN AGEING POPULATIONIs the range of building solutions for older peopleadequate for the future.Pages 11-12

THE FUTURE OF CIVIL LITIGATION COSTSWe hear the views of David Pryce, an expert inthis field.Page 13

COMMERCIAL OFFICE FIT-OUTWorks in multi let properties.Page 14

CENTRAL MIDDLESEX HOSPITALOur roles within this sustainable development.Pages 15-16

SUSTAINABLE HOUSING AWARDSFINALISTTerry Keech is shortlisted for this prestigious award.Page 16

CONGRATULATIONSOur very own Richard Williams becomes a BritishWeightlifting Champion.Back Page

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ALL ARTICLES ARE AVAILABLE ON OURWEBSITE: WWW.CALFORDSEADEN.CO.UK

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calfordseaden supplied a “one-stop” serviceproviding project management, architectural,interior design, structural and mechanical& electrical engineering, and quantitysurveying services.

eturning the building to a house was welcomedby Westminster City Council and both planningand listed building consent was obtained within

the statutory eight weeks. Our design looked back to theoriginal house layout and also looked forward to providea contemporary house with state-of-the-art audio, visualand IT systems.

One of the new dominant features of the houseis the installation of a purpose-built, spiral, cantilevered,stone staircase with wrought iron balustrading.

THE MAGNIFICENCEOF RESTORATION

calfordseaden have recently completed the restorationof a 10,000 sq ft office building back to a single house.Sir Edwin Lutyens originally designed this Grade II listedproperty, located in Westminster, in 1911. The property,set over basement, ground & three upper floors, wasbadly damaged during the Second World War and the

original staircase had been taken out and replaced with a concreteone, more suitable for office premises. Richard Grove provides aninsight into this magnificent restoration project.

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Following on from this success, Peteris now co-author of the soon to bepublished RICS guidance note onrights of light, to be launched inOctober this year and his latest paperon rights to light has been acceptedunamended for the RICS COBRA(Construction, Building and RealEstate Research) conference in Paris inearly September. His previous papersfor Structural Survey, published byEmerald, entitled 'Was WaldramWrong?' and 'Waldram was Wrong!'have been well received with anOutstanding Paper Award in 2008.He has also been published in theRICS East of England journal and byCIBSE in BSJ with his research resultson adequacy of daylighting levels.

In parallel with this, the BREare now revising and updatingtheir guidance note on Site LayoutPlanning for Daylight and Sunlightinvolving the leading experts,including ourselves, and usingexperience gained during Peter'sresearch, in refining and improvingthis essential guidance for Planners.

calfordseaden is able to offer adviceto its clients on all aspects of daylightand sunlight assessment from initialrisk assessment and advice ondevelopment scale, through to reportsfor planning and expert evidence ornegotiation of compensation whereactionable losses are predicted. Wehave provided advice on projectsfrom a small rear extension whereour client avoided an injunction, tomajor inner city regeneration schemeswhere our clients were able tomaximise return on investment.

For further information contact:

Peter Defoeat our Orpington officeT 01689 888222E pdefoe@calfordseaden.co.uk

Over the past 15 years, under thedirection of Stephen Cotterell, Partner,calfordseaden has invested in theirrights of light expertise and softwareto support our rights to light anddaylight & sunlight assessment service.

This investment has also enabled Peter Defoe tohelp develop our service to our clients and toachieve the first ever Doctorate in the BuiltEnvironment for his thesis entitled 'The Validity ofDaylight Calculations in Rights to Light cases'.

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This links the main reception roomsat ground level to upper floors andprovides a stunning addition to thegracious and well-proportioned rooms.

calfordseaden also providedinterior design services to the principalreception rooms and sleepingaccommodation. Our interior designarchitect created a bespoke fireplacefor the drawing room to complementthe stone door surrounds, as theoriginal Jagger surround is nowdisplayed in the Victorian & AlbertMuseum.

The result is a stunningrestoration, of which calfordseadenare particularly proud to be associatedand the new owners are delightedto have been able to restore thisfine example of Sir Edwin Lutyens’London architecture.

For further information contact:

Richard Groveat our London officeT 020 7940 3200E rgrove@calfordseaden.co.uk

A copy of calfordseaden'sright of light, sunlight& daylight brochure canbe downloaded fromthe publications sectionof our website.

CODEDemonstration HouseHawkhurst, Kent

LEVEL 5calfordseaden assistedTown & CountryHousing Group inarranging an open dayon 2nd July for theirCode Level 5 low carbon

demonstration house at Fieldways,Hawkhurst, in which we acted asemployer's agent, sustainabilityM&E adviser, code assessor andCDM coordinator.

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Our sustainability and mechanicaland electrical engineering expert,Terry Keech, gave a presentationexplaining the special features ofthe house and how he and Town& Country will be able to monitorevery aspect of the building’s energyuse via the internet, together withvaluable feedback from the tenants.

eveloped in partnershipwith Denne Constructionand calfordseaden, and

supported by the Homes & CommunitiesAgency, Fieldways has been used totest and demonstrate the buildingtechniques and technologies that housebuilders will need to use in the futurein order to comply with the future 'ZeroCarbon Homes' aspirations. The househas also been developed to look atsuitable technologies for use on existingstock housing and how best to installretro fit technologies.

Learning from the individualelements of the scheme in terms ofconstruction and feedback from theresidents will be used to inform otherprojects, including 'retrofit' situations.This low carbon house provides apleasant place to live, with energybills that should be considerably lower.

The cost of the overall projecthas been monitored carefully, andis inevitably higher than would beanticipated for a straight forward Code5 dwelling, as it has been constructedas a "one-off" demonstration project.However, the lessons learned will betaken forward by the project team andcosts significantly reduced for futureprojects, replicating only those featuresand products that have proved to besuccessful, efficient and cost effective.

For further information contact:

Terry Keechat our Orpington officeT 01689 888222E tkeech@calfordseaden.co.uk

This house achieves Level 5 under the Codefor Sustainable Homes, the first in the area.It provides an important insight into whathouses of the future may be like and has beendesigned to be in keeping with the existinghomes in the local area.

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“I would like to thankcalfordseaden for theexcellent organisation ofthe event and Terry'sexpertise, support andenthusiasm on the day andover the life of the project.Many thanks to AngelaLemon and the supportteam for dealing with myquestions during theconstruction phase andmanaging the site so well.We have received someexcellent feedback on theevent and for what wehave produced”

“The Hawkhurst schemeis a very credibledevelopment withtremendous potentialfor mass scalere-production – one of thebest projects I have seenacross the UK to date”

Paul White, Design & QualityManager at Town and Country:

Rob Pannell, Head of HouseBuilding at Zero Carbon Hub:

KEY FEATURES INCLUDE:

Very high levels of insulation;Thin joint block work construction;Local & sustainably sourced materials;Triple glazed timber windows;Mechanical ventilation withheat recovery;Solar electric and solar hotwater panels;A ground source heat pump;‘Smart’ metering;Water efficient fittings;Rainwater harvesting andpermeable paving;Natural low toxin paints;Lifetime Homes compliant;Internal and external recycling facilities.

OUR SERVICES ALSO INCLUDED:

Employers Agent;CDM Coordinator;Code Assessor.

For further information contact:

Angela Lemonat our Orpington officeT 01689 888222E alemon@calfordseaden.co.uk

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As an owner or director of a business, youhave legal responsibilities for the health &safety of everyone affected by your business.Failing to meet these obligations can havesevere consequences, not only for thosepeople affected by an illness, accident or

incident itself, but also personally for a business owneror its directors.

Stephen Cotterell highlightssome of the services weprovide to help you complywith your obligations.

ARE YOUCOMPLIANT?

calfordseaden health & safety can help you meet yourobligations. Our health & safety consultants can assistyou to prevent accidents and incidents occurring inthe first place, avoid the costs of such occurrences,improve your reputation through health & safety andassist you to plan for the future.

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HEALTH & SAFETYMANAGEMENTCONSULTANCY

Through our health & safetymanagement systems service, wewill audit your existing systems,policies and procedures. This formsthe basis of further developing yourmanagement systems and strategies,based on industry best practice andinternational standards.

A good health & safety policyguides the way work is completed,the selection of persons, equipmentand material for various tasks andthe design and provision of productsand services. Our consultants willwork closely with you to understandyour business and its operationsand prepare a new robust policyor review and update your existingpolicy, ensuring it meets therequirements of current legislation.

Our retainer service is a costeffective and practical way ofmanaging every aspect of yourhealth & safety performance. Ourservice covers an annual assessmentof your management systems,regular advice, legislative updatesand free training seminars.

FIRE RISK MANAGEMENT

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety)Order 2005 covers fire precautionsand other fire duties to protectpeople in the event of a fire andcovers all non-domestic premises,which also includes the commonparts of blocks of flats. We undertakefire risk assessments and providecomprehensive advice to ourclients to enable them to satisfytheir obligations under the currentfire safety legislation.

CONSTRUCTION HEALTH,SAFETY AND WASTEMANAGEMENT

We have provided services underthe Construction (Design andManagement) Regulations for over15 years. As CDM coordinators, weeffectively manage the flow of healthand safety information, coordinatethe health & safety aspects of designwork, cooperate with all projectparticipants and apply the “Principlesof Prevention” when dischargingour duties. We also promote andfacilitate good communicationbetween the client, designers andcontractors.

To assist our clients comply withtheir duties under the Construction(Design and Management)Regulations and the Site WasteManagement Regulations we alsoprovide services covering Site WasteManagement Plans, Site SafetyInspections and Site Safety Audits.

TRAINING

Regularly training demonstratescompetence and is key to thesuccessful implementation ofhealth & safety within anyorganisation. We offer a widerange of training on health & safety,including bespoke trainingprogrammes and in-house seminarsto senior management and staff.

For further information on ourcomprehensive health & safetyservice contact:

Stephen Cotterellat our Orpington officeT 01689 888222E scotterell@calfordseaden.co.uk

Peter Gatfieldat our London officeT 020 7940 3200E pgatfield@calfordseaden.co.uk

Pierre Langloisat our Birmingham officeT 0121 454 1688E planglois@calfordseaden.co.uk

Paul Kentat our Winchester officeT 01962 718300E pkent@calfordseaden.co.uk

FURTHER INFORMATION ON OUR SERVICESCAN BE FOUND AT:WWW.CALFORDSEADEN.CO.UK/HEALTHANDSAFETY

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Now that the BuildingSchools for the Futureprogramme has beenabandoned, it herald’sthe end of buildingschool’s as factories forkids and creating iconsfor architects. Schoolswill of course continueto be built, perhapsnot so many and witha greater emphasiseon refurbishment.

Positive educational environmentsencourage learning and earn respect;John Spence and Roger Day explain.

y redefining how schools and other educationalbuildings interact with the wider community, wecan realise their full potential. A school situated on

the same site as, for example, a primary health care centre,commercial & workshop units, retail premises and youth& community facilities would benefit in many ways. Suchbenefits include cross subsidy, reduced road congestion,closer links between education & business, potentialemployment opportunities, shared and better utilisedpremises, reduced facilitiesmanagement costs, enhanced useof renewable energy & feed-intariffs and ultimately a moreengaging & stimulatingenvironment for children tolearn and thrive in.

Our key objective through designand development of new orexisting school buildings is toexceed expectations. To do so,we must establish not only whatour client believes they requirenow, but also what they aspireto and what they anticipatethey may need in the future.To achieve this objective weseek to fully engage with allstakeholders throughout the design stages, and supportthem through a process of analysis and discovery toestablish a full and detailed design brief.

With a comprehensive brief wecan develop a robust, buildableand sustainable concept out ofwhich will evolve an adaptablebuilding that creates a positivesense of place, fulfilling not onlyour client’s objectives, but whichalso makes a significant contributionto the building’s planning context,educational and environmental.

We are very clear to makethe distinction that a school is aplace of learning, rather than a placeof teaching. In our approach, thestudents are every bit as importantas the commissioning client (perhaps

more so) and we always seek to engage with them andto accommodate their views and opinions in the designdevelopment process. Most importantly we believe thatthey should be shown the utmost respect, we stronglybelieve that in return they will be more committed andrespectful of the school and its environment.

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Education is a life long and evolving process and educational buildings should be atthe heart of every community, so our children discover, engage and learn from theirenvironments and the wider society. Educational buildings should be stimulatingenvironments that encourage learning and earn the pupils’ respect. These buildingsmust be sustainable and adaptable to change and accommodate the evolvingdemands placed on them. Not to do so, will ultimately compromise students’learning potential.

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Sustainability is at the heart of allthat we undertake as a Practice. Themajority of young people now expectenvironmental and sustainability issuesto be appropriately addressed, and theirschool buildings contribute as much totheir learning and understanding of theenvironment as the lessons undertakenwithin them. The buildings andenvironments we create uphold anddemonstrate, as a tangible learning tool,the very best available to us, reducingour impact on the earth’s finite resources.

Through calfordseaden’s multi-disciplinedservice approach we are able to providea full Building Information Model (BIM),technology with sustainable design andanalysis tools for new construction andrenovation projects. Why not work withus to evolve your concept and ideas intoa full 3D model, which can show youwhat the building will really look like,how it will really work and what impactdesign decisions will really have in termsof environmental performance?

For further information contact:

John Spenceat our Orpington officeT 01689 888222E jspence@calfordseaden.co.uk

Roger Dayat our Orpington officeT 01689 888222E rday@calfordseaden.co.uk

THAMESMEAD

TAVY BRIDGE

This £138 million scheme is one of the mostambitious regeneration projects in the ThamesGateway, involving the demolition of 230 flatsand the refurbishment of 96 flats to DecentHomes Standards in two tower blocks, togetherwith the construction of 827 new homes.

Existing community facilities are currentlyin the process of being replaced with a new largehealth centre, retail, office and community facilities,car park, new multi-use games area, along withsignificant improvements to the local streetscapeand landscape. Southmere lake forms part of thesurrounding area and the masterplan providesenvironmental improvement works and enhancedcommunity facilities.

For further informationon this project contact:

Jacqui Fogertyat our Orpington officeT 01689 888222E jfogerty@calfordseaden.co.uk

Thamesmead is a major development of highand low-rise blocks with interconnecting walkwayscovering 130 acres of former marshland in the northof the London Boroughs of Bexley and Greenwich,near the River Thames. Here,, Chris Willis explainshis group’s ongoing involvement.

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calfordseaden have beenappointed by Gallions

Housing Association in various roles,including architect, employer’s agent,client representative, HQI assessor,sustainability adviser, CDM coordinatorand clerk of works on several importantschemes within the area, designedto bring new life to the community”

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LINTON MEAD(Thamesmere Drive)

Gallions Housing Association’s firstbespoke extra care development isa five storey development that has beendesigned to a BREEAM multi residentialrating of ‘Excellent’; providing 38 onebedroom and 20 two bedroom extra-care apartments, a number of whichhave been designed to the Greenwichwheelchair design standard, togetherwith day care unit, commercial kitchenand support facilities.

As the site is within the flood risk zoneof the River Thames, detailed flood riskassessments were undertaken to allowthe building to be designed accordinglyand solutions found to overcome asudden and unexpected large volumeof water flooding into the immediatearea to the satisfaction of theEnvironment Agency.

POPLAR PLACE

Planning permission was granted forthe removal of the disused fuel farm,demolition of the derelict boxing cluband the construction of a three to eightstorey building of 62 mix tenure flats andmaisonettes, designed in a stepped format.

The site of a redundant districtheating boiler house was also developedto provide 47 residential dwellings,including houses and flats for sharedownership. The flats are in an eight-storeyterracotta clad circular building with amono pitch roof, providing Poplar Placewith a new prominent local landmark forthe replacement of the very popular andwell known boiler house and its distinctchimneys. Both schemes were designedto high environmental standards, Secureby Design Award and incorporate LifetimeHomes and bespoke wheelchair housingunits. They also meet the Government’sguidelines on the re-use of urban land,particularly derelict or under used land,for new housing.

For further informationon these projects contact:

Ian Walkerat our Orpington officeT 01689 888222E iwalker@calfordseaden.co.uk

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A new riverside town in the late 1960’s, the area hasbeen plagued with social problems including graffiti,serious vandalism, high crime levels and lack of amenitiessuch as shops and schools.

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Current shrinking building budgets meanreductions in building footprints, so addressingthe existing requirements for today’s newolder persons developments are alreadycoming under increasing strain.

If we were then to add to these newdevelopments many of the known featuresthat should be incorporated to adequatelyaddress the needs of people in the future, wecan see the enormity of the task facing careproviders, designers and developers today.

f we take the simple electric mobility scooter, mostnew developments will not adequately take accountof their increased numbers in the future. The advent

of the mobility buggy has enabled older people a newfreedom to remain independent for longer. They fulfil avery valuable function; enabling people to enjoy a muchbetter quality of life, including taking part in healthy,stimulating sociable activities out in the community.

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With the UK population increasing in both ageand size, as an industry we must ask the questionif today’s range of building solutions for olderpersons and their care are going to be adequatefor the future. Joanne Ellson writes.

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With their popularity ever growing anddemand making them more affordable,Age Concern are suggesting that careproviders need to ensure they putpolicies in place now to deal withthis potential problem. However, withshrinking budget and footprints, howare we going to deal with the futureneed for mobility scooters withinresidential care buildings? It is not justthe increased space that is needed tostore and charge the vehicle, but alsothe manoeuvring circles within theaccommodation and their weight.As the design of these motorisedunits develops, there is a potentialfor the weight of each to increaseor the frequency of vehicles to adda uniform load, adding to the costof the building structure.

Addressing this at design stagefor future proofing may result in anadditional footprint to the apartments,wider corridors to ensure turning ispossible, additional wall protection,increased design loads, and in almost all

cases further fire protection if chargingbays are allowed within the communalspace. All of this adds cost to a scheme,usually resulting in the reduction ofcommunity spaces. calfordseaden’sreview of current thinking for electricvehicles (EVs) within new buildings isthat small stores, labelled EV, are beingprovided, accommodating approx 5% ofthe buildings population.

‘Pull-in’ charging bays, adjacent tothe apartment entrances in the corridor,appears the most appropriate designsolution. Building Control appearadverse to this idea, due to the fire riskin blocked egress routes and the vehiclesthemselves causing a fire risk within aprotected corridor. One way of futureproofing for this is allowing strategicapartments within the scheme that canbe stripped out to provide the additionalspace required. This however has aknock on effect to the financialmodelling and viability of the project,but maybe substantially cheaper thanuplifting a building design loads and

areas for a ‘potential’ future problem.The optimum design solution,however, remains to be realised.

The rising popularity of thesimple electric vehicle is just oneof the many factors that will affectboth existing and new older personsdevelopments of all residential typesnow and into the future. We cansee, however, how this one relativelysimple issue has major ramificationson the design of a building. Asdesigners we must continue toquestion how we design buildingstoday and how they will fit theirpurpose in the future. As an industrywe must work together to ensurethat today’s buildings for residentialcare are adequate for the future.

For further information contact:

Joanne Ellsonat our Birmingham officeT 0121 454 1688E jellson@calfordseaden.co.uk

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n the one hand the report is an impressively detailed andcarefully considered piece of work, containing many excellentrecommendations which are likely to reduce the cost of civil

litigation as a whole. On the other hand the report also containssome deeply problematic areas, and favours the interests of themedia and the insurance market at the expense of members ofthe public, by seeking inappropriately to shift the costsburden from defendants to claimants.

At present, the cost of litigation is borne primarily by defendantswhose actions have caused others (successful claimants) to sufferloss. Many of Lord Justice Jackson’s recommendations will, ifimplemented in their current form, have the effect of shiftingthe costs burden from (unsuccessful) defendants to (successful)claimants.

The difficulty with this approach is that many defendants(employers, professional advisers, property owners etc) areable to spread the cost of any claims which they may faceby insuring against them. In this respect, the defendants“stand together”.

It would be fair to say that Lord Justice Jackson’s Reviewof Civil Litigation Costs, published in January this year,polarised opinions. It has been hailed as “lucid, reasoned,and stunning” 1 and condemned as “despicable”2.Jackson LJ’s final report probably justifies both views, atleast in part. David Pryce of Fenchurch Law LLP explains..

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1 Professor Dominic Regan, New Law Journal, 22.01.20102 Chris Wait, Temple Legal Protection Ltd, The Times, 25.03.2010

The majority of the buildingwas sublet to a longstandingcommercial occupier andthe client’s brief was tosubdivide the remainingvacant parts of the propertyso that smaller office suitescould be formed, whichwould be more attractiveto the local office market.

This project was particularly complexas it involved careful negotiation withexisting occupiers to ensure that theirquiet enjoyment was not adverselyaffected, whilst at the same timeensuring that the requirements ofan incoming tenant were met andthat the premises they were takingwere ready on time for them totake occupation.

Careful liaison with StatutoryAuthorities including Building Controlwas necessary, as the premises didnot easily lend themselves to furthersubdivision, due to their constructionalform. Our negotiations led toagreement of the proposals.

Considerable difficulties wereencountered in relation to buildingservices, which ran between thevarious parts of the property, andtheir successful adaptation to suitthe incoming tenant.

By careful negotiation withall interested parties and careful useof “out of hours” working, we wereable to ensure that the project wascompleted satisfactorily withoutadverse interruption to the day-to-dayactivities of existing tenants.

This project showed us, onceagain, that there are many challengesthat are encountered when workingwithin occupied commercial premisesand it is crucial, at all times, totake into account the needs of allstakeholders and interested partiesin a property.

At the same time as supervisingcontact works, we were also involvedin dilapidations negotiations andliaison with letting agents, as wellas supporting Solicitors in obtainingappropriate consents from thesuperior landlord.

For further information contact:

Ashley Harperat our Birmingham officeT 0121 454 1688E aharper@calfordseaden.co.uk

Our Birmingham office recently actedon behalf of a major financial clientin project managing and supervisingpart of a substantial office buildingin Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.Ashley Harper explains our role .

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Claimants, on the other hand, “standalone”, as we do not, in this country,have a viable market for allowingpotential claimants (i.e. all membersof the public) to insure against the riskof suffering a loss due to someoneelse’s actions, and having to incur thecost of pursuing a claim. As a result,whereas defendants are, in manycases, able to spread the cost ofbecoming involved in a dispute,claimants are unable to do so.

Unless commercially appropriate“before the event”insurance becomes widelyavailable, the only way

to spread the costs of thelitigation process in a way

that is financially manageablefor those involved, is for those costs

to be borne primarily by those whoare able to stand together, as opposedto those who necessarily stand alone.Dominic Djangoly, Under Secretary ofState at the Ministry of Justice, hasrecently announced that a governmentconsultation on the Jackson Report willtake place in the autumn, with a viewto addressing the “high costs” of civillitigation. It is to be hoped that anyaction which is taken as a result of thatconsultation focuses on reducing thecost of litigation as a whole, ratherthan simply shifting the burden ofthose costs away from insurers, andonto members of the public.

David Pryce is a partner atFenchurch Law LLP, which specialisesin professional negligence claimsand insurance coverage disputes.

T 020 7947 4019E info@fenchurchlaw.co.uk

calfordseaden are acting as employer's agent and CDMcoordinator also providing sustainability, flood risk

and M&E advice for this project on behalf ofNetwork Housing Group. The design requiredsignificant input by calfordseaden to manageconflicting requirements in this difficultmarket of shared ownership sales,intermediate and social rent as well asplanners and health trust expectationsregarding doctors, staff and student

accommodation requirements.

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Network Housing Group acquired this site in Park Royal,London, to provide keyworker accommodation to achieveCode for Sustainable Homes Level 4. Jo Parody talks usthrough our involvement in this innovative project.

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This 11 storey high landmark buildingcomprises a mix of 66 one bedroom,64 two bedroom and 15 three bedroomfamily apartments and maisonettes,eight of which are adaptable towheelchair standards.

All dwellings have private amenityspace and access to communal roofterraces. The provision of a 78 baycar park, 147 cycle bays, landscapedareas and a children’s play area willalso be included.

The use of concrete framedconstruction and the extensiveuse of brick as a building materialwill increase the thermal mass ofthe development, thus reducingthe building’s reaction to temperaturechange. It is proposed that spaceheating and hot water will bedelivered using a site-widecommunal energy network withheat metering in each dwelling.All materials specified for thedevelopment have been chosenfor their sustainable credentials.

For more information please contact:

Jo Parodyat our Orpington officeT 01689 888222E jparody@calfordseaden.co.uk

The sustainable designaims to maximise the useof natural systems, thusminimising the impactof the developmenton resources.

SUSTAINABLEHOUSING AWARDSFINALIST

For the second year runningcalfordseaden's sustainabilityexpert, Terry Keech, has beenshortlisted in the Green SocialHousing Champion of the Yearcategory of The SustainableHousing Awards 2010.

The awards, held by Inside Housingmagazine and its sister publicationSustainable Housing, focus on thebest ‘green’ social housing projectsconstructed in the UK and theorganisations responsible for them.

Ted Stevens, Inside Housing'sevents director, and the organiser ofthe awards said: "We've had a terrificresponse, with hundreds of entriesand Terry Keech of calfordseaden hasdone brilliantly to get shortlisted fromsuch a huge field."

The awards ceremony willtake place on Friday 22nd October,so hopefully we will be able toannounce Terry’s success as winnerlater this year!

For further information contact:

Terry Keechat our Orpington officeT 01689 888222E tkeech@calfordseaden.co.uk

Proud of his shortlisted entry as “GreenSocial Housing Champion” for 2009,Terry Keech is looking to go one betterthis year, continuing to make a majorcontribution to the delivery andpromotion of sustainable housing.

RECENT AWARDS

Some of our award winningschemes include:

BERMONDSEY SPAWinner of best regeneration award

- London Evening Standard New Homes

Awards Joint winner of best new place

to live - RTPI Awards

STONEBRIDGE ESTATEOverall winner and best regeneration

award at RICS Awards

EMMAUS HAMPSHIREShortlisted in the completed Live/Work

Homeless Community category at

Housing Design Awards

TOWNSEND STREETShortlisted in projects category

at Housing Design Awards

HOATHDOWN HOUSE,PEACEHAVENShortlisted for best community

development and best partnership

at LABC South East Building Excellence

Awards

TANDLE VIEW COURT,ROYTONShortlisted for best community

development at LABC North West

Building Excellence Awards

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Autumn 2010

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We are delighted to share the news that wehave a British Weightlifting Champion among us.Richard Williams, one of our Assistant BuildingSurveyors became the British weightliftingChampion in the 85kg class on 26th June.

Richard started weightlifting and competingseriously about four years ago when his coach,

who is an Olympic and Commonwealth games medallist encouragedhim into the sport.

Amongst his other achievements Richard won the EnglishChampionships and British Championships in 2009 in the 94kg weightclass and competed in a large international team competition last year,where England were beaten into 2nd place by Russia.

Richard hopes to progress to the level where he can represent Englandat the World Championships and Olympic Games.

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