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London skyscrapers tight on cycle parking

Filed under: News — Tags: bicycle, business centres, commercial property, cycle, london, London offices, office space, parking, skyscrapers — Krista Harrison @ 9:38 am

We’re all being told to cycle to work, but what if there is nowhere safe to leave your bike?

Reports are suggesting that many of London’s new and existing skyscrapers aren’t offering enough cycle parking for the staff who work there.

Mayor Boris Johnson wants to get at least 5% of Londoners cycling to work, but where are these people supposed to leave their bikes?

The planned new London Bridge Tower, also known as The Shard is set for completion in 2012, and will become the tallest building in the UK measuring at 1,017 feet, housing around 6,500 occupants. However only 250 cycle parking spaces are planned for the building. (more…)

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London to expand upwards not outwards

Filed under: News — Tags: city, commercial property, london, office space, skyscrapers — Krista Harrison @ 11:28 am

London is set to join other skyscraper cities in the future by building upwards, with many taller buildings now planned.

In the general scale of things, London isn’t viewed as a ‘skyscraper city’ like Chicago or New York, but things seem to be changing for the taller. The City of London may have a few tall buildings, but its tallest, One Canada Square only measures a third of the height of the world’s tallest – the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. (more…)

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Fire safety of London’s tall buildings under scrutiny

Filed under: News — Tags: commercial property, fire, fire safety, health and safety, london, London office space, London offices, office space, skyscrapers, tall buildings — Krista Harrison @ 9:00 am

Following the fatal blaze in Lakanal House, Camberwell, tall buildings in London will be examined for fire safety.

Tower blocks, tall office buildings, large developments under construction and high rise flats are all at risk of facing similar fates to Lakanal House. Last July a blaze in the tower block claimed six lives, three of them children.

The London Assembly is at the head of the enquries and investigations, aimed to prevent similar events happening again. Fire safety is imperivate in all buildings but tall buildings produce more safety issues due to their size and design. (more…)

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