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Financial Memorandum

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The Financial Memorandum complements the management statement and sets out the detailed financial framework within which the NDPB operates.  The financial memorandum covers, among other things, the NDPB’s funding arrangements; the financial delegations within which the NDPB can spend; budgeting procedures; banking; and expenditure on staff.

Where next?

Design Council | Home > About design > Business essentials > Sustainability by Beatrice K Otto > Where next?

There is a wealth of resources on sustainability and sustainable design from organisations offering practical help to online networks and software tools Practical help The Carbon Trust www. thecarbontrust. co. uk/carbontrust/Provides comprehensive advice on reducing carbon emissions and general energy efficiency, including sources of loans.  Also run an annual Innovation Award for carbon...

10 May 2007

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Present Sir George Cox (Chairman), Bonnie Dean, Penny Egan, John Hollar, Jonathan Kestenbaum, Geoff Kirk, Jonathan Sands, Janet Walker, Peter Williams. Apologies Geoff Mulgan, Stuart MacDonald, Ruth Hasnip, Richard Williams, Chris Wise. In attendance David Kester (Design Council), Deborah Fitzgerald (Design Council), Harry Rich (Design Council), Helen Jacobs (Design Council), Kim Davids...

Key challenges

Design Council | Home > About design > Design disciplines > Building design by Miriam Fitzpatrick > Key challenges

Miriam Fitzpatrick looks at the key challenges facing the building design industry today. Top of the list is environmental performance… Changing the way we design, build and operate buildings to make them more environmentally sound is probably one of the greatest challenges facing building design in the next five to ten years. Environmental performance used to be little more than an...

Your questions answered

Design Council | Home > About design > Design disciplines > Building design by Miriam Fitzpatrick > Your questions answered

Miriam Fitzpatrick answers all your questions on building design – from how to commission a project, to keeping an eye on construction costs How do I commission an architect? Selecting the right architect for your project is one of the most significant decisions you can make as a client. This can be done by direct selection, shortlisting and interviewing or by architectural design competition -...

12 December 2002

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Present Sir Christopher Frayling (chairman), Hamish Bryce, John Crathorne, Lord Freyberg, John Hazelwood, Gary Lockton, Alastair MacDonald, Dorothy MacKenzie, Jonathan Sands Apologies James Dyson, Penny Egan, Roger Lyons, Richard Seymour, Sir William Stubbs, Rumi Verjee In attendance John Rhodes (DTI) Andrew Summers, Hilary Cottam, Clive Grinyer, Ruth Hasnip, Harry Rich, Toby Scott,...

8 December 2005

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Present Sir George Cox (Chairman), Hamish Bryce, Bonnie Dean, Penny Egan, John Hazelwood, John Hollar, Geoffrey Kirk, Stuart MacDonald, Jonathan Sands, Richard Williams, Chris Wise. Apologies Paul Priestman In attendance David Kester (Chief Executive), Jeremy Brown (Interim Planning Director), Hilary Cottam (RED Director), Richard Eisermann (Director-Design & Innovation), Deborah...

Examples

Design Council | Home > About design > Design disciplines > Workplace design by Jeremy Myerson > Examples

From Reebok’s office running track to Mother’s giant kitchen table, Jeremy Myerson chooses eleven world-class office spaces where design thinking is helping companies from a range of sectors work more creatively Client: BMW Designer: Zaha Hadid Architects Year completed: 2005 This office scheme for 750 staff at BMW's Leipzig car-making plant not only acts as the central core that ties together...

The Cox Review of Creativity in Business

Why creativity in business matters UK businesses can stay ahead of their global rivals by drawing on the country's world-leading design capabilities, says Design Council Chairman George Cox's Review of Creativity in Business. Then Chancellor Gordon Brown, who commissioned the report, backed all its recommendations, aimed at raising business awareness of how creativity can boost performance and...

Management statement

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The management statement sets out the broad framework within which the Design Council, as a non-departmental public body (NDPB) will operate.  It includes information on aims, objectives and targets; the roles and responsibilities of the sponsor department, The Department of Trade & Industry, and the NDPB; the planning, budgeting and control arrangements; staff management; risk management...