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FMB President Highlights Retrofit Excellence Amid Growing National Quality Crisis

Thursday, 16th October 2025

The new National President of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has started his presidency with a strong warning on the urgent need to improve retrofit standards, spotlighting pioneering projects in York that showcase best practice and offer a clear... View Article

AtkinsRéalis scoops four awards at Education Estates 2025 including Consultancy of the Year

Thursday, 16th October 2025

AtkinsRéalis, a world-class design and engineering services company, has been recognised for its excellence in delivery and multi-disciplinary capabilities in the education sector with four awards at the Education Estates Awards 2025. The event in Manchester on Tuesday celebrated the... View Article

Interior Inspiration: Bedrooms

Thursday, 16th October 2025

Your bedroom should be the ultimate retreat – a space for you to relax and rest. We’ve compiled a range of products to suit every kind of style, whether you’re creating a room with a contemporary feel or something more... View Article

VIVID retains strong credit rating of A (Stable) with S&P and Fitch

Wednesday, 15th October 2025

VIVID retains strong credit rating of A (Stable) with S&P and Fitch VIVID announces the successful retention of its strong credit rating of A (Stable) from both S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings, reaffirming the organisation’s financial resilience, robust governance,... View Article

Praise from National Housing Federation for large Octopus Zero Bills scheme

Wednesday, 15th October 2025

A development of affordable housing featuring Zero Bills homes has been praised by the National Housing Federation. The Federation’s Chief Executive Kate Henderson visited Platform Housing Group’s Trentside site, part of Keepmoat’s Beeston Canalside in Nottingham where 82 of the... View Article

HUB reveals plans for mixed-use scheme in Elephant and Castle

Wednesday, 15th October 2025

AHMM-designed plans include new community health hub in addition to 678 co-living homes and social housing The site is the final to be redeveloped in the 10-acre regeneration masterplan at Elephant Park Developer HUB has revealed plans for a 1.2-acre mixed-use... View Article

Designs for second phase of Ellison Institute of Technology campus revealed

Wednesday, 15th October 2025

Foster + Partners is designing the second phase of the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) campus, which will extend the interdisciplinary research and development facility in Oxford. The second phase encompasses the western part of The Oxford Science Park and... View Article

Living Space Architects highly commended in LABC South West Awards

Wednesday, 15th October 2025

Living Space Architects has been highly commended in the Best Residential Extension section of the Local Authority Building Control South West Building Excellence Awards 2025 for the imaginative design of extensions and renovations at a holiday home in Lyme Regis. The... View Article

Tallinn Architecture Biennale 2026 (TAB 2026) announces Curatorial Team and Winning Proposal “How Much?”

Wednesday, 15th October 2025

The Estonian Centre for Architecture is pleased to announce Stuudio TÄNA and Mark Aleksander Fischer as the Winners of the Curatorial Competition for the 8th international Tallinn Architecture Biennale (TAB 2026) www.tab.ee, which will be held in the Estonian capital city from 9 September to... View Article

Department for Education appoints Reds10 to deliver £20m state-of-the-art SEND school in Sutton

Wednesday, 15th October 2025

Reds10, a leader in industrialised construction, has been appointed by the Department for Education (DfE) to deliver Angel Hill School, a new, purpose-built school for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in Sutton, South London. The £20m+ project... View Article

The importance of involving a specialist weatherproofing contractor at the design stage

Wednesday, 15th October 2025

Matt Jones, commercial director of Jones Weatherproofing explains the importance of involving a weatherproofing specialist at the design stage for data centres and other mission critical buildings. Weather related events cause between 10 and 12% of data centre outages. For... View Article

SFS Center Point System launched to enhance accuracy, appearance and the environment

Wednesday, 15th October 2025

Building on its well-founded reputation as a manufacturer of cladding support systems and high-performance fasteners, SFS Group Fastening Technology has developed an advance, user-friendly new system for installing flat panels across both steel and aluminium sub-frames. Amongst the benefits of the patented... View Article

A new era for verification & certification

Wednesday, 15th October 2025

Mike Vaczi of SOPREMA discusses how recent legislative changes are fundamentally altering the construction industry’s approach to product verification and certification. The construction industry stands at a turning point in regards to building safety and product verification. Recent years have... View Article

Licensing builders must happen following ECO debacle, says FMB

Tuesday, 14th October 2025

Today’s National Audit Office (NAO) report, highlighting widespread failures in the Government’s ECO energy efficiency scheme, demonstrates that without a mandatory licensing scheme for domestic builders, poor-quality installations and rogue practices will continue to undermine public trust and government efforts... View Article

£35m Second Phase of Barton Quarter in Nottingham to be Delivered by Cameron Homes

Tuesday, 14th October 2025

The landowner for the Barton Quarter development in the prime Nottingham suburb of Chilwell Beeston has sold the land for the second phase to Cameron Homes. The 4.9-acre site has full planning for 93 houses and apartments, designed by prize-winning... View Article

Rethinking energy performance in heritage buildings

Tuesday, 14th October 2025

By Guy Willis-Robb, Director, Harley Haddow While the built environment races to meet net zero targets, the framework guiding how progress is measured remains worryingly static. The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), long the compliance standard for UK buildings, is increasingly... View Article

Reeves announces ‘pro-growth’ Planning Bill changes to stop blockers

Tuesday, 14th October 2025

The Government has “vowed to sweep aside blockers standing in the way of growth and dismantle barriers to get Britain building,” in changes to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves designed to produce economic growth. The... View Article

Pennyfarthing buys Ringwood Brewery for redevelopment

Tuesday, 14th October 2025

Pennyfarthing Homes, the award-winning Hampshire-based housebuilder, has completed the purchase of the former Ringwood Brewery, which it plans to redevelop and convert into office space as its new headquarters. The move comes as Pennyfarthing Homes expands its operations, having outgrown its current... View Article