New RIBA-Approved CPD on Roofing Membranes by Don & Low

Don & Low has launched a new RIBA-approved CPD exploring the role of roofing membranes in protecting buildings and enhancing performance. The session covers vapour permeable, impermeable, and air & vapour permeable membranes, along with VCLs, condensation risks, ventilation strategies,... View Article

What Housebuilders Need to Know About Heat Networks

By Steve Richmond, Sales & Marketing Director, Building Solutions at REHAU UK The UK’s transition to low-carbon heating is no longer a distant ambition, but a regulatory reality. With the Future Homes Standard due to come into effect this Autumn,... View Article

Assael’s aparthotel plans approved in West Ealing

Assael’s aparthotel design in West Ealing approved by Ealing council planning committee. Ealing Council’s Planning Committee has unanimously approved Assael Architecture’s plans, on behalf of Luxgrove Capital Partners Ltd., to transform the derelict site at 96-102 Broadway, West Ealing, into... View Article

ASWS triumphs in Oxford Circus contract

Best known in recent decades as Topshop’s flagship store, 214 Oxford Steet has undergone a two-year refurbishment and restoration project that not only extends its working life as Ikea’s new London headquarters, but that also fully respects the building’s Grade... View Article

124 Extra Care apartments get green light from planners

Plans to deliver 124 much-needed Extra Care apartments in South Shields have this week been given the green light by South Tyneside’s planning committee. The much-needed specialist accommodation, to be developed by Karbon Homes in partnership with South Tyneside Council,... View Article

When Buildings Learn to Breathe

By Laurence Chownsmith, Head of UK Sales, Building Solutions, at REHAU UK As the UK’s built environment steadily progresses toward net zero, architects are increasingly being relied upon to design buildings that are not only energy-efficient and compliant with sustainability... View Article