By Mark Keane, Principal Vertical Transportation Engineer, chapmanbdsp Vertical transportation is evolving as evacuation requirements, occupier expectations and building technology change. For architects, engineers and developers, this reinforces a practical message: lift strategy needs to be considered from the outset.... View Article

More than four decades after the Victorian glasshouse closed its doors, Glasgow City Council has granted planning permission and listed building consent for proposals by Springburn Winter Gardens Trust (SWGT) and Collective Architecture to transform the derelict structure into a... View Article

A major housing development set to deliver 409 additional homes has taken a significant step towards following planning approval from South Cambridgeshire District Council. Top 10 UK housebuilder, Keepmoat, is continuing its commitment to invest in the new town of... View Article

The National Housing Maintenance Forum is seeking an experienced and influential sector leader to strengthen collaboration, champion innovation and deliver better outcomes for residents. The National Housing Maintenance Forum (NHMF) has opened applications for its next President, a strategic leadership... View Article

Local Space, a London-based housing association that provides high-quality homes to people experiencing homelessness, has appointed Kamran Tyler-Hussain as Director of Assets and New Business. Kamran brings experience in housing, property, development and public service. He is also a chartered... View Article

A housing compliance expert has called on the sector to look beyond headline performance figures and consider the individual homes and people behind them. Philip Trickett, Head of Heating and Compliance at Platform Housing Group, was a guest speaker at... View Article

The Waterside at Bromley-by-Bow, London won the award for Best Development in the South at this year’s ceremony. The Waterside consists of 86 one and two – bedroom apartments with open-plan living spaces and private balconies or terraces. Residents will also have canal-side... View Article

Dandara has promoted five early-career professionals into permanent roles after they successfully completed a two-year Trainee Management Programme, demonstrating the housebuilder’s commitment to addressing the youth skills gap. The latest promotions come as attention continues to grow around the need to... View Article

Wates Residential has been appointed by Trivallis as development partner for the transformational regeneration of Penrhys in Rhondda Cynon Taf, marking a major milestone in one of the most significant housing-led regeneration programmes in Wales. The appointment follows a year... View Article

Sheffield Housing Company (SHC) is working on planning applications for 133 new homes across three separate Sheffield sites. The SHC partnership is Sheffield City Council’s joint venture development company with private developer Keepmoat and Great Places Housing Group; it has... View Article