Precast concrete headwalls

Althon design and manufacture precast concrete headwalls to meet Sewers for Adoption and Severn Trent Guidelines. We have ranges of Sewers for Adoption 7th Ed. and Severn Trent Water specification compliant headwalls. Althon Precast Headwalls offer a cost-effective alternative to... View Article

Building cultural change in London

UK Construction Week (UKCW) comes to London on 3-5 May at ExCel, with the promises of a major face to face event for the construction industry for 25,000 expected visitors The organisers have developed a key focus for UKCW London... View Article

Ask the Architect: Liz Leber

Liz Leber, managing partner of New York practice Beyer Blinder Belle, drives her firm to work with clients who have a clear “mission”, but also strives to extract their core project objectives. She explains the “creativity, pragmatism, and optimism” she... View Article

Health and wellbeing at work

Architects Saunders have designed what will be one of the most sustainable business parks in the UK, with the focus on sustainable construction and healthy lifestyles for staff. Managing director Martin Williams explains why it is an exemplar workplace Cambridge... View Article

More than meets the eyes

Retail developments in Chinese cities now contain much more than just retail, and are designed to be ‘all-in-one’ destinations; the new Shanghai Jiuguang Center is no exception. Roseanne Field reports The Shanghai Jiuguang Center, located in the northern Shanghai neighbourhood... View Article

Selling biophilic benefits

Shopping malls are a key social destination in China, and with this in mind Lead8 sought to provide a landscape-rich interior to enhance the experience of a new mixed-use scheme in Chongqing, in the form of a huge botanical garden.... View Article

Brett paving used in Premier League club’s £20m academy

Brett Landscaping played a key role in the completion of Crystal Palace’s new £20m academy and training ground when they were able to offer the best product with the shortest lead time. The leading independent concrete paving manufacturer was selected to... View Article

William Davis eco development gets planning green light

Leading housebuilder William Davis Homes has been given the go-ahead to build 70 eco-friendly homes in the popular Nottinghamshire village of Sutton Bonington. Rushcliffe Borough Council has approved a planning application for the development, which will have a strong focus... View Article

Hörmann UK to showcase garage doors at FIT show

For the first time, Hörmann UK will be displaying its market leading range of garage doors at the FIT show, together with their premium entrance doors and Smart technology – an impressive portfolio of products which provide exciting opportunities for... View Article

Anchorwood in the ‘Bank’ with Resiblock Sealers

Resiblock Resiecco has been utilised at Phases 1 & 2 of the major brownfield development Anchorwood Bank. The project, which sees the implementation of 170 new homes, restaurants and cafes, as well as leisure and commercial facilities, is the vision... View Article

Losing lives to homelessness, Guy Horne, HSPG

Guy Horne, CEO of social impact real estate firm, HSPG comments: “The fact that there was a 32% increase in 2021 in the number of people who died while homeless in the UK is heart-breaking – worse still, this cannot... View Article

The right rainwater system

With a varied choice of rainwater systems on the market, there should be no problem in finding the perfect product for your self-build project, says Sally Moores from Yeoman Aesthetics, though important, should not be the only thing that is... View Article

A grand affair

Selfbuilder + Homemaker have teamed up with Grand Designs Live to offer our readers 2 for 1 tickets to this year’s event, which is taking place at ExCel in London from 30 April to 8 May This year’s Grand Designs... View Article