Europe’s largest wooden framed building goes green

One of Europe’s largest wooden framed buildings, the Gramophone Works in Kensal Green, West London, has been brought back to life following a £25 million refurbishment programme as part of a major collaboration between main contractors Grahams and the country’s... View Article

Fire safety standards in flat roofing

Craig Smith, Business Development Director – Roofing for TN International, advises specifiers and building owners on the latest fire safety requirements. Fire safety has always been a priority in the construction industry, and flat roofing systems had to comply with... View Article

View Point: Hywel Davies of CIBSE

With Covid-19 sadly not likely to disappear any time soon, achieving the correct ventilation of workplaces is critical to mitigate the spread in future. Hywel Davies of CIBSE discusses the issues for designers Covid-19 is not going away any time soon.... View Article

Practice Profile: Broadway Malyan

Tom Boddy speaks to Broadway Malyan about their journey to becoming a global architectural firm, and how the practice philosophy has evolved to increasingly embrace “holistic building design” It was in 1958 in Weybridge, Surrey that Cyril Broadway and John... View Article

New wine in old bottles

A historic soft drink bottling facility in a formerly run-down part of south east London has been stripped and restored by Studio RHE, bringing its attributes to the fore as a lively commercial and events space. Roseanne Field reports Located... View Article

Slated for natural versatility

David Cooke from Cupa Pizarras discusses the versatility of natural slate when it comes to aesthetics, and the resulting design freedom it offers architects, giving recent examples In an age where the environmental impact of our actions is rightly under... View Article

The route to clean energy in the home

While the UK moves forward with its ambitions to reach net-zero by 2050, private companies and government agencies are strategising their way towards a more sustainable future. But what can be changed at home to help push us towards this... View Article

Breaking the nutrient neutrality deadlock

Two years ago, Natural England advised a number of local authorities in the Solent catchment area to halt the determination of planning applications unless the developments could prove they were nutrient neutral. And the issue is spreading. David Stagg, technical... View Article

Award winning renovation brings much needed homes to Welsh town

Award winning renovation brings much needed homes to Welsh town  Property Building Maintenance (Wales) Ltd celebrates success at the FMB’s 2021 National Master Builder Awards Firm praises for the “massive legacy” it leaves for local community The winners celebrated success... View Article

Durham firm bags Best Bathroom Award

Radford Construction Services Limited celebrates success at the FMB’s 2021  National Master Builder Awards  Firm praised for overcoming hurdles and delivering a “stunning finished  result”  The winners celebrated success in the Bathroom Project category, sponsored  by RISA  County Durham building... View Article

Northern Irish joiner wins Apprentice of the Year

Luke Emery, an apprentice at Northern Irish construction firm Lowry Building  & Civil Engineering Ltd, named Apprentice of the Year at the FMB’s 2021  Master Builder Awards  Apprentice praised for his rounded skill set and dedication to work Luke Emery... View Article

Graven Hill welcomes UK Housing Minister  

Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Christopher Pincher MP, today visited Graven Hill, the UK’s largest custom and self-build development site, in Bicester, Oxfordshire.   The visit follows the Government’s launch of a 12-week consultation to create a vision for the Oxford-Cambridge Arc Spatial Framework, which... View Article