Waterloo Air Products – CIBSE CPD Webinars

Waterloo’s CIBSE approved CPD’s are now available to all as live Webinars The next dates scheduled are: General Air Distribution: Thurs 2nd Dec  2021 3pm An Introduction to VAV Systems: Thurs 4th Nov 2021 3pm To register for either of... View Article

Levelling Floor Solutions

Acoustic cradle systems provide accurate and safe levelling to eliminate any unevenness in the structural floor. We have seen an increase in these systems being implemented as they can offer a perfect floor solution to receive the growing trend toward... View Article

Four times lucky

Taking on one major renovation project is ambitious enough – but what happens when you take on four simultaneously, including a historic mill? John Chasey and Eleanor are reaping the benefits of embracing the challenge TEXT EWEN MACDONALD IMAGES EWEN... View Article

Heating controls – getting the selection right

Effective heating controls are a vital part of an efficient central-heating system. With the requirement now for condensing boilers, for ErP compliant heating systems and circulating pumps in the majority of applications and ever more energy efficient radiators or under... View Article

10 Compelling Reasons Why You Need Granite

Granite, as we know it, is one of the hardest substances in its natural form. It is just below diamond when the hardness criterion of natural elements are considered. Unlike many other naturally available stones and rock formations, granite is... View Article

Brett provides patio perfection for Hilton Hotels

When Hilton Hotels wanted to create the patio for their £11.1m Hilton Garden Inn at Adventure Parc Snowdonia, they decided that Brett Landscaping’s GeoCeramica porcelain was the perfect product. Working with Warrington designers The Environmental Partnership (TEP) and Manchester-based contractors HH Smith’s,... View Article

Beating the odds

Achieving an affordable ‘forever home’ in the right location seemed an impossible dream for a Berkshire family, but Laura Hardie-Gleed and husband Ian succeeded against all the odds by transforming a run-down 1960s property TEXT ROSEANNE FIELD IMAGES LAURA HARDIE-GLEED... View Article

Appealing to owners

Enhancing a property and adding to its kerb appeal is all about making the right choice of windows, entrance doors, landscaping and, of course, the garage door. David O’Mara of Hörmann UK explains more Although often overlooked, the garage can... View Article

A guide to energy-efficient heating

Alex Burgess of The Radiator Company provides some advice to self-builders on achieving energy efficient heating solutions for their property, for planet and pocket WHAT ARE THE MOST EFFICIENT RADIATORS? With the population increasingly looking to find ways to make... View Article

CIOB welcomes new Secretary of State

Following today’s government reshuffle, the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP for Surrey Heath has been appointed as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) looks forward to working with the new Secretary of State to ensure the construction industry’s priorities are well... View Article

McBains appoints new director

Leading property and construction consultancy, McBains, has appointed Louise Dixon Chapman to lead a newly-established business unit aimed at offering strategic advice to clients on the development of effective workplace strategies and smarter working models that reflect the impact of... View Article

Councils respond to Michael Gove appointment

Responding to the appointment of Michael Gove as Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Cllr James Jamieson, Chairman of the Local Government Association, said: “This has been an incredibly difficult period for councils and... View Article

World Green Building Week

Nigel Topping, High-Level Climate Action Champion of UK for COP26 and Sanjaya Bhatia, Head of Office North-East Asia, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), unite with leaders from over 20 countries to back the World Green Building Council’s... View Article

Design team behind £1 billion scheme reveal placemaking plans

The developer behind one of the UK’s largest regeneration sites has revealed how the masterplan and placemaking have been radically modified to meet the demands of a post-Covid world. The design teams behind The Island Quarter in Nottingham have revealed how previous... View Article

HWKN announces concept for Spirit office spaces

The New York architectural firm HWKN, has partnered with Landmarken, the prominent, Aachen-based developer, to create the next generation of the office. One of their new ‘Spirit’ prototypes  –  BrainFactory Bochum – opens in January 2023.  “We have to lure people back... View Article

Approval for £10.5M Peak District Health Centre

A state-of-the-art, £10.5m new health centre will be built in the Peak District town of Bakewell after unanimous planning approval was secured. Designed and submitted by Sheffield-based architectural practice, Race Cottam Associates (RCA), the 16,000 sq ft new centre is... View Article

St George, Morrisons and Camden Council break ground

New development will deliver 644 mixed tenure new homes and a flagship Morrisons food store and fuel station More than 1,900 jobs to be created during life span of the development Mix of play, park and community spaces including a... View Article

Major housing firm on reshuffle

Bjorn Howard, chief executive of housing association Aster Group, said: “This government’s ethos on housing has been consistent, despite a number of changes in personnel. While there are areas of the current strategy that would benefit from further thought –... View Article