MP visits new affordable homes in Stafford

Stafford MP Theo Clarke visited a new development of homes for affordable rent and shared ownership. The site of 23 houses and apartments off Sandon Road being built for Housing Plus Group, is revitalising an area on the edge of... View Article

Designer Contracts creates dream escapes for homes by Esh

Designer Contracts worked with Homes by Esh to create two pandemic beating dream escapes for the developer’s show houses at West Park Garden Village in Darlington. With a long standing relationship, Homes by Esh tasked Designer Contracts with two ‘escape-from-it-all’... View Article

From public pariah to exemplar of good practice

Patrick Mooney explores using Green principles to modernise a Council housing estate Ever since the Grenfell Tower was engulfed in flames on a hot June night, four years ago, the reputation of Kensington and Chelsea Council has been dragged through... View Article

NIBE unveils new smart home accessories and solar panels

Providing a complete energy efficient solution for household heating, NIBE Energy Systems has launched a selection Solar PV panels to power its heat pumps and expanded its range of smart home accessories to maximise indoor comfort and climate control. The... View Article

8 Ways To Protect Buildings From Electrical Catastrophes

Electrical outages can be a considerable inconvenience for different reasons–there are the obvious ones (no power to your home, no lights, no internet access) and there are also more subtle things as a consequence (your refrigerator stops running, your food... View Article

UNILIN Panels brings a natural way of working

MOODS is the latest inspiration for designers from UNILIN Panels. Giving a broad playing field to fuel creativity, MOODS is a series of collaborative projects between UNILIN Panels and design studios. In the third of the series, Ghent-based Studio Woot... View Article

Parkside introduces 100% natural, zero waste wall tile

Made from 100% natural materials using a patented, low-energy production process, Criaterra tiles are the latest decorative wall tiles to join the Parkside portfolio. Made from stone powders, clays and plant fibres cast in three-dimensional patterns that fuse geometric and... View Article

Carpet Tiles shaped by the landscapes of Flanders

Shaped by the diverse landscapes of Flanders, Heritage is the latest carpet tile from modulyss, a collection deeply rooted in the company’s Belgian roots. From the ever-changing coastline of the west to the iconic cobblestones that have marked cycling’s great... View Article

Designers for two new hospitals for Leeds announced

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has appointed major interdisciplinary practice, BDP to lead the architectural design of its Hospitals of the Future programme, as part of its long-term vision to transform healthcare facilities for patients and staff in Leeds and... View Article

Domus Ventilation launches non-combustible Solis Air Brick™

Domus Ventilation, part of the Polypipe group, has launched the new Solis Air Brick™ range of low resistance, non-combustible metal air bricks that are fully compliant with the revised Building Regulations Fire Safety Approved Document B. Changes to the Building Regulations, which came into force in November 2020, requires “Ductwork penetrating through the... View Article