VIVID has maintained its G1 V1 ratings by the Regulator for Social Housing. This achievement follows an in-depth assessment by the regulator and is the highest governance and financial viability rating that can be awarded. Mark Perry, Chief Executive of... View Article

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) welcomed Tatton MP and Minister of State in the Cabinet Office, The Rt Hon Esther McVey, to its headquarters for a productive discussion on the future of the UK construction industry. Based in Knutsford,... View Article

Residential specialist, Hope Architects, has launched an innovative system for designing homes that encourages customisable layout creation, maximises land value and offers complete flexibility of appearance.  Effective for small and volume schemes alike, Skeleton House has been created by practice founder,... View Article

A couple have been given the go-ahead to create their dream self-build retirement home after planning permission was granted following support from planning consultancy Marrons. Peter and Linda Greene – who have lived in Kibworth, Leicestershire, for more than 30... View Article

Marking 400 years since the first encounter between the Dutch and the native people of the island of Taiwan, the Taipei International Book Exhibition (TIBE) declared the Netherlands as the “Guest of Honour” for the 2024 edition of Asia’s largest... View Article

Construction partners are celebrating a successful planning application for a unique new home in the open countryside in Rutland. East Midlands-based Grace Machin Planning & Property, Influence Landscape Planning & Design and Jonathan Hendry Architects, combined their expertise in planning, landscape and architecture, to... View Article

Lighting has the ability to make or break an interior scheme. From setting the mood and creating the desired ambience to fulfilling practical needs such as those of adequate illumination or defining boundaries in open plan spaces, lighting needs careful... View Article

Avant Homes Scotland has started construction on the final 35 family homes on a 16.5-acre site at its £60m Carnethy Heights development in Penicuik. This represents the third and final phase of the development which, once complete, will comprise 165 of the housebuilder’s practically... View Article

Buckinghamshire Council this week gave the green light for HS2’s state-of-the-art maintenance hub, which will bring around 300 jobs to Calvert in Buckinghamshire. Taking its inspiration from the style of local agricultural buildings and the industrial heritage of the area,... View Article

Only timber is not the answer. UNStudio calculates the lowest carbon footprint for the new Kyklos building in Luxembourg…and the result is hybrid. UNStudio, with local partner HYP Architects, were recently announced by the Atenor, Arhs group and Agora Luxembourg... View Article

Housebuilder Avant Homes East Midlands will deliver 265 multi-tenure new homes in Clifton, Nottingham, after being granted planning permission for a £77.5m residential development. Called Foxgrove Village and located off Hawksley Gardens, the 24-acre site will comprise a mix of one-, two-,... View Article