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Charity marks milestone with topping out ceremony at Wateringbury site

Tuesday, 14th January 2020

Representatives from Rapport Housing & Care and site contractors, Jenner, got together at the site of Meadow View Court in The Orpines, to celebrate the building reaching its highest point. Guests gathered at the site of the extra care housing... View Article

‘New Year, New Home’ event kicks off 2020 at Graven Hill

Tuesday, 14th January 2020

Graven Hill, the UK’s largest self and custom build development in Bicester, Oxfordshire, is inviting prospective homeowners to a ‘New Year, New Home’ event on Saturday 18 January. Those looking for their dream property at Graven Hill will be able... View Article

Pagabo announces winners of its £10bn national framework for major works

Tuesday, 14th January 2020

Pagabo has announced the winners of its £10 billion, six-year Major Works Framework. The framework, which launches in April 2020, is the second iteration of the Major Works contract and will see up to 28 contractors deliver projects starting at... View Article

Wates Group commits to zero waste and carbon by 2025

Tuesday, 14th January 2020

The Wates Group, one of the UK’s leading privately-owned construction, development and property services companies, has today committed to eliminating waste and carbon from its operations by 2025, well ahead of the Government’s own environmental targets. The company has committed... View Article

Tackling climate change will force us to make huge lifestyle changes

Monday, 13th January 2020

Household domestic energy use currently accounts for roughly 29% of the UK’s total energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. Radically reducing this figure is vital if the country is to achieve its goals of cutting emissions to 51% of 1990... View Article

UK rents up 3.5 per cent as sector looks set for a resilient 2020

Monday, 13th January 2020

The latest figures from the HomeLet Rental Index indicate that the rental sector is set to see the sustained growth of rental values observed throughout 2019 continue into the new decade The headlines from December 2019’s HomeLet Rental Index are:... View Article

gpad wins planning permission for prestigious City office extension and refurbishment

Friday, 10th January 2020

Award-winning architectural practice gpad london and Tellon Capital have secured planning permission to progress with the rooftop extension and refurbishment of 16-18 Eastcheap, a late Victorian building in the heart of the City of London’s insurance district. The interior will... View Article

Promotion for Designer Contracts interiors division

Friday, 10th January 2020

The UK’s largest flooring contractor, Designer Contracts, has announced a senior promotion within its 16-strong interior design division. Joining the business three years ago, and with almost a decade of experience in interior design, Faye Armstrong entered the showhome division... View Article

From surviving to thriving in an age of floods: RIBA’s new title ‘Retrofitting for Flood Resilience’ shows us how

Friday, 10th January 2020

With many throughout the UK now facing the arduous journey of restoring their homes after winter floods that reached new destructive heights, it’s clear that we must prepare better and faster for flooding – and not just in the UK. Retrofitting... View Article

Work underway on new homes in Middleton

Friday, 10th January 2020

Five years after plans were first submitted, work has started to transform a brownfield site in Middleton for new homes. Proposals for the 4.38 acre site on Boothroyden Road were first put to planners in 2015. The land was acquired... View Article

Balfour Beatty Group tops the Contractor League Table for December

Thursday, 9th January 2020

Balfour Beatty took the top spot this month with three contract awards totalling £297 million. The award of the Midland Metropolitan Hospital in Smethwick, a project that was originally contracted to Carillion, contributed £267 million to their total. Kier Construction... View Article

New acoustics, ventilation and overheating guide set for launch

Thursday, 9th January 2020

After almost two years of research, ANC, the Association of Noise Consultants, is launching its Acoustics Ventilation and Overheating (AVO) Residential Design Guide. Produced by the ANC’s AVO Group, the guide provides a resource for practitioners and designers to balance... View Article

Galvanizing the sustainable finish

Thursday, 9th January 2020

Galvanizing has long been recognised as the most sustainable finishing process available, and with the ever-evolving emergence of new technologies, it is increasingly becoming even more-environmentally friendly. Steel is a vital raw material in many industries across the world, but... View Article

Legal & General secures student blocks at University of the Creative Arts, Farnham

Thursday, 9th January 2020

LGIM Real Assets (Legal & General) announces, on behalf of its LPI (Limited Price Inflation) Income Property Fund, that it has agreed to fund the development of a new high-quality student accommodation block which is pre-let to the University for... View Article

Six things social housing providers need to consider in 2020

Thursday, 9th January 2020

2019 has been one of the most tumultuous years of the past decade, with Brexit again dominating the national conversation. But social housing providers have had to contend with much more. What does 2020 hold in store for social housing... View Article

Only one in 10 UK residents support creation of new towns as a solution to the housing crisis

Thursday, 9th January 2020

Just 10% of the UK population believes that the construction of new towns is the best way to tackle the UK housing crisis, according to a new report. The research has been published by Eurocell. It highlights a reticence around the concept of... View Article

Future announces year of activity and event launches to mark 30th anniversary of Homebuilding & Renovating

Thursday, 9th January 2020

Future plc, the international media group and leading magazine publisher, is marking the 30th anniversary of its iconic Homebuilding & Renovating brand with a new era of investment to launch a packed programme of activities and new events in 2020. The campaign reinforces the... View Article

Foster + Partners wins competition to design Alibaba’s new HQ in Shanghai

Thursday, 9th January 2020

Foster + Partners has won the competition to design the new headquarters for Alibaba – the Chinese ecommerce giant – in Shanghai. As a new signature building for the company, it is set to showcase their unique working culture to... View Article

Innovative luxury Devon Passivhaus apartment block wins International Property Awards

Thursday, 9th January 2020

Seaton Beach, an innovative seafront development of eight luxury apartments at Seaton in Devon, built to Passivhaus standards, has won ‘Best Apartment Devon’ for the Penthouse and ‘Best Sustainable Residential Development in the UK’ in the International Property Awards and... View Article

Turkel Design Studio complete new house in California

Wednesday, 8th January 2020

Designed and built according to innovative prefabricated construction systems and technologies, Axiom Desert House is characterised by a pillar and beam construction with a large open room that opens onto a private courtyard, just as in the Californian lifestyle and... View Article