Building beyond tomorrow

By Chris Hall, Technical Innovation Manager at NHBC The UK house building sector stands at a pivotal crossroads. With challenging sustainability targets ahead, evolving building standards, and a rapid acceleration in Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), the industry is undergoing... View Article

Keon Homes claims lead role

Keon Homes has hailed being named on the £1billion Wolverhampton Housing Development Framework as a transformational moment for its business. The specialist in affordable housing and extra care schemes beat off intense competition to be granted preferred contractor status on... View Article

UK landlords face challenges to meet 2030 EPC standards

Landlords across the UK are facing increasing pressure to meet the government’s minimum Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating requirements, set to come into force by 2030. With the government aiming for all rental properties to achieve a Band C EPC... View Article

Honey granted planning for 170 new home development

Housebuilder Honey will build 170 new homes in Witham St Hughs, Lincolnshire after being granted planning permission for a £45m development. Called Nova and located off Warren Lane,  the development will comprise a mix of two-, three- and four-bedroom homes Nova will feature 17 of Honey’s... View Article

Greenpeace Ruling Exposes UK Government Policy

In January 2025, Greenpeace brought a collective action against the Dutch state for failing to comply with a 2018 European Court of Justice ruling on nutrient neutrality. An appeal is expected: however, as the UK Government has adopted the same... View Article

Populous designed Kai Tah sports park opens

One of the world’s largest community use sports developments – including a stadium designed to be the ‘Pearl of the Orient’ – officially opens in a spectacular ceremony in Hong Kong, prior to hosting the iconic Rugby Sevens in late... View Article

Interior Inspiration: Home Office

Whether you’ll be working from home full time or only part, creating a cosy dedicated nook or designing a whole room, we’ve compiled products from desks and chairs to storage and lighting solutions to provide all the inspiration you need... View Article

Plans submitted for 124 Extra Care apartments

Plans for a cutting-edge new Extra Care scheme in South Shields have been submitted for approval. The much-needed specialist accommodation, developed and managed by housing association Karbon Homes in partnership with South Tyneside Council, would consist of 124 one and... View Article

Dandara backs national careers week

To support National Careers Week 2025 (3rd–8th March), independent housebuilder Dandara is highlighting key individuals within its business who have exceptional experience in the housebuilding industry. Dean Coomber, Head of Commercial for Dandara’s South East region, is a prime example... View Article

Over 18 million passengers use Riyadh Metro

Over 18 million passengers use Riyadh Metro in the network’s first eleven weeks of opening to the public. The world’s longest driverless transit system, the Riyadh Metro network spans over 176 kilometres across 6 lines and 85 stations Designed by... View Article

SNG supports women to excel in construction

Following a post-Covid boom, when the number of women in the UK construction industry reached a record high of 343,000 (in Q2 2023), the number dropped significantly. By Q2 2024, there were just 272,000 women working in construction in the... View Article

APPG for SME Housebuilders restored with new leadership

The renewed All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for SME Housebuilders has been formally launched in this parliamentary term, following its dissolution at the end of the last Parliament. During the APPG’s inaugural meeting, which took place earlier this month in Parliament,... View Article

The Government Must Change Direction on Heat Pumps

In its Seventh Carbon Budget, the Climate Change Committee (CCC) identified that to meet our carbon targets, the annual rate of heat pump installations in existing residential properties must increase from 60,000 in 2023 to nearly 450,000 by 2030, and... View Article

UK Government Announces Industry Reform

It’s been almost eight years since the Grenfell fire, yet fast forward to today and thousands of buildings remain unsafe due to dangerous cladding and inadequate cavity closers. Until now, the government’s response has been criticised as too slow, and... View Article

Fall in construction workloads, warns FMB

Workloads for small building companies fell by 8% in the last three months of 2024, according to the latest Q4 2024 State of Trade Survey from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the FMB said, “The... View Article