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Offices to be converted into 126 apartments in heart of West Midlands

Thu, 6th December 2018

Work will start in January to convert a large office building into 126 apartments after permitted development rights were obtained by leading developer and investor BPG. In a joint venture with the Property Alliance Group, BPG will convert the four... View Article

Blackwood House opens doors to independent living for the future

Thu, 6th December 2018

An innovative home which is set to be the model of how Edinburgh aims to help transform the day-to-day lives of people with disabilities has been unveiled for the first time. With the help of a number of manufacturers and... View Article

Our electric future

Thu, 6th December 2018

Paul Hutchens is CEO of Midlands-based solar specialists, Eco2Solar. He is a board member of the Solar Trade Association (STA), the UK’s leading solar industry voice, and Chairman of the STA’s New Build Working Group which aims to inform governments,... View Article

Nottingham Extra Care scheme acquired by Housing & Care 21

Thu, 6th December 2018

Housing & Care 21, a leading not-for-profit national provider of Extra Care and Retirement Housing, has acquired a new Extra Care scheme from Midland Heart. The news follows Housing & Care 21’s commitment to invest in more specialist housing for... View Article

UNStudio designs a world class theatre for dance and theatrical arts in the West Kowloon Cultural District of Hong Kong

Thu, 6th December 2018

The Lyric Theatre Complex is located in the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong, an ambitious 40 hectare waterfront cultural quarter which combines open public space with a wide range of cultural venues. Here museums, theatres and concert halls... View Article

Hauraton channels installed at Oldham Academy North

Thu, 6th December 2018

The new Oldham Academy North, designed by architectural practice Aedas Architects, is a spacious and colourful three storey building set in sensitively landscaped grounds. With the site being quite flat, and the building surrounded by paved and asphalted surfaces, it... View Article

Six reasons a hot water cylinder can help get you INTO hot water

Thu, 6th December 2018

With the average family of four taking 1,460 baths or showers a year, running out of hot water is a disaster best avoided. But what is the best way to make sure you stay in hot water? Combi boiler or... View Article

Resiblock as safe as houses for Pennyfarthing Homes

Thu, 6th December 2018

Resiblock and Pennyfarthing Homes have combined to ensure the protection and stabilisation of paving and roadways at the new Alexandra Meadows development in Hampshire. Following testing by site engineers WSP, Resiblock ‘22’ was approved to be used at Alexandra Meadows... View Article

Fabrick Marketing wins top UK Agency Award for the third time

Thu, 6th December 2018

Specialist marketing agency, Fabrick, has won Agency of the Year at the prestigious Construction Marketing Awards 2018 – the industry’s annual awards ceremony that showcases the construction industry’s creativity, innovation and effectiveness in marketing. The Kent-based, full-service agency beat off... View Article

Mackwell provides emergency lighting to BBC’s DIY SOS: the big build special

Thu, 6th December 2018

As part of the BBC’s DIY SOS: Big Build project, Mackwell provided its emergency lighting systems and technical expertise to an ambitious project to create the North Kensington Community Centre and rebuild the Dale Youth Boxing Club which was destroyed in... View Article

Roofshield saving for Sea View properties

Thu, 6th December 2018

The superior quality and breathability of Roofshield has delivered significant savings in time and cost to a series of sea facing properties in northeast England. The 35 semi-detached properties at Sea View, Berwick form part of a wider programme of... View Article

Significant worldwide demand for UK architecture must be protected by good Brexit deal – RIBA reveals 2018 business trends report

Thu, 6th December 2018

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has revealed its annual summary of trends in the architecture profession and construction sector. The RIBA’s annual Business Benchmarking survey provides data on architects’ profit and turnover, salaries, and identifies global growth areas for the... View Article

“Freefoam are committed to working with stockists to help us grow”

Thu, 6th December 2018

Customer testimonials can be a powerful tool in any company kit bag – with video testimonials being especially valuable. Freefoam Building Products are delighted to launch a new video featuring long standing customer Willmotts Plastic Building Products to highlight the partnership... View Article

RGU architecture wins St Machar community garden project

Thu, 6th December 2018

Residents in the St Machar area of Aberdeen will soon be able to relax in a brand new community garden, after a design competition was won by a talented RGU architecture student. The competition was run by INsideOUT and set the brief of designing a community garden... View Article

Zaha Hadid Architects with A_Lab (Norway) to build two stations on the new Fornebubanen metro line

Thu, 6th December 2018

Zaha Hadid Architects and A_Lab have won the architectural competition to design the Fornbuporten and Fornebu Senter stations, two of the six stations planned for the new Fornebubanen metro line in Oslo. One of Europe’s fastest growing cities, Oslo’s population... View Article

Regal Rainwater Systems for Queen Anne Style Refurbishment

Thu, 6th December 2018

Yeoman Rainguard rainwater systems have played a part in the refurbishment of one of Potton’s show homes. The Milchester, a Queen Anne style, 3,000 square foot home, was one of the original show homes to be sited at The Potton... View Article

Pocketing space efficiencies

Thu, 6th December 2018

Stephanie Lee of P C Henderson takes a look at how increasingly space-constrained builds are driving the trend in pocket doors, and discusses their key benefits and what to look for when specifying such systems As the number of first... View Article

Grant Associates’ masterplan for new district in Madrid wins outline planning

Thu, 6th December 2018

A masterplan by British duo architect Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners and landscape architect Grant Associates to create a new business and residential district in north Madrid has won outline planning. The proposal for Madrid Castellana Norte aims to transform a vast, 500-hectare tract of neglected... View Article