The new London Plan

Phil Kelly, Head of Sustainability and Building Physics, Ramboll UK discusses the new London Plan, an important step towards carbon neutrality In advance of the London Plan’s full publication next year, several updated London Plan guidance documents were provided in... View Article

Planning Approved for Second Phase of Notts Riverside Development

Plans submitted by CPMG Architects for the second phase of the ‘Pelham Waterside’ housing development on Trent Lane in Nottingham have been approved by Nottingham City Council. The first phase of 73 homes is nearing completion and phase two will see the construction of a further 12 houses and 27 apartments, located near the banks... View Article

UNStudio goes Glocal!

UNStudio has recently opened a new satellite office in Frankfurt, and will soon open two more, in Dubai and Melbourne. Alongside its offices in Amsterdam, Hong Kong and Shanghai, UNStudio has recently expanded its local presence around the globe with... View Article

Keyline announces new Managing Director

Dean Pinner has been appointed Managing Director of Keyline Civils Specialist. Dean brings with him an in-depth knowledge of the civils sector and over 30 years’ experience in the building materials sector, including the past six years as part of... View Article

Colourful lockers light up leisure

The new £42m Ponteland School comprising a 1,600 pupil high school, 420 pupil primary school and leisure centre has been opened near Newcastle creating one of the largest ever developments by Northumberland County Council. Designed by FaulknerBrowns Architects, the complex’s... View Article

An Overview of the Australian Mining Sector

The mining sector in Australia is thriving. One of the main reasons for this is because Australia has a significant supply of mineral, non-mineral, and hydrocarbon reserves. These reserves are often high quality and located close to the Earth’s surface,... View Article

Concord by Sylvania joins the Made in Britain community

Concord by Sylvania has joined the Made in Britain® organisation. The highly respected architectural lighting brand has over 50 years of history and is based in Newhaven, East Sussex. Made in Britain brings together the British manufacturing community, united by... View Article

Elegance with unrivalled system security

With the launch of the Fundo RioLigno, the thinnest linear shower element ideally suited for timber floors on the market, sophisticated wet rooms in wooden structures become a reality. wedi‘s wide range of products and system solutions provide a systemised... View Article

LGA responds to £30m Waking Watch Relief Fund announcement

Responding to today’s government announcement of a £30 million Waking Watch Relief Fund to pay for the installation of fire alarms in high-rise buildings with cladding, Lord Porter, Building Safety spokesman for the Local Government Association, said: “This fund is... View Article

Taking a Safety-First System Approach to Residential Construction

LISTEN HERE 🔊 It is a fundamental of good design that residential buildings should be safe and that measures to enhance their environmental performance should not compromise this essential requirement. Here Steve Thompson, Managing Director for specialist steel framing manufacturer... View Article

Repair principles and solutions for heritage buildings

LISTEN HERE 🔊 When we refer to heritage, we typically mean buildings or structures that require preservation because of their historical, architectural, cultural, aesthetic or ecological value. It is our duty to preserve these buildings for future generations. The objective... View Article