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Inspired built environment photography award winners announced

Monday, 27th January 2020

Photographers from more than 100 countries submitted thousands of stunning photos of the built world to the annual Art of Building photography competition, run by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). The competition, now in its tenth year, celebrates the creativity of the construction industry and... View Article

The National Homebuilding & Renovating Show unveils John Lewis as its official retail partner

Monday, 27th January 2020

John Lewis & Partners, the UK’s favourite high-street retailer, is taking a leap into the ambitious world of serious self-builders, renovators and home improvers by joining forces with the National Homebuilding & Renovating Show to promote its Home Design Service... View Article

Green-tree rain garden filter medium helps project achieve BREEAM: Excellent rating

Monday, 27th January 2020

Project: Nexus Building Location: Leeds Client: University of Leeds Landscape Architects: AHR Architects Ltd Landscape Contrator: Gavin Jones Ltd Product/Services supplied: Specialist Soil Background: The idea behind the Nexus Building was one of collaboration – setting up a “community of innovators”, as... View Article

Innovative Renfrewshire ‘retrofit’ housing project could slash heating bills by 90 per cent

Monday, 27th January 2020

An innovative housing project in Renfrewshire will help to tackle climate change and could slash tenant’s annual heating bills to £150. Renfrewshire Council’s housing investment team has been given the green light to deliver a £4.5million retrofit of 75 terraced... View Article

Lee Evans Partnership’s design for major education campus in South East submitted for planning

Monday, 27th January 2020

Lee Evans Partnership’s (LEP’s) design for an ‘education campus’ in Whitecliffe, Ebbsfleet Garden City – in the Dartford area of Kent and close to the Bluewater Shopping Centre – has been submitted for planning to the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation by... View Article

Clear cut facades

Monday, 27th January 2020

As glass is increasingly being used to breathe new life into old architectural buildings Simon Boocock, MD of CRL Europe, looks at the benefits of the material and some of the systems available to aid installation and maintenance. What do... View Article

Back small house builders to improve the design of new homes, says FMB

Monday, 27th January 2020

Removing barriers to small house builders will deliver better quality homes and happier people, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in response to a national design audit conducted by UCL for CPRE, the countryside charity, and the Place... View Article

Carbon-reducing housing scheme given approval in Ebbsfleet Garden City

Monday, 27th January 2020

A scheme described as one of the most carbon-reducing projects in Ebbsfleet Garden City has been approved. Redrow’s plans for 133 homes at its established site in Ebbsfleet Green were given approval by Ebbsfleet Development Corporation’s planning committee last night... View Article

Inland Homes agrees partnership development contract with Octavia Housing

Monday, 27th January 2020

Inland Homes (“Inland Homes” “the Group” or “the Company”), the leading brownfield developer, housebuilder and partnership housing company with a focus on the south and south-east of England, has signed a contract with Octavia Housing (“Octavia”), a leading provider of... View Article

Homebuilder looking into the future with VR technology launch

Monday, 27th January 2020

For the first time ever in Scotland, prospective homeowners will be able to experience their new neighbourhood, before it’s even built, thanks to cutting-edge VR technology. National homebuilder Keepmoat Homes, today (24 January) launch their innovative new technology designed to... View Article

What impact will PAS 2035 have on the social housing market?

Monday, 27th January 2020

By Mark Trowers National Sales Manager – Social Housing at Zehnder Group UK Limited ‘Each Home Counts’ was a review – by the then Chief Executive of BRE Group, Dr Peter Bonfield – into the way in which both public... View Article

The Brexit factor

Monday, 27th January 2020

Ben Lloyd of Pure Commercial Finance gives his views on how Brexit is impacting property developers. The ever-present debate over Brexit has continued to plague public and market sentiment, and it was particularly heated in the last 24 months with... View Article

London & Manchester named as most attractive cities for buy-to-let landlords in 2020

Friday, 24th January 2020

London and Manchester have been named by landlords as the most attractive cities to invest in buy-to-let properties in 2020, according to new figures released today. The study of 800 UK landlords – by leading landlord insurance provider Simply Business... View Article

Morris+Company gets go-ahead for new mixed-use boutique hotel in Camden

Friday, 24th January 2020

London based architects, Morris+Company has secured planning consent for the redevelopment of 115-119 Camden High Street. Sited within the eclectic and lively neighbourhood of London’s Camden Town, the new development, which seeks to add to the vibrancy of the area,... View Article

PRP + Hamiltons Architects get the go ahead for new luxury hotel in Knightsbridge

Friday, 24th January 2020

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has granted planning permission for a 120-bedroom hotel on Pavilion Road in Knightsbridge, London, which will be designed by PRP + Hamiltons Architects on behalf of Beaumont Properties The scheme will cost £70m... View Article

Delve Architects complete first residential scheme

Friday, 24th January 2020

Delve Architects has completed its first residential project in Nunhead, South London, and it’s just been shortlisted for an NLA ‘Don’t Move, Improve’ Award. The existing, somewhat unloved, traditional Victorian house has been completely transformed by Delve to provide a... View Article

Delve into the best of international lighting at the fifteenth edition of Surface Design Show

Friday, 24th January 2020

Surface Design Show, the only event in the UK that focuses solely on interior and exterior surfaces, returns for 2020 with an impressive line-up of lighting-focused exhibitors and events. Returning to London’s Business Design Centre from 11-13 February 2020, the... View Article

Full range of manufacturer’s systems feature on last plot to be developed

Friday, 24th January 2020

Architectural glazing systems by leading UK manufacturer Kawneer were specified for their “robustness and quality” for two linked 16-storey apartment blocks on the last plot to be developed in one of Britain’s fastest-growing property hot spots. Kawneer’s AA®100 curtain walling features as... View Article