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Seventeenth century smugglers’ hotel reinvigorated for guests and locals alike

Tuesday, 19th November 2019

Dexter Moren Associates (DMA) has received planning permission to refurbish and extend the seventeenth century Old Ship Hotel into a boutique lifestyle hotel in sync with Brighton’s cosmopolitan and bohemian vibe. DMA’s design to unify the various buildings of the... View Article

Ready for take-off: Stephen George + Partners’ £7million Norwich Airport project starts on site

Tuesday, 19th November 2019

Stephen George + Partners (SGP), one of the UK’s leading architectural practices, is celebrating the start on site of its first airside project to be under construction. A ground breaking ceremony marked the official construction start of the £7million 54,000 sq... View Article

Langley Waterproofing Systems implements site safe survey policy

Tuesday, 19th November 2019

Building owners can be liable not only for the safety of their own employees but also those up and down the supply chain, including contractor and supplier personnel. HSE reported that in 2018 the highest percentage of fatal injuries of... View Article

NHBC launch new Standards for UK housebuilders

Monday, 18th November 2019

NHBC has launched the 2020 edition of its technical Standards The new Standards will be effective for every new home covered by an NHBC warranty, where foundations are begun on or after 1 January 2020. NHBC’s dedicated standards team have... View Article

World Toilet Day – Tuesday, 19 November

Monday, 18th November 2019

Annual World Toilet Day may spawn many jokes and can be a haven of comedy for all of us that take sanitation for granted. But behind the hilarity is a serious initiative that we all should all aspire to support.... View Article

Design team appointed for Siemens Mobility’s £200m train manufacturing facility in Goole

Monday, 18th November 2019

Arup and AHR have been awarded the design contract for Siemens Mobility’s industry-leading rail manufacturing facility in Goole, East Yorkshire. The £200m development will manufacture and commission state-of-the-art trains, placing Goole at the forefront of the UK rail manufacturing industry... View Article

New housing numbers leave many unanswered questions, warns CPRE

Monday, 18th November 2019

New data released by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on the number of new homes created in 2018 -2019, is only one side of the story, warns CPRE, the countryside charity today. Matt Thomson, Head of Land... View Article

Ramboll appoint new Director of Cities and Regeneration

Monday, 18th November 2019

Engineering, design and consultancy company Ramboll has announced the appointment of Elad Eisenstein as Director of Cities and Regeneration. He is set to lead Ramboll’s urban regeneration team, focusing on major cities projects, integrating across the transport, infrastructure environment and... View Article

Architects have the ability to lead the drive towards EV adoption

Monday, 18th November 2019

Sustainable design and green construction are going to lead industry debates in the coming year (and the foreseeable future). As we look to 2020, I think one thing which should be front and centre in architects’ minds is the integration... View Article

Tp bennett joins One Global Design network

Monday, 18th November 2019

Leading international architecture and interiors practice tp bennett, has announced its partnership with ONE Global Design (ONE), an international network of independent, principal-owned architecture and design firms. Comprised of 20 firms in 27 locations across US, Canada, Mexico, Europe and... View Article

Planning approval for over 200 new homes at Gascoigne West, London

Monday, 18th November 2019

Barking and Dagenham Council has approved plans for over 200 high-quality, affordable homes in the first phase in the long-term regeneration of the Gascoigne West estate in Barking, London. Over 60 per cent of the homes will be affordable, with... View Article

Architects and designers to discuss sustainable renovation at RGU event

Monday, 18th November 2019

An event, co-hosted by RGU and The Pebble Trust, is set to discuss the major issues of climate change and fuel poverty, and the role architecture and innovative design can play in providing solutions. ‘Sustainable Renovation’, which takes place at RGU on... View Article

RICS launch new Home Survey Standard

Monday, 18th November 2019

RICS this week launch the new mandatory RICS Home Survey Standard, following an industry and consumer consultation held earlier this year. The new standard will better protect buyers and sellers, with emphasis on consumers fully understanding the importance and benefits... View Article

Shortlist of best performing buildings announced

Monday, 18th November 2019

The Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre, Manchester, The Sweco Building, Bergen, Norway, and the Hitchcock Centre for the Environment, Amherst, USA, are three innovative schemes that have made the shortlist for the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) Building Performance... View Article

MPA Health & Safety Conference and Awards 2019 focusses on ‘Clearer, Simpler, Smarter’

Monday, 18th November 2019

260 delegates, representing 65 organisations gathered to hear a range of inspiring speakers on the theme of ‘Clearer, Simpler, Smarter’ and to celebrate commitment, progress and achievement in health & safety at MPA’s Health & Safety Conference and Awards 2019, sponsored by Industrial Diagnostics... View Article

Temporary warehouses and how they can benefit your business

Friday, 15th November 2019

It can be difficult to manage a business that holds so much stock, especially when there is limited space. It is vital that you have a plan in place in case you get to a point where you find your... View Article

Rents on the up as housing market growth remains subdued by Brexit

Thursday, 14th November 2019

HOMELET’s Rental Index figures for October 2019 have been released. The headlines from this month’s report are: The average rent in the UK is now £953, up by 2.7% on the same time last year When London is excluded, the average... View Article

The biggest rental trend in 2020

Thursday, 14th November 2019

The Private Rented Sector is one of the fast-growing markets in housing, and now accounts for over 4.5 million households in the UK, an increase of 63 per cent (1.6 million) from 2007. In times of rising house prices and... View Article

Sherwood Forest set to become the home of The Mallards – the latest new-build development from Peveril Homes

Thursday, 14th November 2019

Nottinghamshire’s Sherwood Forest is set to call itself home to The Mallards on Saturday 16th of November- an intimate development of fifteen 3 and 4-bedroom homes from Derbyshire-based housebuilder, Peveril Homes. The location of The Mallards has been chosen to... View Article

Shortlist announced for the National Railway Museum central hall design competition

Thursday, 14th November 2019

The National Railway Museum and Malcolm Reading Consultants has recently announced the five teams shortlisted in the competition to design the museum’s new emblematic Central Hall, which forms part of the museum’s strategy to become the ‘World’s Railway Museum’ by... View Article