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BLOG: Improving the payment process through the use of a schedule of rates

Tuesday, 25th September 2018

By David Brown, Managing Surveyor at IBN Scaffold Access Ltd and Chair of the NASC Contracts Committee While great strides have been made in the post-Carillion era to shine the spotlight on the importance of prompt payments to subcontractors, more... View Article

Why digital construction is too important for smaller building firms to ignore

Tuesday, 25th September 2018

If SME general builders and property developers think digital construction is just for the big boys, they’re not only mistaken, they risk being left behind. That’s the message Adrian Wild, founder of Integro Construction Software and its award-winning BuildingWorks design... View Article

Octopus Property provides £12.7 million development loan for prime West London residential scheme

Tuesday, 25th September 2018

Specialist property lender Octopus Property, part of the Octopus Group, has agreed to provide Saudi Arabian investor, Snabil Limited, with a £12.7 million senior facility to fund the acquisition of a much sought-after site in Chiswick, West London, with the subsequent... View Article

How to buy the perfect conservatory

Tuesday, 25th September 2018

So, you have the perfect home, you’ve put a great deal of effort into achieving an impeccable interior and a stunningly green garden, your home is a combination between comfortable and stylish, on trend and completely you. Are you ready... View Article

Bennetts Associates wins planning for significant extension of Shaftesbury Theatre

Tuesday, 25th September 2018

Bennetts Associates has secured planning and listed building consent for the second phase of the Shaftesbury Theatre renovation. The proposal includes the redevelopment of public spaces around the Grade II listed theatre and the transformation of its foyers and bars... View Article

An affordable, zero-carbon and zero-waste way of life: ZEDlife from RIBA Publishing

Tuesday, 25th September 2018

As concern for sustainability in the built environment grows, ZEDlife offers a timely intervention. More than just a guide to affordable green living, in this book, leading architect and sustainability pioneer Bill Dunster demonstrates practical and positive ways to achieve... View Article

Boon Brown gains planning permission for challenging pub site in Wandsworth.

Tuesday, 25th September 2018

Boon Brown is celebrating being granted planning permission and conservation area consent for a challenging development in Battersea which will create five residential apartments whilst reinstating a local Victorian public house. The former Queens Arms public house was closed and... View Article

The simplicity of SIPs

Tuesday, 25th September 2018

Paul Newman of Kingspan Timber Solutions explains the simple and compelling concept behind SIPs (Structural Insulated Panels), and why you should consider them in the construction of your new home. Masonry, SIPs, timber frame, ICF, straw bale, oak frame –... View Article

KAAN Architecten designs CUBE, a discreet yet distinguished building for Tilburg University

Monday, 24th September 2018

KAAN Architecten has designed “CUBE”, the new Education and Self Study Centre at Tilburg University (Netherlands). This compact and ostensibly low structure blends into its surrounding green landscape and into the larger architectural ensemble of the Dutch educational campus, which... View Article

LCPAca Residential Index: August 2018 – nominal price growth but transactions continue to slide

Monday, 24th September 2018

Headlines from August 2018 Report: Prime Central London: Prices stabilise but transactions fall Average prices in August (excluding new build) in Prime Central London (PCL) now stand at £1,781,090. Annual prices have seen a nominal increase of 1.5%. Annual transactions... View Article

The Crown Estate’s Head Office at St James’s Market becomes first office in Europe to achieve WELL Platinum Certification

Monday, 24th September 2018

The Crown Estate has been awarded WELL Certification at the Platinum Level for its head office at No 1 St James’s Market, by the International WELL Building Institute™. The Platinum certification, the first in Europe, was awarded through the Well... View Article

Merchants’ sales break records in July

Monday, 24th September 2018

The latest data released in the BMF’s Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) confirms Total Builders Merchant value sales were up 8.3% in July compared with July 2017, helped by one more trading day this year. Overall sales in July were 1.1% higher than... View Article

HBA: Planning statistics demonstrate we need planning reform

Monday, 24th September 2018

The Construction Index reports that there were fewer planning applications made in the year ending June 2018 compared to June 2017. Statistics released by the Ministry for Housing and Local Government showed a decline of 2% in major residential planning applications,... View Article

Attractive options for energy-efficient house design

Monday, 24th September 2018

Vanessa Howard of Roof Maker explores how taking a rigorously ecological approach to design can improve energy efficiency without compromising on aesthetics and individuality, focusing on rooflights. In 2017 the average UK household spent £102 per month on electricity and... View Article

Strawberry Fields forever home

Saturday, 22nd September 2018

When a couple decided to build their Beatles-inspired ‘forever’ home in a north London suburb, the speed at which their kit home took shape left them suitably impressed. Roseanne Field reports. From the street, Mr and Mrs Young’s house, while... View Article

The best recently graduated architects receive the Young Talent Architecture Award 2018 in Venice

Friday, 21st September 2018

The granting ceremony of Young Talent Architecture Award (YTAA), that brings together the best graduation projects from European architecture, urban planning and landscape schools, was celebrated yesterday 20th September 2018 at Palazzo Michiel in Venice. The 4 Winners, revealed last... View Article

Minister opens award-winning North-East Scotland social housing site

Friday, 21st September 2018

The Scottish Government Minister for Older People and Equalities has officially opened a new 32 home social housing development in the North East of Scotland which offers a new model for better integration of health, social care and housing policy.... View Article

ONS: London needs to build 844,000 new homes – ilke Homes CEO Bjorn Conway comments

Friday, 21st September 2018

Following the ONS’ announcement that London will need to build 844,000 new homes in the next 25 years to cope with demand, Bjorn Conway, CEO of ilke Homes commented: “The ONS’ announcement that we need to build an extra 844,000 new... View Article

Millwood appoints new managing director

Friday, 21st September 2018

Tonbridge-based homebuilder Millwood Designer Homes has appointed Nick Stonley as its new Managing Director. Nick joins at an exciting time when the company is pursuing rapid growth, having recently acquired several new sites in prime areas across Kent, Sussex and... View Article

L&Q to end Fixed Term Tenancies to give greater security to social housing residents

Friday, 21st September 2018

L&Q announced today that it is to end the use of Fixed Term Tenancies (FTTs) and instead offer open-ended assured tenancies as its preferred tenure type. It will also move 8,500 existing fixed term tenants onto assured tenancies. At the... View Article