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A campaign to address a lack of certified heat pump installers in the UK has been launched with installers told there is a huge opportunity ahead. Energy Efficiency at City Plumbing, a leading national heating and plumbing merchant, is behind... View Article

A new, 73-bed specialist inpatient service unit (SISU) for mental health treatment at Grange University Hospital has received planning approval in Cwmbran, Wales. Arcadis IBI Group was appointed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, the local arm of NHS Wales to... View Article

Berkeley Place renovated a basement duplex apartment situated in a prime residential street in Clifton. During the basement renovation, an amazing piece of history was found. On the wall handwritten is a record of the 2nd World War air raids... View Article

David Chipperfield has been selected as the 2023 winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Founded in 1979, the honour is awarded annually to a living architect whose built work has “produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built... View Article

A House of Lords committee has given a damning assessment on the progress of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme launched by the Government in spring 2022, saying that it has “failed to deliver on its objectives,” following a “disappointingly low take-up... View Article

Leeds based architecture practice, Brewster Bye, has promoted Andrew Chapman to director and Tim Chesnutt has become a full qualified architect at the firm after successfully completing his RIBA part 3 exams. Andrew is now entering his tenth year at... View Article

Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council, with strategic development partners, Queensberry have launched the newly named mixed-use development, Grayson Place, in the heart of Nuneaton in Warwickshire. The 2.3-hectare town centre redevelopment in Abbey Street will see the addition of a... View Article

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust has appointed contractor GRAHAM to build a new state-of-the-art mental health facility on land owned by the Trust in Mossley Hill, Liverpool. Following a competitive tendering process overseen by Liverpool & Sefton Health Partnership, GRAHAM... View Article

Complete construction partner Stepnell has announced the senior promotions of Lewis Archibald and Christian White. Both Lewis and Christian will be leading on pre-construction support and frameworks to deliver high-quality design and build projects. Lewis Archibald is now pre-construction director, in... View Article

Leading trade body, Energy and Utilities Alliance, has today applauded the Government for announcing its intention to switch UK boilers from natural gas to hydrogen-ready gas boilers. These boilers will become mandatory from 2026, under plans announced today. A hydrogen-ready... View Article

Building for 2050 is the UK Government’s evidenced-based report on the drivers and barriers involved in the large-scale construction and take-up of low cost, low carbon housing Business and Energy Minister Lord Callanan said: “Making the UK’s homes more energy... View Article

Triton Construction has completed construction of a 36,000 ft² industrial scheme at Knowsley Hub for logistics developer Redsun Projects. The £3m development comprises five units ranging from 6,000 ft² to 10,000 ft² with Howdens already taking occupation of unit two.... View Article