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Rapid Mass Testing now the Key to the Fight Against Covid-19 and the Return Architecture & Design Industries

Monday, 8th February 2021

Restrictions over the last ten months have deeply affected the Architecture industry. Architects have not been able to work in the office, and smaller architecture firms have struggled to stay afloat, with the lack of projects, certainty and clients since... View Article

Final phase of homes revealed at Avant Homes’ Millbrook development in Nunthorpe

Monday, 8th February 2021

North East housebuilder Avant Homes has released the final phase of design-led homes at its popular Millbrook development in Nunthorpe. Located on Gypsy Lane less than six miles from the centre of Middlesbrough, Millbrook is now more than 85 per... View Article

Improving Efficiency in New Build Residential Dwellings

Thursday, 4th February 2021

As the heating industry moves towards a more sustainable future, there is pressure for housebuilders to meet increasing energy efficiency standards. Tom Murray, Specification Director Commercial and Residential at Baxi Heating, discusses the heating technologies designed to improve SAP ratings... View Article

New £2.4 Million Dinton Activity Centre is taking shape

Wednesday, 3rd February 2021

Dinton Pastures new multi-million-pound activity centre, designed by HLM Architects, reached a major milestone on Thursday 28 and Friday 29 January, as modules were lifted into place at the borough’s first net zero carbon building. The centre is set to... View Article

Planning approval for first phase of residential development at Kirkstall Forge

Wednesday, 3rd February 2021

Leeds City Council’s Plans Panel has resolved to grant planning permission for CEG’s Reserved Matters (detailed) application for the first phase of residential development at the £400 million Kirkstall Forge development in Leeds. The proposals will provide 213 homes, including... View Article

Leisure Experts Selected For New Waterfront Centre

Monday, 1st February 2021

Sports and leisure specialist GT3 Architects has been named as the architect for a new multi-million-pound leisure centre scheme for Hartlepool Borough Council. The Newcastle and Nottingham-based practice was selected to deliver the design for the new facility, which will be... View Article

Planning approval for £50m landmark seaside regeneration project

Monday, 1st February 2021

The £50 million regeneration of Queen’s Parade, a 13 acre (5.26 hectares) waterfront site in Bangor, near Belfast, Northern Ireland, has been granted planning permission by Ards and North Down Council. The scheme, designed by TODD Architects for Bangor Marine... View Article

New dawn at The Rise

Monday, 1st February 2021

Keepmoat Homes, the busiest private house builder in Newcastle, has bought out Barratt Homes’ interest in the New Tyne West Development Company (NTWDC) – the joint venture behind the award winning* Scotswood development, The Rise. The deal paves the way... View Article

MVRDV’s WERK12 named best new building in Germany, winning the DAM Preis

Monday, 1st February 2021

The Deutsches Architekturmuseum has awarded the 2021 DAM Preis to MVRDV’s WERK12, a mixed-use building that serves as the focal point in Munich’s Werksviertel-Mitte district. As the winner of the award WERK12 is the highlight of the DAM Preis exhibition,... View Article

Beauty and design go hand in hand with a democratic planning system, says CPRE

Monday, 1st February 2021

Commenting on the government’s response to the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission, Crispin Truman, chief executive of CPRE, the countryside charity, said: ‘Good design and beautiful places go hand in hand with a locally led, democratic planning system. It is... View Article

Stephen Waldron Architects Appoints New Director

Monday, 1st February 2021

South Wales-based practice Stephen Waldron Architects have appointed Robert Spencer RIBA as a Director of the practice in a move which furthers the firm’s growth plans. Robert joins the practice with a wealth of experience including work with award-winning UK... View Article

Beyer Blinder Belle Completes Multi-Phase Restoration of Two Cultural Landmarks as Part of Capitol Crossing Project in Washington D.C

Monday, 1st February 2021

Beyer Blinder Belle  (BBB) announces the completion of the restoration and expansion of Holy Rosary Catholic Church and Adas Israel Synagogue. The restorations were coordinated with and integral aspects to the construction of Capitol Crossing: Property Group Partner’s (PGP) transformative 2.2 million... View Article

Freefoam Launch New Look Website

Monday, 1st February 2021

Freefoam Building Products announce the launch of a new update to its website – freefoam.com. With a fresh new look featuring a video banner of the Freefoam manufacturing facility to really bring the business to life and easy to navigate... View Article

Martin Grant Homes Completes on First Site of 2021

Friday, 29th January 2021

Keen to help push forward the country’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic by getting people working and building a better future, Home Counties family housebuilder Martin Grant Homes has just completed on its first site for 2021, as part of... View Article

Declining construction apprenticeships threatens ‘build back better’ recovery, says FMB

Friday, 29th January 2021

The year-on-year decline in construction apprenticeships threatens the UK’s ability to ‘build back better’ from the coronavirus pandemic, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in response to the Department for Education’s apprenticeship and traineeship data released today. Brian Berry,... View Article

New light through old windows: building in 2021

Friday, 29th January 2021

2021 is set to be an exciting, if challenging year for the construction industry. With significant changes to building regulations underway and a new regulator set to come into force, we will no doubt witness a change in industry culture... View Article

New home registrations impacted by COVID-19

Friday, 29th January 2021

The number of new home registrations by UK housebuilders fell 23 per cent in 2020 as a result of Covid-19, according to figures released by the NHBC. Despite the overall decline, by the final quarter of the year registration levels... View Article

The warm glow of lower bills

Friday, 29th January 2021

Rises in gas and electricity prices mean that specifying more energy efficient and renewable heating options such as biomass is even more important, as Ian Sams from Specflue explains Renewable energy means energy produced from sources that are constantly replenished.... View Article

A crisis of supply

Friday, 29th January 2021

Patrick Mooney, housing consultant and Housing, Management & Maintenance news editor, says the tiny increase in overall numbers of low rent housing is masking a growing affordability problem in England Further evidence of a crisis in the supply of affordable... View Article

Pritchard Architecture creates new cultural landmark on Southsea seafront

Thursday, 28th January 2021

Pritchard Architecture have been part of a visionary project that has seen LCT 7074, the only surviving landing craft (tank) from D-Day, conserved and made part of the public realm on Southsea seafront, creating a unique visitor experience and new... View Article