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Outdoor learning gives children a healthy view of the world

Friday, 16th October 2020

Raised in the rural south west of Scotland, I remember only too well-wet playtimes at school, sitting bored at my desk and staring out of the window, or hanging around the corridors. Thankfully, there is a shift happening and indoor... View Article

Future of office workers

Friday, 16th October 2020

The most extensive report on the future of the office and office workers in the UK in view of the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that the seismic change in the way we work now is here to stay. The massive... View Article

Cambridgeshire development launch offers London commuters the post-lockdown idyll

Friday, 16th October 2020

The much-anticipated launch of Hayfield Avenue is taking place on Saturday 31st October. The luxurious development is located in the Cambridgeshire village of Great Gransden and will offer families the opportunity to live in a tranquil, rural village that is... View Article

Mixed picture for architects – RIBA Future Trends September 2020

Friday, 16th October 2020

In September 2020 the RIBA Future Workload Index rose slightly again to +9, with 31% of practices expecting a workload increase in the coming three months. 22% are expecting a decrease, and 47% are expecting workloads to remain the same.... View Article

Environment responsibly from the construction industry

Thursday, 15th October 2020

From Malcolm Blakey, owner of Finedale Construction It is vital for the construction industry to take responsibility and be environmentally conscious when designing and building. Together we need to make significant, realistic, and affordable changes for the benefit of the... View Article

Innovative modular housing scheme completes in Lincolnshire

Wednesday, 14th October 2020

Midlands contractor G F Tomlinson has completed works on an innovative modular housing scheme in Grantham, which is the first of its kind in the region. Delivered for South Kesteven District Council, through the Scape Regional Construction framework, the scheme... View Article

rg+p secures place on £10.4m framework

Wednesday, 14th October 2020

Multi-disciplinary design practice, rg+p has secured a place on the EN:Procure Consultancy Framework, which will see £10.4m worth of investment in social housing and public sector projects across the East Midlands, North West and Yorkshire & Humber over the next... View Article

CALA Pods partnership makes home office dream a reality

Wednesday, 14th October 2020

An award-winning homebuilder has struck up a partnership with a luxury garden pod provider to offer buyers across the west of Scotland the perfect opportunity to future proof their home. CALA Homes (West) has joined forces with Livingston-based urbanpods to... View Article

NFB Postpones all Physical Events until June 2021

Wednesday, 14th October 2020

These are unprecedented times and the COVID-19 pandemic has seen the Government put a significant and changing range of restrictions on physical business events in the interests of public health. As the restrictions and guidance for the COVID-19 Pandemic continues... View Article

Aberdeen’s Grandhome community benefit from new outdoor space designed by award-winning architects Reiach and Hall

Wednesday, 14th October 2020

The new community of Grandhome, located in Aberdeen’s Bridge of Don area, has welcomed the opening of Davidston Square, a new, multi-use outdoor space located in the heart of its first neighbourhood. Designed by award-winning architects Reiach and Hall, the... View Article

Construction leaders prepare for seismic change at day 1 of NBS Summit

Wednesday, 14th October 2020

Senior leadership across the construction sector attended a virtual event hosted by NBS, The Construction Leaders’ Summit: The Digital Future. Day one of the conference focused on the big levers of change, looking at political, economic and technological drivers helping... View Article

Status codes: Why the complexity?

Wednesday, 14th October 2020

By Thomas Whiting, Managing Director at Amodal In order to really think about how we can put change into motion, we have to start opening-up areas of conversation that will alter the way we think and work as an industry.... View Article

‘Sitting Pretty’ – Young architects and designers bring London rail stations to life

Tuesday, 13th October 2020

A series of witty and challenging benches by emerging architects and designers are unveiled this week at some of London’s largest railway stations, following a design competition organised by the London Festival of Architecture and Network Rail. From a playful... View Article

French studio delivers the “Grand Palais”

Tuesday, 13th October 2020

Antonio Virga has delivered, in the historic centre of Cahors, the “Grand Palais”, a 7-theater cinema with a capacity of 1,051 spectators that is part of a master redevelopment plan for the Place Bessières, now dedicated to pedestrians Located on... View Article

Topping out ceremony on innovative Powys Council social housing development

Tuesday, 13th October 2020

Building firm J.G. Hale Construction has been joined by members of Powys Council at a topping out ceremony, placing the final tile on the last roof of a 32-unit development on the council’s land north of Heol-Y-Ffynnon in Brecon. J.G.... View Article

LGA responds to PM Covid-19 alert level announcement

Tuesday, 13th October 2020

Responding to details about COVID-19 alert levels announced by the Prime Minister, Cllr James Jamieson, Chairman of the Local Government Association, said: “The simplified alert levels will make it easier for communities and the councils who represent them to understand,... View Article

Excitement builds as landmark construction works are completed at Nottingham Castle

Monday, 12th October 2020

Nottingham Castle is a step closer to becoming a world-class visitor destination and heritage site following the completion of major improvement works. As part of the £30m transformation of Nottingham Castle – specialist restoration works and a brand-new visitors centre... View Article

Colleagues unite for causes close to their hearts

Monday, 12th October 2020

A team of colleagues from two housing associations have united to raise money for causes close to their hearts. Staff members from Grand Union Housing Group, based in Milton Keynes, and Longhurst Group, with offices in Rushden and Peterborough, are... View Article

Construction sector learning to live with the virus, says Beard Construction

Friday, 9th October 2020

Commenting on this morning’s ONS construction output data, Fraser Johns, finance director at Beard, said: “If you’d said to me a year ago that construction output had grown by 3%, we’d have considered that a decent rate of growth. “However... View Article

Work begins on new £5m health and social care training centre

Friday, 9th October 2020

Work has begun on a £5m new health and social care training centre at the University of Wolverhampton after contractors for the ambitious project were appointed. The new Marches Centre of Excellence in Health, Allied Health and Social Care at... View Article