CIOB Welcomes Government Proposals On Building Safety

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has welcomed the Government’s draft Building Safety Bill, which outlines the first comprehensive reform of building safety regulations since their introduction under the 1984 Building Act. There is likely to be substantive change across... View Article

100% affordable scheme in Ealing sold by MHA London

MHA London has today announced the sale of the former Goldsmith Arms on East Acton Lane, Ealing. The transaction took place despite disruption in recent months caused by the impact of Covid-19. Following approval of the development proposals in January 2020, this site will be redeveloped by a Housing Trust to provide significant benefits to the local community.   The mixed-use, residential-led scheme will deliver 100% affordable... View Article

Mind the gap

Comfort is the difference between building a home not a house, and thermal comfort plays a huge role in this. Here, Debbie Phillips, National Business Development Manager from Keylite Roof Windows looks at the best approach to ensure your selfbuilds... View Article

Avant Homes development set to move forward in Seaburn

Plans to build a community of stunning seaside homes have moved one step closer, after Avant Homes exchanged contracts on the purchase of land, as part of Sunderland City Council’s Seafront Regeneration Strategy. The North East housebuilder was granted planning... View Article

Planning permission vital to protect vulnerable people, says RTPI

Plans by the government, announced this morning, extending controversial new ‘rights’ to alter or replace buildings without the need for planning permission risk adding to the country’s already prevalent health and societal inequalities, the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has... View Article

Arrival of much needed warehouse and industrial space

Brighton Works breathes new life into heritage site. An historic industrial site in Bevendean has been given a new lease of life after developer Charter Land transformed it into Brighton Works – the largest warehouse and industrial development to be brought... View Article

Adapting to change

Though the construction industry is now back on site, Covid-19 has not left it unscarred. AO.com managing director Anthony Sant speaks to netMAGmedia’s Jack Wooler on how the virus has brought supply to the fore, and what the company has... View Article

Don’t forget to let your home breathe

While sorting out the insulation, don’t forget to pay attention to your property’s ventilation system – from Patrick Mooney, news editor of Housing Management & Maintenance magazine Green sector campaigners were delighted with the Chancellor’s £2 billion boost to make... View Article

A sticking plaster for construction’s recovery

James Parker looks at what the Chancellor’s Summer Statement means for construction Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s recent summer statement had the no-nonsense title of ‘A Plan for Jobs.’This signals the fact that the Government, whether or not you liked its handling... View Article

National Autistic Society opens new Vanguard School

Students at the National Autistic Society’s Vanguard School in Lambeth, South London, are settling in after the new free school opened in January. Designed by Pozzoni Architecture and built by Galliford Try, Vanguard School is tailored specifically to children and... View Article

Mobility meets architecture

A new gateway to the centre of Bressanone (Italy), a small city in South Tyrol, is the latest addition to the Bressanone-Varna Ring Road. The infrastructural landscape project designed by MoDusArchitects, is composed of a series of connected, largely underground... View Article