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Active drainage ventilation and HDPE systems from Marley Plumbing & Drainage provide top performance for Wembley project

Tuesday, 22nd September 2020

Marley’s versatile HDPE soil system and its Studor Positive Air Pressure Attenuation (P.A.P.A) system, are being installed on a property on Phase 2 of the South West Lands development; currently nearing completion close beside the capital’s iconic Wembley football stadium.... View Article

PROTEK: The new home warranty provider you can rely on, now and in the future

Tuesday, 22nd September 2020

Backed by an ‘A’ rated, exceptionally secure insurer, offering free registration, fast quotation turnaround and great customer service both during the build and post completion, Protek should be your first choice for structural warranty provision. Protek prides itself on delivering... View Article

60% of local authorities delay fire door maintenance and inspection programmes – leaving safety to chance

Monday, 21st September 2020

Over half (52%) of UK local authorities responding to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request reported delays to planned fire door maintenance and replacement in the first half of 2020. The number rises to 60% when inspection delays are also... View Article

FMB Elects First Woman National President

Monday, 21st September 2020

Members of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) have elected Jan Etchells as their new National President at their Annual General Meeting, held virtually on 18 September. Jan, of Syntonic Kitchen Technicians Limited, and a long-term member of the FMB’s... View Article

Dementia-friendly places could reduce burden on social care, says RTPI report

Monday, 21st September 2020

Good quality housing and well planned local environments could reduce the burden on social care by ensuring people living with dementia stay in their own homes for longer, according to new advice published by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).... View Article

Luxury Bracknell apartments completed 4 months ahead of schedule

Friday, 18th September 2020

The transformation of the former One Thames Valley commercial office building into a luxury apartment development has been completed four months ahead of schedule. Leading UK property developer SevenCapital, which acquired the premises in May 2019 with permitted development rights... View Article

Assael Architecture win planning permission for Connected Living development in Southall

Thursday, 17th September 2020

Connected Living London has been given the go-ahead for a new scheme at Southall Sidings, designed by award-winning architect, Assael Architecture. The development at Southall Sidings, close to Southall station in the London Borough of Ealing, will provide 460 apartments... View Article

New social housing scheme in Lewisham given the go-ahead

Thursday, 17th September 2020

The City of London Corporation has been given the green light to build 110 new social housing homes in the borough of Lewisham. On Thursday (27 August) Lewisham Council’s planning committee unanimously agreed the development on the land at Sydenham... View Article

2025: New Homes Without Gas – a new guide from the NHBC Foundation

Thursday, 17th September 2020

Current Government proposals indicate that from 2025, newly built homes will not be allowed to be heated with the use of fossil fuels under the ‘Future Homes Standard’. This standard aims to significantly reduce the energy use of new homes... View Article

Marmox Thermoblocks used for parapet wall construction on Brighton student building

Thursday, 17th September 2020

The development of a new student accommodation building in one of the South Coast’s most popular towns has included the use of the proven-in-practice and very versatile Marmox Thermoblocks: specified to combat cold-bridging at the junction of its parapet walls... View Article

Correctly specified wood products help to create truly sustainable buildings

Thursday, 17th September 2020

The UK government’s pledge to ‘build back better’ rightly puts sustainable construction at the heart of the UK’s COVID-19 recovery. To meet ambitious carbon targets, there must be a greater focus on the whole life carbon impact of building materials.... View Article

Double success for the second year running at the HVR Awards

Wednesday, 16th September 2020

Titon are excited to announce that once again they are finalists in no less than TWO categories in the 2020 HVR Awards to be held virtually next month. The Titon FireSafe® Air Brick is a finalist in both the DOMESTIC... View Article

Designer Contracts named as an Eco Contractor 2020

Wednesday, 16th September 2020

Designer Contracts has been named an ‘Eco Contractor’ by a leading UK flooring manufacturer. The company, the UK’s largest contract flooring provider, has received a Gold Award from eco-engineered underlay specialists Texfelt in recognition of an outstanding environmental achievement –... View Article

Fast, affordable and energy-efficient: Energy Carbon introduces the heating of the future

Wednesday, 16th September 2020

A dynamic South Coast start-up has won the exclusive contract to distribute cutting-edge German heating technology to the UK. Energy Carbon supplies fast, cost-effective, and energy-efficient heating technology developed over six years by experts from the University of Stuttgart, working... View Article

IVC Commercial meets the challenge of today’s young professionals

Tuesday, 15th September 2020

LVT floors from IVC Commercial have been used in one of Manchester’s latest build-to-rent projects, Affinity Living Trinity Riverside. Affinity Living Trinity Riverside offers luxurious PRS accommodation across a mixture of studios, one, two and three-bedroom apartments with 15 different... View Article

Invest in planning to help house building sector bounce back, says FMB

Monday, 14th September 2020

The Government must release bottlenecks in housing delivery with more resource for local authority planning departments and mechanisms to hold them to account if they are slow to respond to applications, according to the Federation of Master Builders. This comes... View Article

The pros and cons of zonal planning

Monday, 14th September 2020

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has published a new report which sets out the strengths and weaknesses of zonal planning systems. Planning Through Zoning provides an insight into the use of zonal planning in a number of different nations... View Article

Lords Committee raises concerns about substantial and wide-ranging changes to planning legislation

Monday, 14th September 2020

The Lords Secondary Legislation Committee has published a report highlighting concerns about substantial and wide-ranging changes to planning legislation which result in a lighter touch approval process for certain local developments. The Committee scrutinises policy aspects of all secondary legislation... View Article