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Kingspan Tek provides off-site solution for luxury homes

Monday, 17th June 2019

The Silverlake development of sustainable homes in West Dorset is setting the standard for low-impact construction with the Kingspan TEK Building System. The bespoke holiday homes and on-site spa have all been constructed from the versatile off-site solution, ensuring excellent... View Article

Diverse organisations back the first ever National Housing Design Audit

Monday, 17th June 2019

With the drive to deliver more homes across the country has come a loud call for those developments to be of a high standard of design in order to deliver high quality, liveable and sustainable environments for residents. Research has... View Article

EB25 – The Ultimate Sealant and Adhesive

Monday, 17th June 2019

This year celebrates Everbuild Building Products 25th anniversary and to mark the occasion they have launched their most advanced sealant and adhesive ever; EB25. Using a unique polymer blend and cutting edge technology, EB25 combines superior flexibility with incredible bond... View Article

RIBA London Award Winner Merano Residences by St James

Thursday, 13th June 2019

Merano Residences by St James, part of The Berkeley Group, has been announced as one of the 2019 RIBA London Award winners, which recognises the best architecture completed in the past 12 months. Merano was selected thanks to its design,... View Article

Land sale approved for hundreds more Brick by Brick homes

Thursday, 13th June 2019

Croydon Council has tonight (Monday) agreed to sell more of its land to Brick by Brick for development into more than 500 additional affordable rented or private sale homes. The council’s cabinet has agreed to sell 60 sites across the... View Article

Doors that make an entrance

Monday, 10th June 2019

Scott Francis, Doors Technical Manager at Bowater by Birtley, looks at the rise in demand for composite doors and why latest innovations can help developers boost the appeal of their properties. Specifying external doors is an extremely important aspect in... View Article

Scottish start-up has grand plans to reinvent residential architecture

Monday, 10th June 2019

HOKO Design has taken its first steps in becoming the Uber of architecture after opening a debut office in Glasgow city centre and completing a successful recruitment programme, which has seen the start-up launch with a team of six. Designer... View Article

Life in plastic, it’s [not] fantastic: eco underlay finds new uses for old plastic bottles

Wednesday, 5th June 2019

In a bid to give plastic bottles and other single-use plastics a new lease of life, an environmentally-friendly luxury carpet underlay has launched, which could see the average homeowner doing their bit for the environment with 900 recycled bottles sitting... View Article

Building new homes on derelict land at a five-year low

Monday, 3rd June 2019

The proportion of new homes built on derelict and vacant land has fallen by 10% since 2014, bringing it to its lowest level over the past five years, according to an analysis of new government data by the Campaign to... View Article

Over half of consumers want their houses to be built with sustainable features

Monday, 3rd June 2019

Over half of consumers believe it is important that their home is made using environmentally-responsible materials, according to research published by Eurocell plc, the UK’s leading manufacturer, distributor and recycler of PVC-U window, door, conservatory and roofline systems. Furthermore, when asked about their... View Article

MHCLG land use data: “Use of Green Belt halves in a year, but dip in brownfield land use disappointing”

Monday, 3rd June 2019

Following the land use change statistics released this morning that show a decline of house building on both green belt and previously developed land, Joseph Daniels, founder of modular developer Project Etopia, commented: “A halving of the proportion of new... View Article

Henry Brothers appointed on second Nottingham Trent University project

Monday, 3rd June 2019

Contractor Henry Brothers has begun work on site to build a new Medical Technologies Innovation Facility (MTIF) for Nottingham Trent University. The contract is the second awarded by the university to Henry Brothers, which is also building a new £23m... View Article

London development industry unconvinced by Brexit extension

Monday, 3rd June 2019

The spring 2019 edition of the bi-annual London Development Barometer (LDB) survey by M3 Consulting was taken in mid-April to compile a snapshot of market sentiment just after the announcement of the latest Brexit extension. The overall verdict is somewhat... View Article

Closing the gap on performance

Wednesday, 29th May 2019

By Dr Gavin Dunn, Chief Executive of Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) The construction industry has long grappled with the challenges of closing the performance gap between as-designed and as-built building performance. From energy performance, air quality, ventilation and... View Article

Stakeholders hear how AIMCH project will revolutionise how homes are built I

Wednesday, 29th May 2019

Industry leaders and stakeholders joined together this week to learn more about the AIMCH project. This is a collaborative innovation project with the ambition to deliver high quality offsite homes faster, more reliably and at the same cost of masonry-built... View Article

New home figures continue to rise, reports NHBC

Wednesday, 29th May 2019

More than 13,500 new homes were registered to be built in the UK in April, according to the latest figures from NHBC – an increase of 21% compared to a year ago. 13,527 new homes were registered (9,972 private sector;... View Article

Aster Group builds more than 1,100 homes in a year

Wednesday, 29th May 2019

Housing association Aster Group built more than 1,100 homes between April 2018 and the end of March 2019 as part of its £2bn investment plan which forecasts a build programme of over 10,000 homes during the next seven years. Aster’s... View Article

Lawyer warns construction industry should brace itself for large fines, as CMA investigation into anti-competitive practices gathers pace

Tuesday, 28th May 2019

A leading construction solicitor has warned that the construction sector should brace itself for the results of an ongoing investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). In March 2019 the CMA announced that it was investigating suspected anti-competitive behaviour in... View Article

NRHA returns to Nassington for community-led scheme

Tuesday, 28th May 2019

Northamptonshire Rural Housing Association (NRHA) is set to further meet the needs of the local community with plans being given the go ahead for Phase 3 of its affordable housing development in Nassington. The small rural scheme, which has been... View Article

SMEs in the property and construction sector are concerned about corporate competition

Tuesday, 28th May 2019

About two-thirds (62%) of SME owners in the property and construction sector that took part in the survey are concerned that multinationals and other large corporates ‘have too much say’ over the future viability of their business, according to research... View Article