L&G calls to reduce emissions in built environment
In an open letter to the UK government, LGIM’s head of sustainability, head of LGIM Real Assets and CEO of Legal & General Capital, has called on the government to reduce emissions from the built environment.
Northumbria joins €4.8m EU housing energy efficiency project
Northumbria University has been chosen to participate in a €4.8m project to make renovating residential buildings in Europe more energy efficient.
Garden towns and villages: Visions and reality
Plans for 20 new garden towns and garden villages could create 200,000 car-dependent households, according to research by Transport for New Homes. Sustainable transport campaigner Steve Chambers discusses the findings.
Plan for Jobs to save money, cut carbon and boost economy
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a £30bn ‘Plan for Jobs’ to save money, cut carbon, and support around 140,000 jobs.
Countryside holds the key to tackling climate emergency, says CPRE
The CPRE is urging the government to put the countryside at the forefront of climate action so that rural communities do not bear the brunt of the climate crisis.
New construction forum to help Wales’ ‘build back better’
The forum, chaired by deputy minister for economy and transport, Lee Waters, aims to bring together leaders from the public and private sectors across Wales’ construction industry.
New radical planning reforms cut ‘red tape’
Prime minister Boris Johnson has announced radical reforms to the planning system, giving freedom for buildings and land in town centres to change use without planning permission.
L&G commits to net-zero carbon housing
Legal & General has announced it is going to make its new housing stock net-zero carbon enabled by 2030, this will be implemented in a phased approach across all its homes.
Construction work starts on new Brighton student residence
Student accommodation provider Alumno has given the green light to Westridge Construction to begin work on a new project in the Falmer district of Brighton and Hove.
HawkinsBrown and Studio Egret West win Earls Court scheme
Hawkins\Brown and Studio Egret West have been appointed as the principal masterplan architects for the Earls Court development site following a six-month international competition.
Flexible site hours and ‘speedy’ planning measures introduced
The Government has announced new measures to help boost the construction industry that will be introduced this week, including flexible working hours, deadline extensions and speedy planning.
100,000 affordable homes a year needed for key workers, urges report
100,000 new affordable homes are needed each year to provide housing fit for key workers who have fought Covid-19 on the frontline, according to a new report by the Local Government Association (LGA).
Sovereign Housing and Redrow to build affordable homes in Shaftesbury
Sovereign Housing Association is working with Redrow to build 51 quality new affordable homes in Littledown, Shaftesbury.
ACM cladding removal ‘lags behind’ expectations, says NAO
Only 149 of the 456 high-rise buildings over 18 metres which have unsafe ACM cladding have been fully remediated, according to a new report by the National Audit Office (NAO).
