Kier tops out at UK’s first passivhaus care home
The main structure of the St Loyes extra care home scheme is now complete for the £9.8m development that will be the first passivhaus standard care home in the country.
Selectaglaze creates quieter and warmer office environments
74 Trumpington Street, along with the new offices for the Master of Pembroke College has been upgraded with secondary glazing by Selectaglaze to create quieter and warmer office environments, in keeping with the College’s sustainability plan.
Advantage Insurance (AHCI) takes a look at Permitted Development Rights
Discussing Permitted Development Rights to convert office buildings to residential use and the benefits that they bring to resolve housing issues.
Council leaders call for freedom on zero carbon homes targets
Council leaders and Mayors from different political parties are calling on the government to abandon proposed restrictions on their ability to cut carbon emissions from housebuilding.
SPIE wins refurbishment works on Places for People offices
SPIE UK, a subsidiary of SPIE, has secured a new contract for refurbishment works on central London offices for Places for People Group.
Mid Group wins affordable housing scheme in Bristol
Clarion Housing Group has exchanged contracts with Mid Group to construct 152 new affordable homes near River Avon in Bristol.
How to prevent heat loss in your home
Build Aviator explores the best way that you can insulate your home and prevent heat loss.
Chris Packham launches legal challenge against ‘unlawful’ HS2
HS2 has ‘severe negative impacts’ on wildlife sites and Ancient Woodlands says broadcaster and naturalist Chris Packham, as he launches a new challenge to the Prime Minister’s decision to go ahead with the project.
Virgin Media names winners of £500m civil engineering works
Virgin Media has awarded new five-year regional build contracts, worth up to £500m per year, to six national partners.
Ramboll appoints new UK head of rail
Ramboll has appointed Mike Birch as head of rail in the UK – Birch joins from Capita Infrastructure where he was head of rail, project and cost management.
BRE reveals winners of BREEAM Awards 2020
The Building Research Establishment (BRE) has revealed the winners of its BREEAM Awards 2020, which recognises projects and organisations that provide performance, replicability and innovation.
Construction output grows at fastest pace since December 2018
Levels of new work in construction grew at the fastest pace since 2015 in February, while the boom in housebuilding allowed construction output to experience its sharpest rise since December 2018.
Pocket parks get £1.35m boost to create thriving green spaces
Dozens of communities across the UK will receive funding to transform neglected urban spaces into thriving green spaces, communities secretary Robert Jenrick has announced.
Mulbury appoints new directors to support North West housebuilding
Mulbury has appointed three new directors to support its ambitions to build more than 3,000 homes in the North West over the next five years.
Heritage sites and the art of accessibility
Ian Streets from About Access discusses accessibility in museums and art galleries - including the accessibility of exhibits and interactivity.
New £210m self-build scheme launched in Wales
The new £210m Self Build Wales scheme has been launched today (3 March) to help people build their own homes and provide new opportunities for Welsh SME builders.
Infrastructure digital twins: From vision to reality, from idea to action
As digital twins advance beyond BIM and GIS, what do you need to know? Bentley’s founder, Keith Bentley offers sage advice to help you make an impact.
i-REAP: Using AI and IoT to improve energy efficiency in buildings
A new government-backed R&D project involving Costain, TerOpta and the University of the West of England aims to harness AI and building sensors to help businesses optimise their energy efficiency.
Ground-breaking 7D BIM to radically reduce carbon and whole life cost
Cartwright Pickard has joined forces with the Mackintosh Environmental Architecture Research Unit at the Glasgow School of Art to adapt 7D BIM processes.
Planning errors force village cricket club to move
Shropshire Council failed to put measures in place to prevent balls hitting a new house when it approved planning permission, forcing a village cricket club to find a new venue.
Keadby Generation fined £200k after contractors injured
Keadby Generation has been fined £200,000 after three contractors were injured by a release of water and sludge while carrying out maintenance work in Cheshire.
Costain wins UK’s first carbon capture and storage project
Costain has been selected by Pale Blue Dot Energy deliver what could be the UK’s first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project.
McLaren launches new residential development business
McLaren has launched a new residential development business, focusing on mixed-use schemes and placemaking in the UK.
New training programme to boost offsite construction skills
A major training programme to help grow best practice and skills in offsite construction has been launched by Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) and project partners.
The importance of green building to promote wellbeing and sustainability
Sustainable timber construction panel manufacturer, MEDITE SMARTPLY explores the importance of a green building rating system to promote wellbeing and sustainability.
Next generation social housing to tackle housing crisis in Lambeth
Lambeth Council and EDAROTH – a subsidiary of Atkins – have unveiled a new housing development which could provide a blueprint for the future delivery of social housing across the UK.