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Could home appliances heat your home?
An engineering firm has claimed the heat given off by home appliances could be used to warm homes…
It sounds bizarre, but your TV and...
The Smart Growth approach to solve our housing shortage
Jon Reeds, Convenor of the Smart Growth UK coalition argues that to solve our housing shortage, we should examine our approach to residential densities...
CDM2015 & the homeowner
Louise Hosking, Director at Hosking Associates Ltd sheds light on how CDM2015 affects the homeowner and what they need to do to remain compliant…
The...
Planning and Building Control Today Northern Ireland – Issue 5
Welcome to the September edition of Planning and Building Control Today – Northern Ireland.
There is widespread feeling that the UK’s housing shortage can only be properly addressed with...
House builder claims construction is being slowed on a local level
In its annual operating review, house building company Redrow has revealed the delivery of homes is being slowed down due to issues on a...
Student electrical safety campaign underway
Electrical Safety First’s campaign to make university students in Scotland aware of the risks of electrical fires gets underway as the new academic term...
Cumbrian businesses join forces to create ultimate green home
Three Cumbrian businesses have worked together to create the ultimate energy efficient home…
A detached house in Kendal has achieved the second highest score for...
Planning charges do not reflect the cost of smaller housing developments
The costs of building smaller housing developments are not taken into account when setting planning charges, according to a new report from the Federation...
Concrete strengthens resilience to fire and floods
Engineering resilience needn’t be rocket science. The challenge for designers is to be aware of the issues, and to think ahead, as Jenny Burridge...
Damp in social housing caused by inappropriate insulation
A new report has revealed some Welsh social housing suffers damp due to inappropriate cavity wall insulation…
A draft report obtained under a Freedom of...
Builders merchants see a rise in sales during Q2
Figures have revealed an increase in builders merchants sales during the second quarter of the year…
Data from the GfK’s Builders Merchants Panel showed sales...
BIM3 Initiatives Launched by Government – but what about BIM2?
The government has launched its building information modelling (BIM) level 3 initiatives with a view to implement in 2025 and aim of improving data...
Energy efficiency measures save Bristol museum £50k
Measures to improve energy efficiency at Bristol's harbourside museum will make savings of £50k a year...
A solar array on the rooftop of Bristol's harbourside...
Government is still failing to address the housing shortage
A new survey has revealed the government is failing to address the housing shortage sufficiently...
The latest survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors...
Office-residential conversion indecision hurts the housing sector
Government indecision regarding the rules for converting office buildings into residential units is having a negative impact on the housing sector...
New rules that permit...
Social housing properties set to be transformed
Over 1,000 non-traditional social housing properties across Wrexham County Borough are set to receive a radical makeover and see a significant fall in their...
£26m starter home boost to first-time buyers
Communities Secretary launches £26 million fund for housebuilders to demonstrate the range of high quality homes for first-time buyers...
Greg Clark has announced the government...
Section 106 exemption ruled unlawful
The High Court has ruled against the government's policy of exempting developers of small sites from paying affordable housing contributions...
The Department for Communities and...
The green belt dilemna
Amanda Beresford, Head of Planning at corporate law firm Shulmans, asks whether the government’s house building plans will result in development in the green...
Implementing the Housing Standards Review
Paul Wilkins, Chair of the ACAI examines how the Housing Standards Review will be implemented by both building control and councils…
October 2015 sees the...
Warranties vs Insurance
Warranties vs Insurance – which cover is best? Kim Vernau, chief executive officer at BLP Insurance explains
There is, and always has been, debate in...
NHS England to develop healthy towns scheme
News towns or schemes of more than 250 homes will form part of a new NHS England initiative to trial design ideas and digital...
Implementing the Housing Standards Review
Paul Wilkins, Chair of the ACAI examines how the Housing Standards Review will be implemented by both building control and councils
The green belt dilemma
Amanda Beresford, Head of Planning at corporate law firm Shulmans, asks whether the government’s house building plans will result in development in the green...
Annual planning performance in Scotland reveals mixed results
The scale of a project determined the average length of time it took it decide the outcome of planning applications in Scotland, according to...
‘Impossible’ zero carbon home designed
Designers at Cardiff University have proven the Chancellor wrong after constructing an affordable zero carbon home...
It has been a bad week for the zero...