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Garden community in Exeter to deliver 20,000 new homes
A new garden community of up to 20,000 essential new homes will be built across Exeter and the surrounding area, the Minister of State for Housing has revealed.
WYG wins contract to support infrastructure investment projects
WYG has secured a new contract with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support the implementation of infrastructure investment projects.
New report claims SuDS is behind on delivery
A new report by the Landscape Institute and Construction Industry Council shows that the delivery of sustainable drainage in England is currently a long way behind the ambition.
Thames Water submits ambitious £11.7bn business plan
Water and wastewater company, Thames Water, is planning to spend £11.7bn on improving infrastructure, service and efficiency over the 2020-25 period
MPBA issue response to Environmental Audit Committee report
MPBA respond to the Environmental Audit Committee report amid claims of overheating, the modular construction sector is keen to set the record straight
National Infrastructure Commission publish first ever assessment of UK’s needs
The National Infrastructure Commission has published its first ever assessment of the UK's economic infrastructure needs.
National Infrastructure Assessment urges green revolution
The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has today published its first-ever assessment of UK infrastructure and has stated that Britain has a “golden opportunity” to switch to greener ways of providing energy to homes and businesses
Proposal to create “world’s first growing architecture” wins BSRIA competition
A radical proposal to create the “world’s first growing architecture”, involving tree-like buildings that absorb CO2, has won the BSRIA and Designing Buildings Wiki tomorrow’s challenges in today’s buildings competition
CIBSE to launch Green Infrastructure challenge
The third annual Green Infrastructure Design Challenge is set to be launched by CIBSE and UKCIP at CIBSE’s Build2Perform Live event on 21 November, at Olympia, London
BRE & CRS exhibit emergency relief Humanitarian shelter
The increasing number of natural disasters throughout the world has given rise to a collaborative exhibit by BRE and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) that will be unveiled at BRE’s Innovation Park in Watford on 17 November
Green roofs and the future of urban green infrastructure
Research by Livingroofs.org has created the first national picture of the market for green roofs. Dusty Gedge, the report’s co-author, discusses its findings and what can be done to further encourage urban green infrastructure
‘Tomorrow’s challenges in today’s buildings’ competition launches
BSRIA and Designing Buildings Wiki are launching an open competition calling for ideas that will address the issue of tomorrow’s challenges in today’s buildings
Masonry solutions are key when it comes to building more homes
Guy Thompson of The Concrete Centre outlines the response by the Modern Masonry Alliance to the Housing White Paper, "Fixing our broken housing market”
Green Infrastructure Challenge won by Slough waste recycling centre
The CIBSE and ARCC Network awarded the second Green Infrastructure Challenge to a busy waste recycling centre in Slough for its design
Ensuring drainage systems are sustainable must be a focus for planning...
Stuart Pearce, Managing Director, GeoSmart Information explains the importance of planning developments with sustainable drainage systems in mind
Innovation lab for the built environment launched by the UK-GBC
The UK-GBC has revealed its first Innovation Lab, which offers a radical new approach to innovation in the built environment
Funding for flood defences is putting communities at risk
The government is failing to protect communities at risk of flooding according to the Environmental Audit Committee.
A lack of long-term strategic planning to manage...
The future of low energy homes
BSRIA highlight a recent event hosted on low energy homes and discuss what the future holds for the sector...
BSRIA recently staged an event on...
What regeneration means for cities and rural areas
Elizabeth Wrigley, Director at Core Connections gives thought to what regeneration means for towns and cities, and rural areas…
The word regeneration has for many...
A future flood resilient built environment
One in 6 homes are now under threat of flooding from rivers, sea and surface water. BRE’s Centre for Resilience is calling for a...
Fulfilling the biodiversity obligation
The obligation for local authorities to protect and conserve biodiversity spans all activities but faces key challenges. Peter Dorans, Corporate Relations Manager at The...
Concrete action on sustainable development
Concrete’s role in delivering a sustainable built environment through industry initiatives and performance benefits is increasingly recognised and utilised by design teams, here The...