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Digitisation and productivity: The BIM4Housing mission
Andrew Carpenter, chief executive of the Structural Timber Association and chair of BIM4Housing, discusses the cross-industry group’s mission of spreading the benefits of BIM in the housebuilding industry
Amey officially takes over Carillion MOD contracts
Infrastructure support service provider, Amey, has completed its acquisition of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Regional Prime and National Housing Prime contracts
Digital futures: BIM in landscape design
Mike Shilton Chair of the Landscape Institute Digital Practice Group explains how the digital twin concept is being applied in landscape design
£2bn offsite housing framework revealed
Construction firms will have the chance to bid for a place on an offsite housing framework set to be renewed by procurement specialist LHC, worth around £2bn
Balfour Beatty completes £6.5m Dundee flood protection scheme
The new scheme is set to reduce the risk of flooding and to protect homes and main roads between Camperdown Dock and Dundee Airport
Benefit freeze risks fuelling homelessness, warns CIH
The housing benefit freeze has put private renting out of reach for most low-income tenants and puts thousands at risk of poverty and homelessness, says the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH)
Modular housing partnership to help solve housing crisis
Revolutionary modular housing partnership to reduce the cost of modular housing and offer a potential solution to the UK’s housing crisis
Undercover investigation reveals discrimination against tenants on benefits
Five of England’s leading letting agents are discriminating against tenants on housing benefit, according to a new report by Shelter and the National Housing Federation
Putting effective ventilation in the spotlight
Dave Cook, chair of the Property Care Association’s Residential Ventilation Group, sets out the trade body’s work in highlighting the issue of effective ventilation and its relevance to the construction and property sectors.
Figures reveal wealthier households benefit from Help to Buy scheme
Thousands of households earning more than £100,000 a year are benefitting from the government’s Help to Buy scheme to get on the property ladder, leading to calls for the programme to be reformed
Government agrees to fund Midland Metropolitan Hospital
The government has revealed it will provide funding for the completion of building work at Midland Metropolitan Hospital after work stopped following the collapse of original contractor Carillion
Government launch £200m Right to Buy Pilot to boost social home...
Thousands of social housing association tenants are being given the chance to realise their dream of home ownership, with the launch of the Midlands Voluntary Right to Buy Pilot
Garden communities prospectus gets the green light from planners
Planners respond to the announcement of the garden communities programme, which will see more high quality homes built and green spaces created
Social housing green paper proposals to give tenants more power
The long-awaited arrival of the social housing green paper has revealed a ‘new deal’ which aims to rebalance the relationship between landlords and residents, tackle stigma and ensure social housing can act as a stable base and support social mobility
Government pledges £100m to end homelessness by 2027
The government has released its rough sleeping strategy, vowing to offer rapid specialist assessments and support to 6,000 vulnerable people
Brick shortage affecting small developers
The UK is currently experiencing a brick shortage, with many companies being forced to wait over 12 months for bricks. Not only is this slowing down development, it’s also driving up the cost of bricks massively
Grenfell: The British Safety Council voices its concerns in response to...
David Parr, policy and technical director at the British Safety Council, examines the final recommendations of the Hackitt Review into fire safety and building regulations
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
Supported housing funding to remain in welfare system
All supported housing funding will be retained in the welfare system, putting an end to the plan to fund short-term accommodation through council grants, the government has revealed
An introduction to flood risk
This ebook from leading risk management consultancy Argyll Environmental examines offers a comprehensive overview of its development and the key points to consider when assessing flood risk.
Government has broken its promise to secure the green belt, says...
The Green Belt is ‘being eroded at an alarming rate’, despite government promises to protect it, according to a new report from the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE)
PCA takes action to keep vital protection chemicals in safe hands
A national trade body is taking pre-emptive action to help secure access to vital products used in the protection and preservation of UK buildings
Offsite experts set the record straight on modular overheating resilience
Buildoffsite, The Offsite Hub and Oxford Brookes University issue a response to clarify the concerns on the overheating resilience of offsite solutions, following some of the evidence presented to the Environmental Audit Committee
Feeling at home: How do we design dementia-friendly environments?
The Centre for Accessible Environments examines some of the key considerations in creating inclusive designs for people living with dementia
Research reveals most desired retirement property features
Savoy Stewart analysed findings to find out the most desirable retirement property features and facilities older generations would pay more for.
Large Precast Attenuation Concrete Panel Tank at Holmfirth Housing Development
FP McCann discuss a recent installation of a Precast Concrete panel tank system for housing developer Orion Homes in Holmfirth