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Delivering a net-zero carbon built environment
Momentum for sustainable buildings is building rapidly, but how will the UK’s property and construction sector tackle all the challenges that lie ahead in completely decarbonising the built environment? Karl Desai, senior adviser for Advancing Net Zero at the UK Green Building Council, takes a look.
Lincolnshire modular housing scheme complete
Work has been completed on an innovative modular housing scheme in Grantham, Lincolnshire.
G F Tomlinson completes Nottingham Castle visitors centre
G F Tomlinson has handed over the £30m transformation of Nottingham Castle, after completing a brand-new visitors centre.
Dust-free insulation could help prevent lung disease, says Actis
Dust-free insulation could help prevent lung disease says insulation specialist Actis, as HSE launches respiratory risk campaign.
Booth Industries secures HS2 tunnel safety doors contract
HS2 has awarded a £36m contract to Bolton-based Booth Industries to provide high-pressure safety doors for the internal passages linking the high-speed rail tunnels.
Actis welcomes call for 75,000 modular homes a year by 2030
Insulation specialist Actis has welcomed a new report urging the government to put modular building at the heart of its ‘build build build’ ambition.
Actis to provide insulation for all PCR Projects’ developments
Surrey-based PCR Projects, a home counties property developer has decided to use Actis Hybrid insulation products on all of its future developments.
Graham delivers £24m sports centre in Northamptonshire
Graham has completed a new £24m sports centre at one of Britain's co-educational schools in the English market town of Oundle, Northamptonshire.
Finalists revealed for Government’s homes of the future
Housing minister, Christopher Pincher, has announced six finalists in the Home of 2030 competition to design the homes of the future.
Dyer & Butler to deliver highways work across Somerset
Engineering specialist Dyer & Butler has been appointed to a four-year framework to provide works to highways structures within the Somerset County Council area.
UK must embrace offsite to hit 2050 net-zero targets
David Clark, manufacturing director of The McAvoy Group explores how offsite construction can help the industry hit net-zero targets.
Could co-location developments be the answer to the housing crisis?
Co-location developments are an emerging trend. Could this be an answer to helping solve the housing crisis, with high demand for both industrial and residential developments? Why not integrate the two uses? Peter Watkins, director of HDR|Bradbrook explores.
Green light for net-zero carbon office in Vauxhall
Planning permission has been granted to FCBStudios and Bywater Properties for a six-storey net-zero carbon office development in Vauxhall.
Modular technology pivotal in school rebuilding programme
The Modular & Portable Building Association (MPBA) has publicly supported the government’s transformative 10-year school rebuilding programme backed by over £1bn in funding.
BoKlok UK appoints TopHat for first offsite homes in Britain
BoKlok UK, the sustainable, low-cost homes provider jointly owned by Skanska and Ikea, has appointed modular housing manufacturer TopHat to produce its first homes in Britain.
The CLT solution
Simpson strong-tie launches cross-laminated timber connectors and fasteners range.
The outlook for modular and offsite post-Covid
Studies by AMA Research have pinpointed the sectors that will experience an upturn from the Covid-19 pandemic, with both modular and offsite construction set to grow.
How Covid-19 could influence London’s new housing design guidance
Luke Sumnall, planner at Turley, discusses how coronavirus may lead to significant alterations in the emerging housing design guidance for London.
Network Rail partners with ilke Homes to deliver 40 new modular...
Network Rail has released land to modular housing company ilke Homes to develop 40 modular homes in Nottinghamshire.
Secondary glazing reduces noise at Bolton’s St Patrick’s Church
St Patrick’s Church is located in Bolton, Greater Manchester, it chose Selectaglaze secondary glazing to silence the busses and bypassers for a quiet and peaceful space.
Actis welcomes Hackitt’s call to increase offsite manufacturing
Modern Methods of Construction play a vital role in ensuring the new normal is greener and more efficient, according to Dame Judith Hackitt and construction minister Nadhim Zahawi.
Project Etopia acquires self-build specialist
Project Etopia has acquired self-build specialist Tribus Homes, which will see up to 200 new homes year produced at its manufacturing facility in Devon.
Reflective membrane delivers thermal efficiency for social housing scheme
Protect Membrane's reflective membrane solution delivered thermal efficiency for a large new build social housing development in Gorton, Greater Manchester.
Actis welcomes housing minister’s MMC ambition post-Covid
An ambition by housing minister Christopher Pincher to embrace Modern Methods of Construction to help the UK recover economically from the impact of Covid-19 has been welcomed by Actis.
Insulation specialist backs MMC research
News that Homes England has commissioned a study into various types of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) has been welcomed by insulation specialist Actis.
BoKlok UK appoints TopHat to deliver modular homes
BoKlok UK has appointed modular housing manufacturer TopHat to help deliver part of its first product offering in the UK.