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Retrofitting for Flood Resilience: RIBA’s latest release
'Retrofitting for Flood Resilience: A Guide to Building and Community Design' is the newest release from RIBA.
Commodore’s Quarter celebrates topping out
Greenwich Millennium Village (GMV), a joint venture between Countryside and Taylor Wimpey, has ‘topped out’ on their structures in the Commodore’s Quarter.
Placemaking can reduce unequal access to healthcare, says Mace
Placemaking interventions can help reduce the impact of unequal access to healthcare in areas across the country, reducing overall inequality, a new report from Mace has stated.
Ramboll appoints director of cities and regeneration
Elad Eisenstein has left Arup to join Ramboll as director of cities and regeneration to lead its urban regeneration work across the UK.
Boroughmuir restoration to boost local economy, report reveals
The Boroughmuir restoration will include the redevelopment of one of Edinburgh’s most iconic school buildings and will bring over £45m of economic benefits to the local area.
World Mental Health Day: Supporting construction workers
The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity has shared a story of how its 24/7 Construction Industry Helpline can help those in need.
New Zealand to boost housebuilding through offsite manufacturing
New Zealand has launched the KiwiBuild programme to improve the productivity of its building and construction capacity through offsite manufacturing.
£1.5m funding to protect low-income families in Scotland
The Scottish Government has launched the Homelessness Prevention Fund to support housing associations and social landlords prevent a crisis.
WMCA to launch funding guidance for investors and developers
A guide on how investors and developers can secure a share of funding to help unlock land for homes and jobs will be launched by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) on 18 September.
World’s largest crane starts work at Hinkley Point C
The world’s largest crane, “Big Carl”, is set to start work at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station site.
Ferguslie and Johnstone set for 140 new affordable homes
Contracts have been approved to build 140 new affordable homes in Ferguslie and Johnstone, Scotland.
Accessibility implications when choosing the design of signs
Ian Streets from About Access discusses signage and the importance of accessibility implications when choosing the design of signs.
HawkinsBrown gets green light for Research Building at Warwick Uni
Coventry City Council has awarded planning permission for the Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Building (IBRB) at the University of Warwick.
L&G’s Guild Living acquires site for later living scheme in Walton
Guild Living, Legal & General’s new operator and developer of urban later living accommodation, has announced the acquisition of a 2.5-acre town centre site in Walton-on-Thames.
The advantages of using smart technology in commercial buildings
Frankie Bryon, senior sustainability surveyor at Lambert Smith Hampton, discusses why smart technology can help buildings improve on sustainability as well as introduce other benefits such as promoting health and wellbeing and enabling agile working.
Planning stability will drive housebuilding growth
Housebuilding is an emotive issue at the best of times but in the face of a full-blown crisis in supply, the need to deliver many more homes, in the right places, cannot be ignored. Joe Ridgeon, director of Hedley Planning Services, examines the key issues affecting supply.
Offsite manufacturing: Creating construction’s Uber moment
Scaling up and maturing the offsite manufacturing sector could create an “Uber moment” for housebuilding, says Dave Sheridan, executive chairman of ilke Homes.
ACAI urges government to review insurance for Approved Inspectors
The ACAI has called on newly appointed Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to urgently review the government-regulated Approved Inspectors Scheme of Insurance.
Cheshire West and Chester adopt part two of its local plan
Cheshire West and Chester Council Members have adopted the Cheshire West and Chester Local Plan (Part Two) presented to full Council.
Construction industry output drops to lowest rate since April 2009
June data reveals construction output has experienced its steepest drop since April 2009, as business activity and incoming new work falls dramatically.
Barratt Development acquires timber frame manufacturers
Barratt Developments has announced the acquisition of Oregon Timber Frame Ltd, one of the UK's largest timber frame manufacturers.
Plans announced for affordable modular homes in Blackburn
73 affordable modular homes are to be created close to Blackburn town centre as part of a deal between Places for People and Homes England.
Atkins’ MetroHome arm appoints new director
Atkins has appointed former Morgan Sindall developer director, Nick Towe as commercial director to drive its development arm, MetroHome.
UK legislates for net zero emissions target by 2050
Legislation laid today (12 June) puts the UK on the path to become the first major economy to set net zero emissions target in law.
West Midlands Mayor tours modular factory
Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, visited Totally Modular’s factory in Cradley Heath to view potential solutions to the housing shortage and homelessness.
6 in 10 renters fear they will never afford to own...
A majority of people renting in the UK say they will never be able to afford a home – although they would like to buy their own place.