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Westminster City Council appoints Bouygues UK to deliver first phase of Ebury Bridge Estate redevelopment

Tuesday, 9th June 2020

astudio welcomes Westminster City Council’s recent announcement that construction firm Bouygues UK has won a contract to design and build the first phase of the new Ebury Bridge Estate in Pimlico. Bouygues UK will work with the council and award-winning architectural practice... View Article

Locked down buildings need more than flushing to ensure water quality

Thursday, 4th June 2020

Following a report on Sky News headed ‘Businesses told to flush out water supply before reopening to avoid potentially deadly Legionella bacteria’, Toby Hunt from Guardian Water Treatment, urges responsible parties to proceed with caution when it comes to this... View Article

GGF to deliver even more COVID-19

Wednesday, 3rd June 2020

Following the release of the GGF’s two free Safe Guides for Homeowners and Companies respectively, and having published over 55 related articles, the GGF is now aiming to provide even more support to continue helping the industry get through the... View Article

Major milestone for Cambridge Investment Partnership as first residents move into their brand new council homes

Wednesday, 3rd June 2020

With construction sites being given the green light to reopen following lockdown restrictions, Cambridge Investment Partnership is welcoming new residents to their brand new council rented homes at Anstey Way in Trumpington, Cambridgeshire. Cambridge Investment Partnership has been able to... View Article

Graven Hill goes virtual with a free webinar series

Friday, 29th May 2020

Graven Hill, the UK’s largest self and custom build development, is hosting a series of free fortnightly webinars, designed to help people gain insight into all things self and custom build. Led by industry experts, the series will aim to... View Article

Foster + Partners’ machine-cut visor obtains CE Certification

Friday, 29th May 2020

The all-purpose face visor designed by Foster + Partners for medical professionals has now received full CE Certification. We have updated our free open source data accordingly and this raises our hopes that more companies will investigate and adopt this... View Article

High quality 100% affordable rental housing development by Morris + Company given green light

Thursday, 28th May 2020

A modern mews of 56 high-quality affordable rental homes in Barking and Dagenham, designed by Morris + Company for developer BeFirst, has been given planning permission via virtual committee. The homes are designed for residents ranging from single occupants to... View Article

New CIOB survey finds construction professionals are optimistic about post-pandemic prospects

Thursday, 28th May 2020

92% of construction professionals around the world said they expect their business to survive the COVID-19 pandemic in a survey conducted by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and its Global Construction Review publication, gauging the financial, operational and personal impact of... View Article

Renters feeling confident to move again, as lockdown measures start to ease

Thursday, 28th May 2020

The news that anyone in England can now move house, as long as they follow new government guidance, will be welcomed by the 450,000 buyers and renters who have been unable to move since March. After the government announced plans... View Article

Wheelchair accessible bathrooms in demand

Thursday, 28th May 2020

According to the Knight Frank’s Research Consultancy team, following the significant site construction and operational disruption of Covid-19, it is predicted that the total delivery of new homes in the UK will drop by 35% in 2020. In the longer... View Article

Keepmoat Homes announces phased reopening of construction sites

Wednesday, 27th May 2020

Keepmoat Homes has announced a return to construction on 46 sites across England under a phased programme that enables sites to be reopened over the next few weeks in a safe and controlled manner. Keepmoat Homes subsidiary MCI is reopening... View Article

Anticipated drop in construction contract awards confirmed in April figures

Wednesday, 27th May 2020

The total value of construction contract awards in April 2020 was £4.4 billion based on a three-month rolling average. This is a decrease of 36.4% on March and is also 16.1% Lower than April 2019. It is also the lowest... View Article

DROM converts the monotone Soviet Azatlyk Square into a lively contemporary public space

Tuesday, 26th May 2020

Rotterdam-based firm DROM www.d-r-o-m.com in collaboration with Strelka KB, presents its recent renovation project for the main Azatlyk Square in the city of Naberezhnye Chelny (Republic of Tatarstan, Russia) that has been transformed into a dynamic and vibrant multi-use public... View Article

Still onsite: modern tech allowing modular housing developer to safely work on seven sites across the country

Tuesday, 26th May 2020

Modular housing developer ilke Homes has safely completed a housing development in Leeds and continues to work on six other sites across England, despite most traditional construction sites grinding to a halt. Because the homes are made in a factory,... View Article

Construction output sees sharpest fall on record from Covid-19

Tuesday, 26th May 2020

Total construction output in Great Britain is expected to fall by 25% during 2020, according to the Construction Products Association. The anticipated decline in output is one of three scenarios for construction output examined by the CPA. Even under this... View Article

Alan Rubenstein appointed as new NHBC Chair

Tuesday, 26th May 2020

NHBC, the leading warranty and insurance provider for new homes in the UK, has today announced the appointment of Alan Rubenstein as its new Chair from 1 June 2020. Alan, who is currently serving on NHBC’s Board as a Non-Executive... View Article

Saunders design 100% affordable homes in Perivale

Saturday, 23rd May 2020

Saunders are working on a new development for Perivale in Greater London which will provide 100% affordable homes. The site in the London Borough of Ealing is owned by housing association A2Dominion and sits on the southern side of the... View Article

Planning under fire with only one in three councils having an up-to-date local plan, according to new research by CPRE

Friday, 22nd May 2020

Fewer than one third of local planning authorities are operating under an up-to-date plan for the purposes of deciding applications for new housing development, according to new research by CPRE, the countryside charity. The charity’s ‘What’s the plan?’ research report,... View Article

Cobe to create new design center for global automaker Geely in Sweden

Friday, 22nd May 2020

Dan Stubbergaard and the rest of the architecture firm Cobe is to create a new and exclusive 14,000-m² design center for the multinational organisation Geely Design, which develops and executes new world-class designs for the Chinese automotive juggernaut Geely. The... View Article

Gyeongdo Island – a new sustainable leisure destination in South Korea with nature as its driving force

Friday, 22nd May 2020

UNStudio has designed a sustainable masterplan for Gyeongdo Island, a new 470,000 m2 leisure destination in South Korea where nature plays the leading role. The current pandemic has highlighted the importance of including green zones in urban design as a... View Article