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Habinteg Housing Association partners with Oak Foundation to enhance promotion of accessible homes

Monday, 13th November 2023

Oak Foundation has funded Habinteg Housing Association with a grant for £350,000 to support its work promoting accessible homes and inclusive housing. Habinteg will be increasing resources dedicated to influencing policy and practice at national, regional and local level, working... View Article

Statement cork walls the Granorte way

Thursday, 9th November 2023

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Brick Awards 2023: The Winners

Thursday, 9th November 2023

The Brick Development Association is pleased to announce this year’s winners of the annual Brick Awards. Category: Supreme Winner Project: Shrewsbury Flaxmill Location: Shrewsbury Brick Manufacturer: Northcot Brick Brick Name: Brickfield Orange, Weathered and Stratford Mellow Weathered Architect: Fielden Clegg... View Article

Property Industry Calls on Government to Tackle Gender Bias Against Women in Public Spaces

Wednesday, 8th November 2023

6th November, London, UK: Organisations from across the UK property industry have worked alongside independent advisory, Turley, in issuing a letter to Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, emphasising the need for national planning policy to... View Article

Crest Nicholson secures planning approval for new homes in Windsor

Wednesday, 8th November 2023

Local housebuilder Crest Nicholson has secured planning approval for homes at its brand new Windsor Gate development, in Windsor, Berkshire. The development will comprise 135 energy efficient new homes, with 54 affordable homes, across the 13-acre site, and has a focus on... View Article

Poor understanding of SuDS benefits is hampering housing schemes, as legal mandate for developers looms, say construction experts

Tuesday, 7th November 2023

Despite the benefits of nature-based sustainable drainage approaches being established in the construction industry, including tackling flooding, water shortages and water quality issues, there is a widespread lack of understanding among planners and homebuyers that needs addressing. This was one... View Article

New affordable homes completion marks Karbon’s development growth in Yorkshire

Tuesday, 7th November 2023

Karbon Homes is celebrating the continued success of its ambitious development programme in Yorkshire with the completion of the first homes at its Saxty Way development in Thirsk. The 32,000 home housing association has worked with contractor T.Manners & Sons... View Article

Anderson Bell + Christie celebrates Chartered Institute of Housing Award

Monday, 6th November 2023

Glasgow-based architects, Anderson Bell + Christie have been awarded a Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) Scotland Award in partnership with The City of Edinburgh Council for a recently completed housing project at Sighthill. The architect, located on Great Western Road,... View Article

MVRDV designs residential complex for Enterprise Research Campus in Boston

Monday, 6th November 2023

Construction has begun on an MVRDV-designed residential complex in the Enterprise Research Campus, adjacent to the Harvard Business School in the Allston neighbourhood of Boston, Massachusetts. With 343 apartments, including 25 percent affordable units, retail spaces for small local businesses,... View Article

Mosaic applies to redevelop Glasgow office building into £30m purpose-built student accommodation

Monday, 6th November 2023

Mosaic Architecture + Design, one of Scotland’s most experienced practices, has submitted a planning application on behalf of Courie Investments for the £30m redevelopment of the existing underused office building at 249 West George Street in Glasgow. Following careful assessment, it... View Article

Yorkshire housebuilder Erris Homes secures £5m funding for phase two of £15.9m, 37-home development in Halifax

Monday, 6th November 2023

Yorkshire housebuilder Erris Homes has secured £5m in funding for phase two of its £15.9m 37-home development off Rochdale Road in Greetland, Halifax. Called Calder Mews, the development’s second phase has been given funding by Paragon Bank’s development finance division. It will feature... View Article

Singapore’s Science Centre breaks ground, Jurong Lake District, Singapore

Monday, 6th November 2023

Singapore’s Science Centre Board held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Science Centre, at the site located next to Chinese Garden MRT station. The new Centre will offer unique facilities and a wide range of programmes to drive STEM education... View Article

Sefton Council cabinet gives go-ahead to acquiring borough’s first new council housing since 2006

Monday, 6th November 2023

Sefton Council’s Cabinet today approved the go-ahead to acquiring 18 new apartments that will be the Borough’s first new council housing in since 2006. Sandway Homes, the authority-owned housing development company, is scheduled to start work on the Buckley Hill... View Article

Samsung Climate Solutions Expands Product, Specification, Sales and Training Teams

Monday, 6th November 2023

Samsung is pleased to announce the expansion of its teams across product, training and sales to continually improve the quality of its offering to customers. Klaudia Szweda-Adelaja joins the team as Air Conditioning Product Manager, marking the expansion of product... View Article

Foster + Partners wins competition to design a new centre for Hangzhou

Wednesday, 1st November 2023

Foster + Partners has won the international competition to design a new centre for Hangzhou, the capital of China’s Zhejiang province. The masterplan creates a green and interconnected mixed-use quarter, at the heart of the Yuhang District. Gerard Evenden, Head... View Article

Bond Bryan Architects Launch New Partnership with Bradford College

Wednesday, 1st November 2023

A brand new ‘Academy’ based at the Bradford College Trinity Green Campus has launched in partnership with Sheffield-based architects, Bond Bryan. The Bond Bryan Academy will see the company’s team of highly skilled professionals serve as guest lecturers, adding vital... View Article

Avant Homes North West announces commercial director hire

Wednesday, 1st November 2023

Avant Homes North West has announced the appointment of a commercial director to enable the delivery of the housebuilder’s regional multi-tenure expansion strategy. Alan Cawley joins after 14 years at Persimmon Homes North West where he held several senior director positions.... View Article

Aedas transform Dacheng Flour Factory into CIMC Prince Bay Dacheng Plaza

Wednesday, 1st November 2023

As one of the milestones of China’s first economic reform, Dacheng Flour Factory was established in 1979, marking itself as one of the most impressive landmarks of the area with an iconic cylindrical silo. It has witnessed the prosperity of... View Article

Take the time out of tea

Friday, 27th October 2023

Boiling water taps have grown rapidly in popularity over the past decade; from being viewed as an unnecessary luxury they are now increasingly a household essential for many homeowners. Quooker UK & Ireland’s Stephen Johnson looks at how changing lifestyles... View Article

From the High Line to the Skyline – BIG’s Biophilic Skyscraper Complete in New York City

Thursday, 26th October 2023

Named the world’s Best Tall Building in its category by The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat at the organisation’s annual conference last week, The Spiral visually extends the landscape of the nearby High Line Park up and around... View Article