Pump down the volume

With heat pumps becoming adopted as the realistic low carbon solution by more housebuilders as the Future Homes Standard looms, lower noise and sleeker aesthetics are coming to the fore as the goals to aim for. James Parker reports The... View Article

Wichelstowe fields forever

Labelled “South West England’s boldest new housing development,” Wichelstowe has recently grown to more than 4,000 homes. The council developer and Barratt tell Jack Wooler about this latest modular expansion to what is already a mammoth scheme A new development –... View Article

BIG Completes First Building in South America

After four years of construction, IQON rises 130 m making it the tallest building in the Ecuadorian capital Quito – a city with one of the highest elevations in the world. Traditionally a city of dense low-rise buildings, the skyline of Quito was... View Article

Gove abandons 300, 000 homes target

Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove has confirmed that the Government’s previous target of building 300,000 homes a year by 2025 is now ‘advisory’ only. In a letter to MPs, Gove argued the planning system is “not working as it should.”... View Article

Building for 2050

Building for 2050 is the UK Government’s evidenced-based report on the drivers and barriers involved in the large-scale construction and take-up of low cost, low carbon housing Business and Energy Minister Lord Callanan said: “Making the UK’s homes more energy... View Article

RIBA’s vision for education reform

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has restated its vision for a more accessible and inclusive system of architecture education and communicated its views to the UK profession’s regulator.  With student debt reaching around £100K and it taking on average 10... View Article

Hundreds of new homes in North London get planning green light

One of the biggest residential planning applications in Islington in recent years has been approved by the London Borough of Islington’s planning committee. The move sees permission granted for the transformation of the New Barnsbury Estate, where Newlon Housing Trust... View Article

The new tax reporting regime for landlords

This year saw the last phase of VAT registered businesses sign up to HMRC’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) regime. From April 2024, under MTD for Income Tax Self Assessment (ITSA), landlords and the non-VAT registered self-employed will also need to... View Article

Woods Bagot designs win four World Architecture Festival awards

In an “extraordinary” result, global architecture studio Woods Bagot has won four World Architecture Festival (WAF) awards for three Australian projects, cementing its reputation as one of the world’s leading design practices. Meadowbank Schools in western Sydney won Best School and... View Article

Singapore’s new Science Centre design unveiled

Singapore’s Science Centre Board has unveiled the design of the new Science Centre which will provide unique facilities and programmes as a destination for all Singaporeans to access science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and experiences. The new Science... View Article