Crest Nicholson acquires new site in Hailsham, East Sussex

Award-winning housebuilder Crest Nicholson has purchased a new site in Hailsham via Gleeson Land, as it looks to deliver much needed, high-quality new homes in the region. The 37-acre site has outline planning permission for the development of 200 homes, of... View Article

A rare gem in the heart of Holland Road in Singapore

Hyll on Holland is a luxurious and sophisticated freehold residential development designed by Aedas that promises to offer its residents an unparalleled lifestyle. The freehold condominium is located in the heart of Holland Road in Singapore, known for its prestige... View Article

Cameron Homes set to unveil its new energy efficient offering

Midlands-based homebuilder, Cameron Homes is set to unveil its new energy efficient home at its Lawnswood development situated near to the picturesque Staffordshire village of Tatenhill. The new Sustainable Living at Lawnswood information hub and show homes will launch on... View Article

Housebuilding is still a struggle

Brian Berry, CEO of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), discusses the latest data from the FMB’s State of Trade Survey and finds few reasons to cheer As you will be aware, for too long we have not been building... View Article

The brave new world of low carbon retrofit

A large-scale retrofit project to bring energy efficiency of social housing across Northumberland and County Durham up to a C rating saw a housing association deploying robots to upgrade homes with minimal disruption. James Parker reports. The Socal Housing Decarbonisation... View Article

Shaping the future of buildings & decarbonisation

Installer SHOW – the UK’s largest event for influential installers and specifiers of heat, water, air and energy technology – will discover one of the biggest challenges on the road to net zero, the tools and solutions for decarbonising buildings. ... View Article

Opening up the black box on Part F and ventilation

Following the changes to Part F and Part L of the Building Regulations, housebuilders have been set the challenge of balancing carbon emissions with sufficient airflow to keep homes healthy. The importance of ventilation to health and wellbeing has been... View Article

Bargate Homes wins two premier guarantee national awards

Bargate Homes has been awarded Premier Guarantee’s National Excellence Award for Development of the Year for its flagship £128m Rivercross scheme in Warsash, Hampshire, as well as the highly coveted Developer of the Year. The Premier Guarantee Excellence Awards recognise... View Article

Ask the Architect: Jerry Ryan

As co-founder of London based international architecture and urban design practice HKR Architects, Jerry Ryan shares his passion for the history of architecture, and looks forward to a technological future as the practice celebrates its 30th year What made you... View Article

1.2 million in UK social housing lack carpets and furniture

Anti-poverty campaigners are urging housing associations to end the practice of removing carpets from social housing when tenants vacate properties, because they are often not replaced fast enough. The BBC reported that approximately 1.2 million individuals in the UK lack... View Article

Site Lines: A heritage refurb checklist

Simon Castle from Chisholm & Winch discusses the varied, but essential considerations that architects need to bear in mind when approaching listed building renovations According to Historic England, there are estimated to be around 500,000 listed buildings on the National... View Article

Housebuilding sector in crisis of delivery, says FMB

Despite an overall upbeat assessment of construction output from the Purchasing Managers’ Index in its most recent report, it shows the housebuilding sector is in a state of crisis, according to the Federation of Master Builders. May ‘s PMI Index... View Article