The community benefits of local authority (LA) leisure facilities extend far beyond sport. Ranging from supporting health and wellbeing to enabling social cohesion, cultural enrichment and economic stimulation, the community...
With a complex estate of built assets to maintain, local authorities need a roofing system they can rely on as a fast and simple, fit and forget solution across a...
The news in September that Birmingham City Council (‘Europe’s largest local authority’) had been forced to issue a Section 114 notice sent out a message that resonated far beyond the...
Nicola John, Managing Director of Fire Door Maintenance (FDM), explains the vital need for accredited fire door safety training and how a new facility will help the public sector raise...
Charity Make Space for Girls is calling for change after highlighting a significant gender gap in the provision of park facilities for teenage girls. Susan Johnson, Senior Business Manager at...
The major redevelopment of the lido at Northcroft Leisure Centre, Newbury, has completed following a £5.7m investment....
When it comes to installing low-carbon heating in the UK’s tower blocks, heat pumps may not be the best solution. Oliver Baker, CEO of Ambion Heating, takes a closer look...
Grant Leggett, Executive Director of Boyer (part of Leaders Romans Group), discusses the increasing preference for natural public spaces over landscaped public spaces in today’s urban design....
The new Broadland Food Innovation Centre provides the food and drink community with a prestigious facility within the Norfolk Food Enterprise Zone to grow their businesses. The centre, delivered by...
Decarbonisation of housing stock is a key step in addressing climate change. However, the wider real-life benefits are felt most acutely within the social housing sector, and work towards creating...
When The Kingsmead Academy in Taunton decided to construct a new main teaching block, the existing building had been standing for more than half a century – since the school...
Given the right level of knowledge and experience, Steven Simpson, Managing Director of the Cruden Group, demonstrates that Passivhaus standards can be achieved on sizeable developments, using its recent project...
In 2019, Paul Reed, Associate Director at GT3 Architects, was asked to review two sister sites, each with a similar brief, budget and programme. On paper, they were two very...
Craig Taylor, Director at Lungfish Architects, explains how detailed design can deliver enhanced outcomes for local communities....
Clare Chamberlain, Head of Construction Category at Crown Commercial Service, discusses the importance of social value in construction projects and gives top tips to ensure it’s not missed off the...
The future for councils and local government across the UK remains difficult to predict. With ever tightening budgets and demand for building projects rising, those tasked with designing and delivering...
With 39% of global energy carbon emissions resulting from buildings and surging awareness of our obligation to protect the planet, decarbonisation of existing buildings is high on the agenda in...
Built in their thousands by local authorities in the 1960s and 1970s to address housing shortages and to re-accommodate those living in substandard homes, high-rise, high-density housing is a prominent...
From programmes of repair and maintenance to major refurbishment and new build projects, CCS is helping local authorities bring power to their construction procurement. ...
The face of Dudley is changing and that includes its leisure centres as the town centre undergoes a near £1bn regeneration programme over the next decade....
