Charlie Fleet, Managing Director at wallcoverings specialist, Reco Surfaces, discusses how offsite construction has kept the construction industry building and how it could lead to changes in our built environment....
Selectaglaze reveals why fitting secondary glazing to council-occupied listed and heritage buildings could dramatically lower U-values, reduce energy use and improve acoustic insulation....
Mark Hardy, Chair of the Association of Play Industries (API), explores why public playgrounds are so crucial in helping children recover from the effects of lockdown. With numbers already in...
Anthony Millington, Business Development Manager at Amron Architectural, discusses the increased demand for versatile, aesthetic and sustainable ceilings, specifically metal mesh. ...
In June this year, architect practice Hoban Design helped south London housing association Sutton Housing Society to secure planning permission for 71 rooftop or ‘airspace’ flats, increasing its total...
Kirk Taylor, Head of Development at Kajima Partnerships, believes those working across construction and public sector building programmes need to help NHS managers find a way to expand capacity by...
Public health and wellbeing are now a major national focus, and with £1bn being set aside by the UK Government as part of a commitment into making homes and public...
When COVID-19 started its aggressive expansion throughout the world, one of the major fears was that healthcare providers would be overwhelmed. ...
The need to ensure our public buildings are inclusive has never been more pressing. With a rapidly ageing population and millions of people now working with disabilities or long-term illnesses....
Healthcare facilities are meant to be places of reassurance and restful environments in which patients feel safe and secure. Although hospitals and other medical organisations are working around the clock...
Whether it’s social housing, a school, or surgery roofing; projects vary in size and scope. Yet, isn’t the need to specify high-performance, cost-effective materials a commonality for all? ...
Framework organisation Pagabo reacted quickly to the Government’s released Procurement Policy Notes (PPN 01/20) which provides contracting bodies options for emergency works directly related to helping in the recovery phase...
Clarke Willmott LLP has one of the largest national teams of specialist social housing solicitors in the UK, acting for over 100 registered providers as well as major frameworks including...
Education is a top priority and a ‘moral duty’ for the Government. Academy trusts and local authorities are already preparing to get all pupils physically back to school in September...
John Moss, Sales Director – Home at EnviroVent, looks at how good ventilation is more important than ever in social housing....
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed fundamental flaws in conventional care home design, with many no longer fit for purpose and unable to meet the current needs of residents. ...
Attitudes towards fitness and leisure across the UK are changing. The COVID-19 pandemic saw people who had never owned a pair of trainers heading out for their daily walk and...
The new £45m Carnegie School of Sport (CSS) building has been unveiled by Leeds Beckett University in the heart of its Headingley Campus....
Woodlands Secondary school is a special needs provision for pupils aged 11 to 18, where they have been teaching the children of Luton for over 50 years....
The UK is moving to the next phase of the COVID-19 response, with more buildings reopening and welcoming staff and visitors through their doors – albeit with strict social distancing...
