A careers event on Friday 28th March at The Harris Girls’ Academy in Bromley saw leading independent housebuilder Dandara participate in an engaging, interactive day to promote careers in construction among young women. Currently, women make up only 15% of the... View Article

A land deal has been completed that will pave the way for 111 new homes in Guide Post, South East Northumberland. The acquisition, by Consett based housebuilder Amethyst Homes, means that the planning application can now be brought forward for... View Article

IGLO Architects has undertaken a significant adaptive reuse project with the Backhaus Production and Management Facility, skillfully carrying Ayazağa’s industrial heritage into the future while addressing contemporary needs. Led by architects Zafer Karoğlu and Esen Akyar, IGLO Architects has provided... View Article

At their meeting today, Sefton Council’s Cabinet approved a scheme to enable new social housing tenants of future council homes to rent essential items of furniture. cab would mean people entering a new social housing tenancy with the council may... View Article

Leading global multi-disciplinary design consultancy, HKR is pleased to announce the promotion of Ayna Azhigali to Director. Ayna has been an integral part of HKR for the past ten years, progressing from Senior Architect to Associate, Associate Director, and now... View Article

A major new affordable housing project on Springfield Avenue in Bridlington is now under construction. East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s development includes 30 new council homes, comprising of 24, one-bedroom, apartments and six, two-bedroom apartments. The development is being built... View Article

Homes England has urged the Government to allow it the maximum levels of funding possible in the upcoming spending review in order to deliver the Government’s housebuilding targets. Eamonn Boyle, who took over as interim Homes England chief executive in... View Article

CIBSE is excited to announce the launch of the “Building for the Future” campaign, a transformative initiative designed to build a lasting legacy for the building services engineering profession. Central to this vision is the recent opening of CIBSE’s new... View Article

Orbit Homes, part of Orbit Group, has been awarded the coveted 5* Housebuilder accolade by the HBF for the second year running in recognition of its customer satisfaction and property quality. The HBF Star Ratings are awarded every year following... View Article

Independent housebuilder Dandara has completed the sale of land for 189 units at its Northern Homes Counties site in Linmere, Bedfordshire. The sale marks a major step in Dandara’s strategy to support the growing demand for single-family housing (SFH) housing... View Article

Top 10 UK housebuilder, Keepmoat, has announced its transformative plans to create 313 new homes and a 68-unit extra care facility in Driffield. The development, which recently received planning approval, is part of Keepmoat’s wider commitment to delivering high-quality, multi-tenure housing... View Article

StudioHIVE Architects (SHA) is leading the charge in sustainable architecture with its latest project acting as a pilot for a new carbon building standard. The Bristol-based practice is working on transforming the Grade II listed “erecting sheds” at Silverthorne Lane... View Article

According to a recent survey, improving compliance and safety continues to be the number one priority for facilities management professionals. However, 14% of respondents expressed uncertainty about meeting building maintenance compliance standards, while only 23% plan to increase their investment... View Article

Wakefield-based housebuilder Avant Homes West Yorkshire has submitted plans and exchanged contracts on a 5.63-acre site in Lofthouse Gate, Wakefield to deliver a £19.9m, 80-home development. Called Lingwell Gate and located on Lingwell Gate Lane in Lofthouse Gate, the site will consist... View Article

Vistry Group, the UK’s leading provider of mixed-tenure homes, and The Hyde Group (Hyde) have received planning consent from Medway Council for Phases 4 and 5 of Rochester Riverside. These latest phases will deliver 353 new homes at the joint-venture’s... View Article

For three weeks, the ‘EARTH to SPACE: Arts Breaking the Sky’ festival will fill the Kennedy Center with musicians and astronauts, poets and researchers, visual artists and engineers, actors and environmentalists, architects and astronomers, dancers and scientists, filmmakers and space... View Article

VIVID, a leading provider of affordable homes in the south of England, has started construction work in Bursledon to build 12 new homes. The development will comprise of 7 social rent homes and 5 shared ownership homes, on the cusp... View Article