After the successful bids for Wave 2.2 of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) were announced this week, the UK’s leading retrofit knowledge and skills expert is warning the scheme’s success is in the balance unless the practical skills challenge… Continue Reading →

A New Lease of Life Capel C.S. have been contracted by Greater Anglia to lead refurbishment works for the main canopy at Lowestoft train station, the fourth-busiest station in Suffolk that sits a few minutes’ walk away from the sea…. Continue Reading →

WORK on a state-of-the-art multi-million-pound postgraduate centre at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) has completed, with its grand opening commemorated via a special launch event. The new building will predominantly be used by students from Nottingham Business School (NBS) and features… Continue Reading →

AN apprentice who mentored pupils and led the winning team in a sustainability challenge while studying and working night shifts has been named as UHI Inverness Student of the Year. UHI Inverness announced their student of the year winners to… Continue Reading →

Actis specification manager Elijah Peters will share highlights of the insulation specialist’s RIBA-approved Tomorrow’s Insulation Solutions for Future Homes Standards CPD at this month’s virtual LABC technical roadshow. The event, on Wednesday March 20 from noon until 2pm, will see… Continue Reading →

Thames & Newcastle has been appointed main contractor for the refurbishment of Kelmscott House, the former home of celebrated Victorian designer William Morris. The Grade II* listed riverside property in Hammersmith represents a prestigious new project for the building contractor…. Continue Reading →

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates that buildings and construction together account for approximately 39 per cent of global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions when considering both operational and embodied emissions. One way of reducing the environmental impact of… Continue Reading →

Plans to transform a derelict hospital in Birmingham into a 42-storey skyscraper with 300 apartments have been submitted by planning, design and development consultancy Marrons on behalf of HJB Investments. Dating back to the early 19th century, the Grade II-listed… Continue Reading →