The winner of the RIBA Stirling Prize 2019 is Goldsmith Street, an exemplary project bringing the reduced energy consumption associated with Passivhaus to mass housing. A timely testament to the…
Warming Up
We are all busy, yet housebuilding figures are falling. The market demands higher standards, so prefabricated modules are craned in to provide a solution. Sustainability is a priority for future…
Beco & BIM – A Working Model
The process of converting the construction industry to BIM processes was never going to be easy. We are talking about changing the habits of a construction lifetime after all! Reviewing…
Building Pressure
Whichever way you look at it, pressure is growing on the UK building industry. But not only to produce more houses, they need to be better performing houses, with improvements…
ICF – Sense and Sustainability
There is growing recognition – now almost universal – that unless significant action is taken to reduce the harm we are doing to our world, our children will have serious…
The Race is on to Build New Homes
But is it going in the Right Direction? The national shortage of housing and capacity to supply the market continues to command headlines in both the national and the trade…
Architects Declare – A Climate for Change
The report from the Committee on Climate Change certainly seems to be stimulating response in political circles as the stark nature of the findings demands that attitudes also need to…
A Little Planning Goes A Long Way
With Easter and school holidays over, minds are now focussing on organisation of the project. It’s time to check quotations are still valid and delivery times good – not forgetting…
Skills Shortages and the Solution
Despite increasing demand for new homes, skills shortages continue to hamper the UK Construction market. The economy is improving and there is a huge and increasing shortage of housing in…