Beginning construction now is this four-bedroom self-build home, which features a main living, eating, and sleeping block with separate wing for a guest bedroom, garage and workshop. Designed by Western…
Feature Self-Build
From Virus Relief to Climate Pressure
Easing out of the constraints imposed to protect our health we now face the ominous task of protecting our future welfare. So far we are not doing at all well,…
Architects Declare – It’s a Challenge
The success of the “Architects Declare” campaign to date is to highlight to the profession the urgent need for action if we are to mitigate Climate Change in the projected…
ICF – Insulation Comes First
Now that the glamour of being photographed beside the latest renewable technology of wind turbines and solar farms has worn off, the principle of Fabric First is being recognised as…
Excellent Brick Cladding Detail
Wallform #ICF allows for practically any design style and appearance as can be seen with this #selfbuild project in #Surrey, which is just completing now and has some wonderful detailing…
A UK Produced ICF
We’ve noticed over the past few years that clients are becoming increasingly sensitive to the large distances that some of their building products have to travel before they reach site,…
All-Weather Wallform
With BecoWallform, the cold, winter months don’t necessarily have to mean lots of disruption to construction progress on site. With foundations laid, all aspects of the Wallform building process can…
Productivity means Profits
Productivity in construction is poor – and has not improved in recent years. An ageing workforce and failure to attract a younger generation into the industry is not helping –…
RIBA Stirling Prize 2019
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…
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…