Features
Social Housing decarbonisation
23 Sep 22
Kensa partnered with Gravesham Borough Council to install low carbon ground source heat pumps.
Breaking the mould with plasterboard
22 Sep 22
This month’s patent relates to an alternative solution to the use of traditional plasterboard.
Construction sees highest number of administrations
12 Sep 22
The construction industry accounted for 16% of administrations in the first six months of the year.
Greener infrastructure
9 Sep 22
Greener infrastructure will require a sea change in design and procurement.
Housing Minister merry-go-round: when will it stop?
5 Sep 22
Who is the UK’s Housing Minister? there have, after all, been 21 different Housing Ministers since 1997.
How can the industry reduce emissions?
2 Sep 22
Construction contributes £110bn each year to the economy. It is also one of the largest contributors to carbon emissions.
Overcoming the housing crisis through diverse housebuilding
31 Aug 22
If the sector is serious about tackling the housing crisis, there’s no doubt that we need a more consistent approach from government.
Extreme weather catastrophic for construction
30 Aug 22
Following a summer of unpredictable extremes and unsettled weather, experts in construction are calling for sector leaders to seriously rethink their practices or face heading for catastrophic delays. Ian Atkinson, construction partner at law firm, Womble Bond Dickinson warned: “In a sector that has seen
Regulate or fail: Too passive on Passivhaus
22 Aug 22
Part L regulations are now closer to the Passivhaus standard, but should legislation be going further, faster?
The working from home dilema
19 Aug 22
There are important legal considerations in working from home that an employer should not to overlook.
