Housing
Cool roofs are best at beating cities’ heat
23 Jul 24
Painting roofs white or covering them with a reflective coating would be more effective at cooling cities.
HIVEE to drive innovation and efficiency in housebuilding
22 Jul 24
University of Salford Business School has launched a new research cluster HIVEE.
Mayor Brabin tells builders to brace for housebuilding boom
18 Jul 24
Mayor Tracy Brabin has vowed to deliver a “new dawn” for housebuilding across West Yorkshire.
Labour’s landslide victory marks a new era for construction industry and growth
9 Jul 24
Labour's landslide victory marks a new era for construction industry and growth
Most and least energy efficient areas in England revealed
2 Jul 24
New research has identified the areas in England with the most and least energy-efficient homes.
Unique consortium model proving key to large-scale social housing retrofit
27 Jun 24
Matrix Housing Partnership is working alongside Sustainable Building Services (UK) Ltd (SBS) to deliver a 905-property social housing retrofit programme
Esh Construction to deliver £2.1M retrofit scheme
25 Jun 24
Esh Construction to upgrade up to 120 properties after local authorities receive funding.
Raise the roof with mass timber to bring down carbon emissions
24 Jun 24
The built environment is already responsible for almost 40% of global carbon emissions.
Housebuilding manifesto pledge scrutinised
20 Jun 24
We take a look at the response from around the sector.
Ground-breaking for new Single Living Accommodation at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
5 Jun 24
A major construction project is underway to deliver modern, sustainable Single Living Accommodation (SLA) for Army personnel.
