Construction
Five Steps to Carbon Neutral Property: Green Building roadmap calls for a ‘transformative shift in industry practices’
The UK Green Building Council has set out a suite of "urgent measures and intervention" needed to bring the property sector up to sustainability scratch.
67-acre King’s Cross Estate achieves carbon neutrality
A high-profile swathe of central London has made big strides towards sustainability, including using 100% renewable energy, planting over 600,000 trees in England, and signing a Power Purchase Agreement …
Construction supply chain issues ‘are going to significantly impact the delivery of completed new homes’
“Build cost inflation is the most talked about topic in the land market at the moment, and it is anticipated that this will not ease in the short term," warns Knight Frank.
Cladding: Why do leaseholders have to pay at all, asks Housing Secretary Gove
"I'm still unhappy with the principle of leaseholders having to pay at all" for the cladding scandal, said Michael Gove yesterday. "My questions is why do they have to pay at all?"
SME builders ‘on the verge of extinction’ as numbers plummet 80% since the late 80s
The number of small- and medium-sized house-building companies has fallen by an average of 335 a year since the late 1980s, according to some new research.
89% of builders are having to delay jobs due to materials & staff shortages
A survey of construction businesses "shows a damning situation for the building industry," says the boss of the Federation of Master Builders, with "dramatic delays to jobs" and "skyrocketing" prices
Heat & Buildings Strategy: The good, bad & ugly of the UK’s plan to replace gas boilers
The Government's big plan to de-carbonise British homes in its push to Net Zero is "a comprehensive and groundbreaking strategy", says sustainability lecturer Ran Boydell - but it has some major flaws...
Cost of construction materials soars by nearly a quarter
Steel and timber prices have absolutely rocketed over the last year, according to official government data.
Construction starts on Mayfair’s super-prime Carrington St carpark transformation
Ardmore has officially started on-site construction works at Motcomb Estate's ultra-luxury Carrington Place development.
Rescue of medieval hall in Gloucestershire scoops top renovation award
Stonewood's 'beautiful & clever' build was the big winner at the 2021 Master Builder Awards.
Caudwell picks Mace to deliver super-prime Mayfair scheme
Global construction giant promises to ‘reset the benchmark of quality’ at Audley Square.
Five numbers that lay bare the mammoth effort needed to insulate Britain’s homes
The transition to net zero emissions is often framed as a race to make new stuff – such as electric vehicles and wind turbines – as fast as possible. That’s actually the easy part, says Ran Boydell. The h