Construction
Government unveils plan to boost use of timber in construction
Following the new 'timber roadmap' will help drive the UK construction sector whilst cutting emissions, say officials; but what does a top architect think?
Housebuilding numbers set to fall ‘significantly’ next year – Savills
Mapped: where house-building is falling short of new housing need
SW London’s ‘cathedral of the industrial age’ emerges from Farrells-led transformation
IN PICTURES: A first glimpse at Powerhouse, the former Lots Road Power Station, where a remarkable resi transformation nears completion.
‘Landmark’ resi development on Chiswick High Road tops out
Great Marlborough Estates' Chiswick Green project is creating 137 new homes in a prime spot opposite Turnham Green.
Stuart Baillie: Five ways to solve the housing crisis
Housing delivery will be a key battleground issue in the run-up to the next election – and herein lies the problem, says Knight Frank's head of planning...
Redrow boss to helm Future Homes Standard board
Matthew Pratt and Catherine Adams of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities are leading a charge to drive the housebuilding industry towards sustainability goals.
Answering the sustainability question: How & why developers should integrate ESG from the outset
While eco-solutions require significant investment in terms of both strategy and execution, the long-term gains are already evident, explains Strutt & Parker's Josh Ayres.
EPCs: an Extremely Problematic Conundrum
Buying agent Marcus Gondolo-Gordon agrees with the Climate Change Committee, that EPCs 'create market uncertainty and are in urgent need of reform' - and he has some practical suggestions for how things…
£180mn Vauxhall scheme tops out
Australian developer Third.i's Graphite Square launches to the UK market this month and will be ready for occupation in 2024.
In Pictures: Master Builder Awards 2023
Vantage & Co has been named Master Builder of the Year 2023, for the large-scale renovation of an historic Georgian villa in Birmingham.
Ward Williams brings in Knight Frank partner to boost high-end resi offering
James Carter-Brown previously led KF's resi building consultancy team.
Rockwell gets to work on ‘landmark’ riverside scheme in SW London
Donal Mulryan's development firm is turning the site of an old Curry's superstore in Fulham into a 3.2-acre luxury scheme housing 269 apartments - whilst bringing 150m of waterfront back to life.