Design
Final Minimum Energy Efficiency deadline looms for landlords
Landlords have less than a month left to bring their private rented units up to EPC band E to meet the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard.
Plans drawn up for a ‘fairytale’ private house in Camden
Cloud House in NW5 "might have been conjured up by Walt Disney".
Housebuilding ban on floodplains isn’t enough – flood-prone communities should take back control
As thousands of homes across the UK are affected by floods, Professor Hannah Cloke wades in with some harsh truths and good advice..
Repair rather than rebuild: Heritage buildings must be ‘recycled’ if the UK is to meet carbon emission goals
"End fast fashion for buildings" to help tackle climate change says a new report from Historic England; "repair rather than rebuild".
ADAM Architecture bolsters masterplanning team
Andrew Rowland has joined the Winchester & London-based practice from Purcell
Rightmove launches home extension cost & value calculator
Estimates "should be taken as a very rough guide only," says the portal.
Make Good Not War: Snagging and the law
It may be customary for a contractor to return to a completed project and rectify defects at no cost to the client, but the common law has to date provided little protection if this doesn't happen, writes…
Symm joinery chief joins Harrison Varma
Harrison Varma Joinery has recruited Martin Williams as Director, after heritage building firm Symm went into administration.
BREEAM Awards 2020: The Shortlist
Central London schemes feature in annual awards programme showcasing 'the best in international construction sustainability'
Buckinghamshire planners OK ‘futuristic’ super-prime green belt mansion
Southern Grove has secured planning permission for a "£10m" ultra-modern mansion near Gerrards Cross.
Architects’ confidence surges, but workloads are still down
RIBA's Future Trends Workload Index has surged into positive territory, led by the private housing sector, but architects' actual workloads are still 5% below last year's level...
Birmingham planners approve Britain’s first ‘super slender’ resi tower
211 Broad Street in Birmingham will rise 37 storeys, but will be just 9.5 metres wide.