2020 Vision: Luxury property trend predictions for the year ahead
Prime resi insiders weigh-in on the big property market, design and lifestyle trends for the next 12 months
Tag: Sustainability
In Pictures: Boutique seaside scheme becomes Britain’s first ‘Passivhaus Plus’ multi-unit development
Seaton Beach on Devon’s Jurassic Coast is the first multi-unit development in the UK to be certified as “Passivhaus Plus”. The innovative seafront scheme has won a realm of sustainability and design awards…
Frankfurt’s new Eden Tower is creating a 2,000 square metre vertical garden, using 185,000 plants
More than a fifth of the 98-metre residential tower’s facade will be a “vertical vegetal ecosystem”, requiring no special attention from residents.
Plastic ‘birds nest’ brick promises huge environmental benefits
A new type of building brick made from domestic plastic waste has been proven to provide ten times better insulation than traditional clay bricks
RICS launches Social Impact Awards for property projects that deliver ‘a lasting positive impact on society’
RICS’ new Social Impact Awards programme will search for the UK’s best built projects transforming lives & communities
Building the Future: Is housebuilding on the verge of a tech-driven revolution?
“Political, financial and environmental forces are collectively disrupting the future of housing delivery,” says Savills, while technological advances are forging a considerable evolution within the construction industry
‘A modest masterpiece’: Stirling Prize goes to energy-efficient council housing project
100-home Passivhaus development in Norwich named Britain’s best new building of 2019. “Goldsmith Street is a modest masterpiece,” say the 2019 Stirling Prize judges. “It is high-quality architecture in its purest most environmentally and socially-conscious form”
Innovative Berkshire Cork House scoops Stephen Lawrence Prize
Award for “new, experimental architectural talent” goes to a sustainable cork-built home near Eton
New Government design manual & planning reforms promise a ‘green housing revolution’
Housing Minister reveals an “ambitious revamp of planning rules” and bans gas boilers in new homes, as the Government publishes its first-ever “design manual to promote the building of beautiful new homes”
Green Building Council rolls out Climate Commitment Platform & Leadership Model for real estate companies
21 big-hitting property firms have already signed up to help champion sustainable practices and innovations in the built environment
West London mews development launches with ‘unrivalled green credentials’
The four new-build houses sit in a gated mews in Shepherd’s Bush