Competence, coordination & compliance

As the regulatory landscape continues to evolve for residential building duty holders on fire door safety, Karen Trigg of Allegion UK reviews the importance of competence and coordination in a more rigorous environment When fire safety fails, lives are put... View Article

Castle Green hands over affordable homes in Crewe to Torus

The first phase of new affordable homes in Crewe have been delivered under a deal between Castle Green Partnerships and Torus. It’s the latest milestone in a deal agreed between Torus and Castle Green Partnerships to deliver almost 600 affordable homes across... View Article

Amendment to NBHS to become law on 1st January 2025

An amendment to the NBHS will allow wood burning stoves to be installed in all new home and buildings across Scotland An amendment to the New Build Heat Standard (NBHS) was laid in Scottish Parliament on Friday 8th November that... View Article

The benefits of thoroughly modern wood-burning stoves

Erica Malkin of the Stove Industry Association highlights the advantages of modern wood-burning stoves and the important role they play in the UK’s low carbon heating strategy. In the evolving landscape of home heating, house builders and developers are increasingly... View Article

James Hardie Launches New ‘Toolbox Talks’ Service

James Hardie, a world leader in the manufacture of high-performance fibre cement and fibre gypsum building solutions, has launched a new ‘Toolbox Talks’ service to provide builders and homeowners with essential installation knowledge across its product portfolio. Two new Technical... View Article

27 new affordable homes on edge of Didcot now occupied

GreenSquareAccord (GSA), one of England’s largest providers of housing, have delivered 27 new, high-quality and affordable homes located between Harwell and Didcot, Oxfordshire. GSA’s new homes are located on the larger Didcot Grove development, which was built by Vistry Group,... View Article

Mastering kitchens

Damian Sheridan of Wren Contracts discusses the key starting points when it comes to choosing a kitchen supplier in housing projects. When it comes to choosing a kitchen supplier for property development and social housing projects, developers and housebuilders are... View Article

Tilia Homes to provide affordable new homes in Norfolk

Housebuilder Tilia Homes, part of the untypical group, has partnered with the UK’s leading social enterprise, Places for People, in a deal worth around £17 million to bring a choice of affordable homes to its new development in Thetford. Sovereign... View Article

New modular micro homes for the homeless underway in Chelmsford

DuoHaus homes are innovative, low-cost modular homes designed specifically to support and protect vulnerable residents. The concept was developed by award-winning housebuilder, The Hill Group, as a follow-on housing solution to help address the homeless crisis. Hill is installing the DuoHaus... View Article

Brick Awards 2024: The Winners

The Brick Development Association is delighted to announce the winners of the prestigious 2024 Brick Awards. This annual competition recognises the outstanding contributions of architects, builders, bricklayers, and manufacturers to the built environment. The winners were selected by a panel... View Article