More news – Page 2642
-
Comment
Give us a jumpstart
It is encouraging that the government’s £300m scrappage scheme has boosted the UK’s car industry, with new registrations up 6% this year
-
CommentA question of discipline
Strangely, your leader (Building, 7 August) on the acquisition of architect DEGW by Davis Langdon didn’t include Building Design Partnership among the multidisciplinary firms mentioned
-
Comment
Hearing voices
Robert Adam (7 August, page 31), calls for an end to the “deadly sin of designer egotism”
-
Comment
What Bordon really wants
As the meeting secretary of BAAG – the Bordon Area Action Group – I am writing to correct the impression that everything in Bordon is lovely (11 September, page 46)
-
Comment
A balanced scoresheet
We read with interest your article (28 August, page 10) concerning the appointment of Turner & Townsend for the Hoe Valley scheme in Woking
-
Comment
Empty home help
It has been suggested that local authorities should make use of existing empty homes in their districts
-
-
Comment
Carbon-ready building
Given the importance – and extraordinary difficulty – of tackling climate change, we need to come up with some pretty spectacular solutions
-
NewsEU complaint delays water regs by six months
The implementation of water-saving regulations has been delayed for six months after a last-minute EU intervention
-
News
Part L changes could increase emissions
Planned changes include software glitches that penalise homes using recognised low-carbon technologies such as biomass boilers
-
News
Errors and surprises: Part L changes
Hoare Lea’s study into the changes in the software used to calculate compliance with Part L
-
News
Carillion boss calls for BSF sample schemes to be scrapped
The chief executive of Carillion has said that up to a quarter of the cost of the government’s Building Schools for the Future programme could be saved by scrapping sample schemes and reducing build costs
-
NewsCo-op’s coup
Architect 3D Reid has been granted planning permission for a headquarters building for the Co-operative Group in Manchester
-
News
Top US developer may invest in private rental scheme
LeFrak considers joint venture with Chelsfield in Homes and Communites Agency initiative
-
News
Trailblazing UK Passivhaus set to hit only code level three
Research shows Denby Dale home would reach only level three of the Code for Sustainable Homes despite high fuel savings
-
NewsNew relationships
Croydon council has given planning consent to a 389,000ft2 “public service delivery hub” in its town centre
-
News
When I grow up …
Let’s face it, we’re all getting old. So, it’s in all our interests to develop homes that allow the elderly to live independently in the community, with the right amount of support
-
News
Kickstart kicks off
John Healey, the housing minister, has named the first 10 projects that will receive Kickstart cash
-
News
East Midlands work
Eleven firms, including Morgan Ashurst and Mansell, have been picked for framework for the East Midlands Property Alliance, available to 46 local authorities and worth up to £2m.
-
News
Regeneration cuts
Development agency One North East has slashed its regeneration budget over the next two years to £80m from £120m