Author name: Holly Willis

The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, which was itself was among organisations culpable for the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire, has effectively banned products used in the tower’s refurbishment from being used again on building projects in the borough. One such supplier, Siderise Insulation, believes it should not be included in this ban and has

the Pentre Awel development as of September 2024 Main contractor Bouygues UK says that over the past two years it, and its suppliers, have adopted a range of energy, waste and resource-saving measures to reduce carbon. Foremost among these was the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) as fuel, which is now going to be

Knights Place in Exeter was is one of the first multi-occupancy social housing schemes in the UK to be built to the Passivhaus standard Having helped popularise its energy-efficient housing concept, the Passivhaus Trust is now setting its sights on certifying 10% of all new UK housing by 2035. Passivhaus Trust data (as of February

CGI of what is planned for Dagenham Green The Hill Group, Peabody and Goodstone Living are coming together to develop 360 build-to-rent (BTR) apartments. The three blocks, ranging from 14 to 18 storeys, will form part of the first phase of the regeneration of the former Ford stamping plant site in Dagenham, where a mixed-use

Kensa has set up a drill squad Kensa has recruited Steffan De Vries and Rory Snell from Kent-based geothermal and well drilling contractor Geotech Developments as director of drilling and head of drilling operations, respectively.  Kensa already has a contracting operation with the business. It said that adding in-house drilling capability positioned the company to

The N-Able group comprises building safety consultant Keegans and ECD Architects RSK’s latest acquisition is described as a one-stop shop for design and construction services, covering everything from new builds to refurbishment and retrofits. N-Able Group comprises two companies: ECD Architects, an architecture firm providing building design; and Keegans, a building consultancy specialising in retrofit