Rethinking energy performance in heritage buildings

By Guy Willis-Robb, Director, Harley Haddow While the built environment races to meet net zero targets, the framework guiding how progress is measured remains worryingly static. The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), long the compliance standard for UK buildings, is increasingly... View Article

Pennyfarthing buys Ringwood Brewery for redevelopment

Pennyfarthing Homes, the award-winning Hampshire-based housebuilder, has completed the purchase of the former Ringwood Brewery, which it plans to redevelop and convert into office space as its new headquarters. The move comes as Pennyfarthing Homes expands its operations, having outgrown its current... View Article

Social value: from policy to practice

Nicola Dibb & Jo Davis explore how meaningful social value can be delivered through the planning system in developments, to benefit all. Social value has evolved from a ‘nice-to-have’ into a fundamental pillar of planning policy, procurement, and project delivery.... View Article

Tackling the myths around offsite BNG delivery

Nathan Jenkinson of Environment Bank explores some of the myths around achieving biodiversity net gain offsets, and puts the case for wide usage of Habitat Banks. Offsite biodiversity net gain (BNG) is a much misunderstood subject. The most cited issues, expense... View Article

The best of both worlds

City & Country’s development in north Essex was designed and built with its green history in mind, creating a high quality development that respects the landscape and history of its location. Roseanne Field reports. Situated on the boundary of Essex... View Article

elementalLONDON 2025 event timetable is live

The full timetable for elementalLONDON 2025 – the new event for the specification audience from the team behind the highly successful InstallerSHOW – is now live. The two-day programme of thought-provoking and informative content features over 200 expert speakers from... View Article

£21m partnerships deal to delivery 98 homes in Duckmanton

Housebuilder Honey is partnering with emh to deliver 98 homes for the housing association at its Pearl development in Duckmanton. The £21m deal is the first between the two businesses and will comprise 70 grant-funded homes and 28 Section 106 properties. Work on the homes is... View Article

A reawakening in hotel construction

Sameer Sawant, Director of leading solid surface manufacturer and supplier, Velstone, looks at the hotel construction sector post-Covid, and how growing momentum is reshaping solid surface specification. When Covid-19 brought the world to a standstill, the hotel construction sector was... View Article