A new era for verification & certification

Mike Vaczi of SOPREMA discusses how recent legislative changes are fundamentally altering the construction industry’s approach to product verification and certification. The construction industry stands at a turning point in regards to building safety and product verification. Recent years have... View Article

Licensing builders must happen following ECO debacle, says FMB

Today’s National Audit Office (NAO) report, highlighting widespread failures in the Government’s ECO energy efficiency scheme, demonstrates that without a mandatory licensing scheme for domestic builders, poor-quality installations and rogue practices will continue to undermine public trust and government efforts... View Article

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