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£12.7m Green Lane development brings 48 new affordable homes to Cadishead

Tuesday, 7th July 2026

A brand new £12.7 million housing development in the heart of Cadishead is delivering 48 high-quality homes for social rent and shared ownership, helping to meet local housing needs and support community growth. The Green Lane scheme, led by ForHousing... View Article

Glidevale Protect signs up to NBS Chorus

Tuesday, 7th July 2026

Building products manufacturer Glidevale Protect has joined the global NBS Chorus specification writing platform, providing further collaborative technical support for specifiers and architects. NBS Chorus is a leading cloud-based specification writing platform designed to help construction industry professionals create, edit... View Article

Orbit builds 2,000th new home as part of its 2030 housebuilding commitment

Tuesday, 7th July 2026

Not-for-profit housing group Orbit is celebrating completing its 2,000th new home as part of its commitment to build and regenerate 7,000 homes by 2030, and pledge to help tackle the UK’s housing crisis. It marks 2,000 new homes built since the... View Article

Wallbarn’s Class A fire rated substructure delivers hospital first

Tuesday, 7th July 2026

A ground-breaking healthcare project, believed to be the first of its kind in the world, is combining the highest levels of medical care with access to nature via a roof garden atop a leading London hospital. Delivering the outdoor Critical... View Article

Flint houses and pocket park completed at Bellway’s Harbour Village development in Northfleet

Tuesday, 7th July 2026

Work is nearing completion within the second phase of development at Bellway’s Harbour Village in Northfleet, bringing the total number of homes built to date as part of this landmark regeneration scheme to 212. Located in the central part of... View Article

The Hill Group appoints head of affordable housing to drive partnership growth

Tuesday, 7th July 2026

Award-winning housebuilder, The Hill Group, has appointed Claire Studdart as Head of Affordable Housing, a newly created role that reflects the Group’s continued growth and commitment to strengthening its partnerships with Registered Providers (RPs) and public sector organisations. Claire will lead Hill’s affordable housing... View Article

100 new affordable homes to mark a century of Salford as a city

Tuesday, 7th July 2026

Willohaus, a collection of 100 affordable, Passivhaus Classic certified homes, has welcomed its first residents, marking a major milestone for Crescent Salford and the wider city as it celebrates 100 years since being granted city status. The new high-quality homes... View Article

Brooke House by GRID architects completed in Acton, delivering 100% affordable homes for women

Monday, 6th July 2026

Brooke House, a new residential development by GRID architects, has completed in Acton, west London, delivering 102 100% affordable homes for women on behalf of Women’s Pioneer Housing (WPH) in partnership with L&Q. The 15-storey building replaces an outdated estate... View Article

ACRE calls for stronger local partnerships to tackle England’s rural housing crisis

Monday, 6th July 2026

Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) is calling on housing providers, landowners, local authorities and parish councils to work more closely with rural housing enablers to help deliver the affordable homes rural communities urgently need. The call comes during... View Article

Work nears completion on first Passive Houses at Perceval Grange in Midhurst

Monday, 6th July 2026

The first Passive Houses – homes specially designed to provide high levels of comfort with minimal energy usage – at Bellway’s Perceval Grange development in Midhurst are now nearing completion. Eight properties at the 69-home development are being built to... View Article

Dandara Secures Planning Permission For Strategic Houghton Regis Development

Monday, 6th July 2026

Independent housebuilder Dandara has secured planning permission for Parcels 1 & 6 at Linmere in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, marking a significant milestone in the delivery of the wider Linmere community masterplan. The approved 11-acre development will deliver 165 new homes,... View Article

CIBSE in collaboration with Arup, Loughborough University and Inkling launch updated CIBSE TM59 guidance to help tackle overheating risk in homes

Monday, 6th July 2026

CIBSE in collaboration with Arup, Loughborough University and Inkling has launched the updated CIBSE TM59 Overheating risk in dwellings: A design stage methodology, providing the industry with revised guidance for assessing and mitigating overheating risk in new homes and... View Article

Patrick Hastings – helping shape some of LOM’s technically ambitious projects

Monday, 6th July 2026

Associate Director Patrick Hastings has helped to shape some of LOM’s most technically ambitious projects. Pat sat down to discuss materiality and problem-solving, from lessons learned on early residential projects to the value of time spent on site, and how... View Article

Raising the standard: The GPA sets out new office design guidance

Monday, 6th July 2026

NEW guidelines have been published by the Government Property Agency (GPA) as it continues its mission to create a smaller, better and greener office estate. Today (2 July) the GPA launched its updated Government Workplace Design Guide, which outlines improved... View Article

Industry round table explores how to unlock industrialised MMC approaches for mainstream housebuilding

Monday, 6th July 2026

A Building Insights LIVE construction industry round table held last week confronted why widespread adoption of industrialised, offsite-based Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) has failed to be realised in the housebuilding sector, but also proposed wide-ranging and realistic solutions. Sponsored... View Article

Colour With Cork

Monday, 6th July 2026

Recolour is the cork floor from Granorte that brings the beauty of nature’s wonder material in a palette of contemporary tones. In a natural cork texture recoloured across a 24-strong palette that ranges from blues, greens to warm terracotta, saffron... View Article

Beauflor Shows the Way to Better Flooring at Housing 2026

Monday, 6th July 2026

Beauflor took part in Housing 2026, showing how its sheet vinyl floor collections deliver the performance, style and value needed for social housing projects. Social housing demands a lot from its flooring: easy installation and low purchase cost, durability, hygiene,... View Article

Improving Lives at Housing 2026

Monday, 6th July 2026

IVC Commercial exhibited at Manchester’s Housing 2026, showing providers, builders and specifiers how its sheet vinyl floors can meet the demands of affordable housing. IVC Commercial exhibited at Housing 2026, showcasing its dedicated social housing collections that are affordable for... View Article