New design guide to transform Scotland’s approach to affordable housing A new catalogue of net zero carbon building designs could provide a significant boost to Scotland’s affordable housing sector, as part of a standardised approach for local authorities and housing associations to adopt across a range of future developments. The energy-efficient design and performance standards […]
Kingspan Kooltherm Pipe Insulation and The Kingspan KoolDuct System have been fitted as part of a new training school developed by Nuenta and Ecoforest, supporting installers to make the transition to new, low carbon heating approaches. The state-of-the-art Ecoforest UK training school in Cannock was officially opened at the start of July. The facility is […]
Global modular building specialist, Volumetric Building Companies (VBC), has announced ambitious plans to expand in the UK. VBC is on track to become a $1bn modular construction company over the next three years and is now targeting the UK build-to-rent, affordable housing, student accommodation, and hotel sectors. This follows VBC’s merger with Polish […]
On Tuesday 1 November 2022, the Time for Timber team handed out trees at Manchester Piccadilly train station to raise awareness of its latest campaign to promote the use of timber as a low-carbon building material. The UK has set itself ambitious targets of reaching net zero by 2050, and if the carbon output […]
THE first large-scale affordable modular housing development in Scotland has been completed within budget and one month ahead of schedule. Delivered by Riverside Scotland and Connect Modular, part of The Wee House Group, the ‘groundbreaking’ £9.8 million project will provide 63 low energy affordable homes in Dundonald in South Ayrshire. The gold accredited Secured by […]
New energy system set to reduce carbon emissions and provide homeowners with annual savings on their energy bills goes live in Nottingham An award-winning community energy scheme in Nottingham has introduced a brand-new energy system, which predicts to reduce residents’ energy bills over the next year. Trent Basin is a housing development currently made up […]
The UK is announcing its first large-scale lithium refinery – to make electric vehicle (EV) batteries and materials used for other renewable energy projects. Middlesbrough will host the facility, owned by Green Lithium, which will look to put the UK on the map when it comes to production of the metal. Currently, East Asia accounts […]
Bernhard Suchland (CEO SUNOTEC), Kaloyan Velichkov (CEO SUNOTEC), Holger Stabernack (CEO securenergy solutions AG) and Karsten Becker (CEO securenergy solutions AG) Following a long-standing partnership, SUNOTEC, the international general contractor for the construction of large-scale solar plants, and the German project developer securenergy solutions AG have joined forces via the joint venture SECURSUN. The joint […]
More than a third of construction issues raised by risk management surveyors during site inspections of tall buildings in the UK relate to external walls, according to a new report by warranty provider Premier Guarantee. The InSite: Tall Buildings 2022 report reveals risk areas and trends in construction details by analysing five years of […]
With the 300,000 new homes target now all but dropped by Government, LHC’s offsite framework is supporting public sector organisations to source MMC solutions to deliver an increasing number of council homes. LHC regional hub South West Procurement Alliance (SWPA) is now mid-way through a programme with Wiltshire Council and modular housing manufacturer Rollalong to […]