The Royal Borough of Greenwich has announced A&E Elkins as the winners of the contract #newhomes #modularconstruction #netzero #sustinable The Royal Borough of Greenwich has announced A&E Elkins as the winners of the biggest contract for new build council homes using modular construction to date. The form of contract is the ACA TAC-1 Term Alliance […]
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Almost £10m is being made available to retrofit up to 1,000 homes owned by housing associations and councils in Wales #socialhousing #retrofit #funding #carbonreduction #netzero Housing is responsible for 27% of all energy consumed in Wales and 15% of all demand side greenhouse gas emissions, part of the Welsh government’s larger Innovative Housing Programme, […]
A major new residential building in Bristol is defined by its 170m long façade, clad in Nordic Brown Light pre-oxidised copper, complementing its modern, listed neighbour. #construction #design #architects #affordablehousing #cladding #sustaiability Designed by Ferguson Mann Architects (FMA), the Copper Building is the second phase of Bristol’s Lakeshore residential development for Urban Splash, set […]
Modular housing and technology company the Etopia Group has been recognised as a carbon neutral housebuilder #carbonneural #housebuilding #construction #developers #climatecrisis #netzerohomes Modular housing and technology company the Etopia Group has been recognised as a carbon neutral housebuilder, after achieving both the Carbon Neutral International Standard and also joining the United Nations Climate Neutral […]
Remote and flexible working, is likely to be accelerated as more people choose to work from home #buildingmaintenance #digitaltechnology #postlockdown #homeworking #smartbuilding @SchneiderElec By Graeme Rees, Digital Energy Marketing Manager at Schneider Electric UK&I An invisible revolution has been taking place, further fuelled by the recent pandemic. A new generation is […]
Twenty years ago one of the earliest offsite constructions went radically wrong, but it took five more years before the mistake was realised #modular #offsiteconstruction #architects #developers #localauthorities #developers #designers Not long after the world welcomed the dawn of a new millennium, a cutting-edge apartment block heralded as the pinnacle of modern living was […]
London’s Royal Borough of Greenwich has chosen developer-contractor A&E Elkins to build 750 affordable rent council homes. #modularbuildings #developers #architects #affordablehousing #localauthorities #carbonpositive #environment The £300m contract is believed to be the biggest awarded for new-build council homes using modular construction to date. The form of contract is the ACA TAC-1 Term Alliance contract. […]
Chile Green Building Council achieves Established GBC Status #constructionindustry #environment #developers #greenbuilding #architects #sustainable The Chile Green Building Council (Chile GBC) has achieved Established Green Building Council (GBC) status, the top tier of the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) membership. Previously an Emerging GBC, the second tier of WorldGBC membership, Chile GBC has now progressed […]
A blended design of social housing apartments designed around Passivhaus principles #constructionindustry #sustainable #architects #local authorities #contractors #developers #innovation #building technology #mmc #passivhaus #socialhousing #airtightness Protect BarriAir and reflective VC Foil Ultra, the air and vapour control layers from Protect Membranes, have been specified and installed by specialist design and build contractors Stewart & Shields […]