All Housing articles – Page 113
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CommentCPA/Barbour ABI Index: Bouncing back
New construction contract awards picked up in August, after the dip in July
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NewsGrenfell must trigger change, says Farmer review author
Inquiries into this summer’s fire will show up ‘systemic failings in our industry’, Mark Farmer predicts
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NewsChinese bank plans second resi scheme in Birmingham
PGC Capital sees the UK as a safe haven for its cash
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CommentThe housing crisis: Should local authorities become developers?
Could a shift in local councils’ approaches to housing across the UK address the critical needs currently facing authorities?
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FeaturesSafety in numbers
The Definitive Guideline to health and safety sentencing was brought into force last year, signalling larger and more discretionary fines. What is its impact so far on SMEs in particular and what does it signal for safety in the sector?
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CommentGoing back to nature
Biophilic design can have a significant positive impact on occupier wellbeing, but to adequately measure these impacts there must be close links between design and post-occupancy
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NewsArup report: Ledbury towers 'would not withstand a gas explosion'
Buildings in south London estate would not cope with a gas explosion “without incurring disproportionate collapse”
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NewsGrosvenor picked to deliver new Essex garden village
Scheme is expected to deliver up to 5,000 new homes
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NewsLondon Assembly wants kitemark for offsite housing
Planning committee wants new rules for a ‘Design for Manufacture and Assembly’ approach to London housing
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NewsWorld’s tallest modular building set for Croydon
546-unit residential scheme includes 44-storey and 38-storey towers
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NewsWillmott Dixon raids council for new off-site schools chief
Pre-designed schools business Sunesis targets four-fold rise in turnover to £100m
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NewsTaylor Wimpey buys Mount Pleasant site for £193m
Central London site has planning permission for 681 homes plus retail and office space
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NewsChinese developer’s Wandsworth brewery revamp gets planning ok
Latest phase of Ram Quarter scheme includes 50 homes, office and workshop space
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NewsHousebuilders’ levy grumbles pile more pressure on CITB
HBF comments follow Balfour Beatty CEO’s criticism last week
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NewsLondon mayor names partner for 100% affordable housing scheme
Housing associations Catalyst and Swan will work with C.F. Møller Architects on the Walthamstow scheme
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CommentCPA/Barbour ABI Index: How long will it last?
As growth slows, it is uncertain how long activity on the ground will stay at high levels
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FeaturesPFI: In the balance
With the risk of taking on work rising and the pipeline of promised projects yet to materialise, is the fate of PFI as a funding mechanism up in the air?
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NewsHousebuilding at its highest for nearly a decade
But government data shows new starts dropped between April and June
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CommentThe long shadow
Ten years ago the credit crunch took us all unawares. But is our industry any better equipped today to respond to the deep economic currents that affect our markets?
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NewsPM strips Grenfell management firm of estate responsibility
Tenant management organisation awarded Rydon the Grenfell refurbishment contract in 2014