How to achieve zero carbon estates
FIXEDD The recent publication from the Climate Change Committee stated that our life-critical 2050 targets will be missed due…
April 2024
Architype’s Edinburgh studio opens its doors
On 3rd November we held a party to celebrate the opening or our new studio space in Edinburgh!…
Construction boss jailed after £60k pensioner fraud
A construction boss who defrauded a pensioner of £60,000 has been jailed and banned from being a company…
Major clients pledge to use carbon management standard
Major construction clients, including National Highways, Heathrow and Sellafield, have pledged to use the PAS 2080 carbon management…
Six civils clients to switch to low carbon concrete and steel
Six big infrastructure clients have pledged to switch to lowest carbon-sourced concrete and steel on their projects. Anglian…
JCT changes: tinkering around the edges or an important refocus?
David Lukic is a planning and construction solicitor at Weightmans The construction sector operates in a very different…
Original and replacement contractor on same scheme both turn to administrators
A local authority faces the prospect of having to change its main contractor on a residential scheme for…
Water companies behind on infrastructure goals, says environment chief
Some water companies risk missing legally binding deadlines after falling behind on their infrastructure targets, the head of…
Regulator forced firms to recall and improve products
The government’s product safety regulator issued multiple recall and improvement notices to two building insulation manufacturers, an official…
Applications open for net-zero framework
A new framework for the decarbonisation and retrofit of social housing and public sector buildings has opened for…