Haringey launches housing retrofit scheme
The London Borough of Haringey has taken its first tentative steps towards improving the energy efficiency of its…
August 2024
Land, housing development, and 1.5 million new homes in five years
With Labour’s desire to increase housebuilding, Kevan Carrick of JK Property Consultants and RICS Land and Natural Resources…
MoU boosts UK-Hong Kong collaboration in architecture
The UK Architects Registration Board (ARB) and the Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA) have signed a memorandum…
Asia’s biggest timber building has a mould problem
Mould is growing on the walls of Asia’s largest timber building – the six-storey Gaia building at Singapore’s…
Sierra Leone launches $65m schools overhaul
The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) will join other development lenders to finance a $65m…
Pay dispute halts work on New Zealand’s tallest building
China Construction New Zealand has told 25 subcontractors that it has suspended work on New Zealand’s tallest building,…
London’s largest estate £1bn rebuild rebooted
The London Borough of Newham has appointed the professional team to advance the first major new-build phase of…
New study finds irregular schedules and long hours affect mental health of construction workers
A new study published by Frontiers in Built Environment highlights a correlation between the long hours and irregular…
Geospatial innovation paves the way for offshore wind
The Crown Estate’s “Whole of Seabed” approach helps plan seabed use around England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Considered…
Nobu Hotels upgrades AI-driven connectivity with HPE Aruba Networking
Nobu Hotels is upgrading its AI-powered wired, wireless and SD-WAN infrastructure built on Zero Trust principles using an…