Muddied waters on village greens
The definition of what is and what is not a village green has long been debated.
Step on it
Andrew Leech discovers that housebuilders are increasingly turning to structural flooring manufacturers for their expertise on new sound insulation standards. Meanwhile
Brick of ages
While “modern methods” dominate the airwaves, brick and block construction is reaching new levels of technical advancement. Fiona McWilliam talks to the sector about the advantages for housebuilders in terms of faster build times and increased design capa
Dutch designs on high tech steel frame
Eric Vreedenburgh, founder of Dutch architectural firm Archipelontwerpers, conceived the newly built steel-intensive house at Zoetermeer, The Hague, as a research project. His aim was to use 80% pre-fabricated components while producing a house with a dis
Best of both worlds
Off-site fabrication is rapidly moving forward in the timber and steel frame sectors, resulting in greater efficiencies. Paul Wheeler finds that there are advantages to housebuilders in becoming familiar with both systems
Positive plans
Housebuilder latest survey on “who’s building where” reveals that the industry is striving in most areas of the country to build the homes that the Barker report says we need. This month we add Northern Ireland where the number of applications to build is
No short cuts
Our team from Campbell Hooper - Heather O’Sullivan, Sara Hampson, Stuart Jordan and Bill Bidder - looks at how the variety of agreements associated with a scheme can be co-ordinated, and what to do with a troublesome tree
Jonathan Leeson
<b></b>Jonathan Leeson, area architect for Laing Homes South East Thames, dreamt of being an architect and studied for 13 years to make the dream come true. He now dreams of Charlize Theron… in The Italian Job, we assume, rather than Monster
Sun, sea && cement
Steve Menary heads south to see how Berkeley is converting a large swathe of Portsmouth’s harbourside into a huge mixed development including 870 new homes
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