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…
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 resea…
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 adva…
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 repo…
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 sche…
Jonathan Leeson
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 dr…
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
The Walrus/ Diary Dates
May conference 11-12 Towards sustainable construction - why become sustainable?. Two day conference on strategic thinking and practical implications for inte…
Clearer. Smoother. Faster.
A new report argues that true partnerships between housebuilders and housing associations can lead to more housing, higher profits and quicker delivery.
Raising the bar
There’s no getting away from it when it comes to modern business, you have got to keep the customer satisfied. Kate Barker is now demanding a significant impro…
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