All Housing articles – Page 96
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CommentJoin the modular revolution that suits all tastes
This is the time for a construction policy rethink that really delivers on the pledge to build homes, jobs and innovation, writes Ben Derbyshire
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NewsHackitt warns industry to change now to survive the new building safety regulator
Chair of board setting up the new regulator says failing to plan now ‘morally indefensible’
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NewsHill JV submits plans for 75 homes
Partnership with Cambridge council designed to build 500 council homes by 2022
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NewsGrenfell client warned project would fail without ‘fundamental’ re-appraisal
Inquiry hears consultant initially advised against simply retendering scheme to save costs but changed its mind
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CommentWe must lift modular into the mainstream
It is time to think big and give our archaic homebuilding industry something to be positive about
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: What we learned last week
Witnesses included consultants from QS Artelia and RBKC’s building control manager
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NewsNewest homes ‘least comfortable’ during lockdown
Small size and lack of outdoor space made residents less happy with new properties, study by UCL finds
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NewsFire minister calls for modular to solve housing’s safety problems
Stephen Greenhalgh said the industry needed to “raise its game”
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NewsGrenfell client chose not to hire £30k design advisor, inquiry hears
Tenant Management Organisation appeared to struggle with design role after taking it in-house
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NewsFaithful & Gould bags roles on £15m modular housing scheme
Scheme to provide 120 homes in Worksop
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NewsSafety fears emerge over part-built Onward scheme
New builder for Runcorn scheme left half-finished following the collapse of contractor Cruden
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CommentEmbodied carbon regulations: a case of not if but when
Housebuilders will have to adapt their business model to account for tougher carbon reduction targets
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NewsGrenfell consultant described project as a ‘farce’
Emails revealed at public inquiry also show project QS branded contractor Rydon ‘nonchalant’
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NewsPost occupancy tests should be condition of Help to Buy cash, government told
Riba demands that evaluation of the performance of new build homes should be mandatory for all public buildings
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NewsConsultant alleges ‘improper’ contact between Grenfell client and contractor
Advisor tells Inquiry he was ‘shocked’ to learn of £800k value engineering talks while procurement still live
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NewsWork to restart on stalled £100m Liverpool job
Aura scheme previously put on hold in the wake of fraud allegations into developer Elliot Lawless
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NewsHousing recovery sparks post-lockdown surge in construction orders
Housebuilding sector strongest performing part of construction as activity levels grow
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NewsBuild to rent investment to hit record high in 2020
£4bn to be spent on new build rented homes despite pandemic, says new research
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In FocusCould covid spell the end of open-plan living?…
… probably not, but people are reassessing their housing needs, with room for home-working and outdoor space top of the wishlist. Now housebuilders are starting to rethink home designs
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NewsLegacy body starts developer search for 1,200 homes on Olympic Park
Development Corporation looking for partner to build out schemes designed by Allies and Morrison and Mikhail Riches