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Carter Jonas | Housing targets

|Date: 22 February, 2023

Carter Jonas | Housing targets

Matt Hare, Partner at Carter Jonas (Cambridge), discusses the consequences of an absence of housing targe ...

Matt Hare, Partner at Carter Jonas (Cambridge), discusses the consequences of an absence of housing targets on levelling up and regeneration. Under its many guises — three Prime Ministers and three Se ...

22 February, 2023
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Open plan teaching spaces brought to life using Forbo flooring scheme

|Date: 17 January, 2023

Open plan teaching spaces brought to life using Forbo flooring scheme

For the new Calderwood Primary School, part of the Calderwood Masterplan development in West Lothian, jma ...

For the new Calderwood Primary School, part of the Calderwood Masterplan development in West Lothian, jmarchitects were tasked with creating an open and collaborative series of learning spaces for tea ...

17 January, 2023
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Getting your act together on social value — 10 years of the Social Value Act

|Date: 11 January, 2023

Getting your act together on social value — 10 years of the Social Value Act

January 2023 marks a decade since the Public Services (Social Value) Act came into force, pushing those t ...

January 2023 marks a decade since the Public Services (Social Value) Act came into force, pushing those that are commissioning public services to consider the wider social, economic, and environmental ...

11 January, 2023
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Terry Lifts | Means of escape

|Date: 13 December, 2022

Terry Lifts | Means of escape

Everyone has a responsibility to be vigilant and prepared in case of fire. Like many UK-based fire and re ...

Everyone has a responsibility to be vigilant and prepared in case of fire. Like many UK-based fire and rescue services, the London Fire Brigade is proactive in promoting fire safety in the home. One k ...

13 December, 2022
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Portakabin | Modular ward space

|Date: 12 April, 2021

Portakabin | Modular ward space

LABM finds out how Portakabin delivered a ‘Dementia Friendly’ ward space right on schedule at Whiston Hos ...

LABM finds out how Portakabin delivered a ‘Dementia Friendly’ ward space right on schedule at Whiston Hospital, in spite of pandemic challenges. When the award-winning St Helens and Knowsley Teaching ...

12 April, 2021
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Linden Farm | Autism supported living

|Date: 15 October, 2020

Linden Farm | Autism supported living

Linden Farm is a supported living development for 10 young adults with autism and high support needs. Des ...

Linden Farm is a supported living development for 10 young adults with autism and high support needs. Designed by Haverstock for Surrey County Council, the development helps to address the UK’s shorta ...

15 October, 2020
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Moores | Creating attractive kitchen spaces

|Date: 7 January, 2020

Moores | Creating attractive kitchen spaces

Affordable housing is experiencing an unprecedented level of change as the need to be able to offer a div ...

Affordable housing is experiencing an unprecedented level of change as the need to be able to offer a diverse range of tenures builds. As a result, local councils and housing associations are looking ...

7 January, 2020
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Shower specification checklist for council housing

|Date: 7 August, 2019

Shower specification checklist for council housing

The specification process can be challenging, particularly in social housing where suitable products must ...

The specification process can be challenging, particularly in social housing where suitable products must be selected across a broad portfolio of properties and for a variety of tenants. Tina Simpson ...

7 August, 2019
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Breaking down the barriers to brownfield development

|Date: 29 May, 2018

Breaking down the barriers to brownfield development

John McAuliffe, Managing Director of the McAuliffe Group, offers advice on overcoming the barriers to bro ...

John McAuliffe, Managing Director of the McAuliffe Group, offers advice on overcoming the barriers to brownfield development. The barriers to developing on brownfield land often centre on planning and ...

29 May, 2018
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Fire safety and material specification

|Date: 12 December, 2017

Fire safety and material specification

Tim Vincent, Head of Technical at Rockwool, highlights the need for greater clarity when it comes to fire ...

Tim Vincent, Head of Technical at Rockwool, highlights the need for greater clarity when it comes to fire safety and material specification. Back in July, the Government announced an independent revie ...

12 December, 2017
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