Entries for the 'Housing' Category

A combination of restoration of a 1930s workers’ hostel and new build has resulted in the Greenhouse Leeds complex

PRP Architects has completed a whole house retrofit of a terrace in Dartford as part of the Technology Strategy Board’s Retrofit for the Future competition

Most of CERT work must now focus on insulation, climate change secretary Chris Huhne has demanded

Families have moved in this month to a development of 26 sustainable affordable houses in Lancing, West Sussex

Around three quarters of people in the property industry don’t believe the current zero carbon building targets are realistic, according to a report.

Prater has completed the envelope of the roofs for Highbury Square, the £170m sustainable development being built on the site of the former Arsenal FC stadium

New environment minister Richard Benyon has praised the “truly impressive” sustainable building technologies and exemplars on show at the BRE Innovation Park in Watford while on a visit there

The first rural social housing scheme to be assessed for Passiv Haus certification has been given the go ahead

A group of trade bodies is calling on the Government to alter the tax system to encourage large-scale house building from institutions, such as pension funds and insurance companies