Collaboration is the key to Future Homes success

Ashley Cooper from WMS Underfloor Heating explores the latest developments surrounding the Future Homes Standard, and highlights why selecting suppliers who are ready for collaboration is crucial to achieving the low-carbon transition. Marking a decisive shift for the sector, the... View Article

Connecting ambition and action

As the global conversation around climate change intensifies, Futurebuild 2026 is turning shared ambition into tangible action. Returning to London’s Excel from 3-5 March 2026, it remains the UK’s only built environment event wholly dedicated to driving sustainable construction. Under... View Article

Marrons strengthens national architecture capability with two new specialists as growth continues  

Planning, design, and development consultancy Marrons has strengthened its national architecture team with the appointment of two architects, further reinforcing its position as a leader in sustainable, design-led architecture. Associate architect Gessica Salerno and architect Annie Naughton, both Passivhaus certified, bring deep expertise in sustainable, low... View Article

BTP Architects expands team with six new appointments

BTP Architects has expanded its team with six new appointments, reflecting the practice’s continued growth and success across the affordable and supported housing sectors. The Stockport-based practice has recently appointed two new architects – Verity Roweth and Maria Moore –... View Article

Shaping the future

The Insulation Manufacturers Association (IMA) explains how architects can employ high performance PIR insulation as the key to design homes that are not only low carbon and climate resilient, but which are of high quality. The UK housing stock accounts... View Article

The case for designing in structural timber

Andrew Orriss of the Structural Timber Association (STA) takes a look at the variety of factors behind a ‘clear direction of travel’ towards designing with timber. Within the context of net zero, decarbonising building stock has become an imperative, both... View Article

From 19th century roofs to 21st century facades

Jonathan Lowy of VM Zinc traces the architectural history of zinc, from its European origins to a modern role in durable, sustainable building envelopes. In 1811, a roofer in Liège tried something radical; he installed the world’s first rolled zinc... View Article

New power generation

The transformation of one of the UK’s first electricity power stations into a vibrant youth centre combines a respect for industrial heritage with a high voltage interior that’s designed to excite its teenage users. Stephen Cousins reports. Youngsters are of... View Article

RENOLIT ALKORPLAN roofing products expands European training facilities with new UK centre, setting a benchmark for skilled application and trusted partnerships

The new UK training centre marks a strategic expansion of RENOLIT ALKORPLAN roofing products’ extensive European learning infrastructure, underscoring the company’s deep commitment to empower installers with practical skills, creating a trusted partnership that translates into guaranteed long-term performance and... View Article

The importance of safe staircase design

Helen Hewitt, Chief Executive of the British Woodworking Federation Stairs are one of the most-used features in a building, yet they present a significant risk of injury through slips, trips, and falls. Research from the British Woodworking Federation (BWF) shows... View Article

Additions to the Stelrad compact range

Stelrad has launched a range of 200mm and 1200mm high radiators in a variety of sizes. The new radiator sizes offer a helpful additional range to slot into specifications and installations up and down the country. The new 200mm sized... View Article

Private Housing Project of the Year

The River Tay Boathouse in Scotland, designed by architects Barboza Blanco and crafted by Carpenter Oak, has won Private Housing Project of the Year at the 2025 Structural Timber Awards. The project showcases the beauty and performance of timber construction, combining... View Article