Origami House
Eve Dennehy of Structur Communications explores Origami House, a one bedroom garden building at a family home in West London that features complex geometry in its folded plate ‘origami’ style... View Article
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British Home Awards – Goddard Littlefair Wins Best Interior Design: Development category for Canaletto, Beaumont Collection Apartments
London-based luxury interior design house, Goddard Littlefair is delighted to announce its Canaletto project is the winner of the 2020 British Home Awards’ Best Interior Design: Development category. Goddard Littlefair transformed two of Beaumont... View Article
Take control of underfloor heating
Specifying products that not only contribute to a building’s overall efficiency, but enhance how the interior space is used too, will be high on any self-builder’s agenda. Choosing a heating... View Article
Homebuilding & Renovating celebrates the best in sustainable home build with first Green Home Awards
The inaugural Homebuilding & Renovating Green Home Awards will open for entries on 2 November 2020, designed to commend the companies that are leading the way in creating more sustainable... View Article
Pendock discusses the challenge of concealing retrofit heating and plumbing pipework when converting existing properties
It can be beneficial for selfbuilders to renovate, convert or extend existing properties rather than starting from scratch – and the regeneration of abandoned buildings is being encouraged by the... View Article
Greener homes, jobs and cheaper bills on the way as government launches biggest upgrade of nation’s buildings in a generation
Homes, schools and hospitals across England are set to be greener and cheaper to run thanks to a £3 billion plan to upgrade the nation’s buildings – the biggest in... View Article
Grand Designs magazine and Grand Designs Live to Partner with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to Continue to Champion Green Homes
The Grand Designs portfolio is joining forces with the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy to champion the government’s Green Homes Grant scheme to make homes more energy efficient.... View Article
RTPI calls for £500m boost to England’s planning system in CSR response
Half a billion pounds must be injected into the England’s planning system over the next four years to ensure the government’s objectives on housing, beauty, climate, the economy and health... View Article
Building a retirement houseboat in Shoreham from scratch
Tata roofing system went up in just one day – By Southern Sheeting The Shoreham Houseboat community has been called “Britain’s wackiest street,” with more than 40 houseboats, ranging from... View Article
The Virtual Homebuilding & Renovating Autumn Show returns to people’s homes, supported by headline sponsor the Royal Institute of British Architects
Following a successful virtual summer event where over 70 per cent of visitors reported having an excellent or good online experience that they considered better value for time and money... View Article
Call for Government to level-up rural areas to support England’s economic recovery from COVID-19
A coalition of thirteen leading rural organisations is today urging the Government to commit to more equitable funding in rural areas to support England’s economic recovery from COVID-19. The Rural... View Article
Graven Hill answers your self-build questions at Build It Live
On 19 and 20 September, Bicester-based self and custom build development site, Graven Hill, will be talking all things self-build at Build It Live. The event is going virtual this... View Article
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Are Brits accident prone at home?
Do you consider yourself accident-prone at home? Or are you good at avoiding injury in your personal space? Whichever way you see yourself, it seems that many Brits need to... View Article
A team ‘On-Trend’ with BLANCO
Granite and Trend Transformations, www.granitetransformations.co.uk, is a leading kitchen and bathroom renovation brand. The franchise business boasts a network of specialist showrooms across the UK, each dedicated to high quality, design-driven... View Article
CMOStores.com supports Green Homes Grant Scheme
Following the official launch of the Government’s new Green Homes Grant initiative, tradespeople and homeowners taking part in the scheme will be able to hit the ground running with the... View Article
KLOEBER EXPANDS WINDOW RANGE!
Kloeber is delighted to announce the expansion of their window range with the addition of three new aluminium windows; Kustom Window, Heritage Window and Über Window. Kustom Window is part... View Article
Top tips for the treatment of woodworm
Woodworm is actually a common furniture beetle. A wood-boring insect. The destruction that an infestation causes can be traced to the larvae that dwell in timber and feed on it... View Article
Staircase experts Spiral UK launch design guide
Bespoke staircase manufacturer Spiral UK has launched a new staircase design guide for architects, specifiers and homeowners planning a custom-made staircase. Download new staircase design guide The staircase design guide,... View Article
Königstone in conversation with Lima Kitchens
Königstone (www.konigstone.co.uk) is the go-to brand for fantastic worktop surfaces in quartz, granite, marble and semi-precious materials. The team rightly prides itself on great, successful relationships with customers and the... View Article
Heating and Ventilating Reviews 11th Annual Awards saw Airflow Developments conquer, with two Highly Commended products and one Category Win
On the 15th October 2020 Heating and Ventilation Review (HVR) held their 11th consecutive annual awards. As many other events have, HVR took to our screens and held their first... View Article
The light gauge steel solution
Simpson Strong-Tie, leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, is all set to provide the steel frame construction industry with performance tested connectors and fixings with the release of... View Article
Steel Window Association member helps to transform former workshop into luxury home
When engineer, Ivan Semenenko, decided that he no longer required his former barn and workshop in the heart of the Cotswolds, he pondered a new life for the building. Ivan... View Article
The rise of the garden room in a post-pandemic landscape-Rooms2U finds 72% of people are looking to buy ‘extra space’ in next six months
Living, working and leisure have all been rooted in the home since lockdown, more so than ever before for generations of people. For those seeking a true balance, flexible accommodation... View Article
Marmox Multiboard makes ideal render backer for Surrey conversion
The redevelopment of an unusually large agricultural homestead at a farm in the Surrey commuter belt has seen the main contractor make full use of the technical benefits offered by... View Article