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Origami House

Friday, 23rd October 2020

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 roof. Over the past ten years the average age of... View Article

Heating and Ventilating Reviews 11th Annual Awards saw Airflow Developments conquer, with two Highly Commended products and one Category Win

Tuesday, 20th October 2020

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 ever virtual ceremony. Celebrating the best of the Heating and... View Article

British Home Awards – Goddard Littlefair Wins Best Interior Design: Development category for Canaletto, Beaumont Collection Apartments

Thursday, 15th October 2020

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 Collection penthouses in the iconic 31-storey residential building designed by... View Article

Take control of underfloor heating

Monday, 12th October 2020

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 system can have a huge part to play, not only... View Article

Homebuilding & Renovating celebrates the best in sustainable home build with first Green Home Awards

Thursday, 8th October 2020

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 homes to safeguard the future of the industry and enable... View Article

Pendock discusses the challenge of concealing retrofit heating and plumbing pipework when converting existing properties

Wednesday, 7th October 2020

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 Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission, an independent body advising government.... View Article

Greener homes, jobs and cheaper bills on the way as government launches biggest upgrade of nation’s buildings in a generation

Tuesday, 6th October 2020

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 a generation Homeowners can now sign up for big savings... View Article

Meet the Team; Formica Group Supports Exciting Product Launch with New Residential Sales Team

Tuesday, 6th October 2020

It’s a positive time for change at Formica Group with the launch of our newly refreshed residential Axiom® and Prima® worktop ranges fast approaching. In order to support the launch, following on from investment in new state of the art... View Article

Dunlop CF-24 Flexible Tile Adhesive

Monday, 5th October 2020

Dunlop CF-24 Flexible Tile Adhesive is a new slow-set tile adhesive with reduced slip and extended open time for those difficult tiling jobs, or when tiling jobs in hot or humid conditions. Introduced as part of Available in Grey and... View Article

DRU launches new Virtuo series of contemporary electric fires

Monday, 5th October 2020

DRU Fires, based in The Netherlands, is a leading European manufacturer of contemporary fires and stoves in gas and wood. DRU has launched the Virtuo, a revolutionary, realistic electric fire with a unique 3D flame picture and a design and... 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

Friday, 2nd October 2020

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. Homeowners and landlords across England will be to apply for... View Article

Graven Hill awarded best residential development of the year

Wednesday, 30th September 2020

The UK’s largest custom and self-build development, Graven Hill, has been named the best residential development of the year by Oxfordshire property awards, Oxprop. The Bicester-based development beat off stiff competition to win the award, recognising housing developments that manage to... View Article

RTPI calls for £500m boost to England’s planning system in CSR response

Wednesday, 30th September 2020

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 can be achieved, according to the Royal Town Planning Institute... View Article

Building a retirement houseboat in Shoreham from scratch

Thursday, 24th September 2020

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 a converted post-war German torpedo boat to a British gunboat... View Article

The Virtual Homebuilding & Renovating Autumn Show returns to people’s homes, supported by headline sponsor the Royal Institute of British Architects

Wednesday, 23rd September 2020

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 than attending a live show, the Virtual Homebuilding & Renovating... View Article

Call for Government to level-up rural areas to support England’s economic recovery from COVID-19

Wednesday, 23rd September 2020

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 Coalition has published Rebuilding Rural: Growing Back Better, setting out... View Article

Graven Hill answers your self-build questions at Build It Live

Friday, 18th September 2020

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 year, taking place entirely online. From the comfort of your... View Article

The pros and cons of zonal planning

Monday, 14th September 2020

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has published a new report which sets out the strengths and weaknesses of zonal planning systems. Planning Through Zoning provides an insight into the use of zonal planning in a number of different nations... View Article

Lords Committee raises concerns about substantial and wide-ranging changes to planning legislation

Monday, 14th September 2020

The Lords Secondary Legislation Committee has published a report highlighting concerns about substantial and wide-ranging changes to planning legislation which result in a lighter touch approval process for certain local developments. The Committee scrutinises policy aspects of all secondary legislation... View Article

Self-sufficient heating

Monday, 14th September 2020

Nicola Martin, Sales Manager at RadiWarm® makes the case for pipeless radiators. Homeowners are choosing modern pipeless radiators for their projects because they like their flexibility, low maintenance and cost-effectiveness. For a long time they were used where extending the... View Article