There are many different reasons why we might find a building inspiring, but with the UK’s current housing crisis, perhaps the most inspiring buildings are those that provide social housing, says David Adams.
In addition to being awarded nearly £1m by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), the Retrofit Academy has opened its tenth training hub.
Last month, from 5-6 December, CABE and CIBSE joined forces for a free, two-day technical symposium and exhibition. Here's a round-up of the second day of speakers.
With the UK Prime Minister setting out an amended path to net zero, Matt Lamy asks the experts how this will affect the construction industry and the drive for retrofitting
Citizens Advice has called for urgent investment to tackle draughty housing, which it says will save lives, reduce fuel poverty and help the UK achieve net zero.
Arcadis’ Lenders, Investors and Insurers (LII) team's heritage professionals were collaborators in a highly-commended project that restored and conserved the Grade II listed Old Library in Liverpool into a new childcare nursery and community space.
Landscape Designer Catriona Rowbotham has been tasked with boosting the biodiversity and wellbeing of staff at CABE’s headquarters on an industrial estate surrounded by busy roads.
In April, the Building Safety Regulator opened its online registration portal to enable owners of higher-risk buildings in England and Wales to submit applications to register their buildings before 01 October 2023. Legal firm Trowers & Hamlins estimates the portal needs to receive more than 70 submissions a day in order to register more than 12,500 higher-risk buildings before the deadline.
Climate charity Ashden tells Building Engineer’s editor Rebecca Davies-Nash that retrofit is such an overwhelming and critical issue that it deserves more than piecemeal solutions