Refurbishment

Winner Daniel Connal Partnership for YMCA Norfolk Community Hub, a disused former British Legion social centre that was transformed to provide services in a deprived, under-resourced area

Winner: NPS Leeds Ltd for the roof of Leeds Town Hall, a Victorian Grade I listed asset damaged by water ingress and corrosion

Highly commended: Architectural Conservation Professionals for the Former Engine Station, a project that shows how small, unused buildings can have a big, positive impact on the local community

Refurb and reuse vs demolish and rebuild was the topic at a discussion hosted by fit-out and refurbishment company Pexhurst, Joe Bond reports

Screening Eagle Technologies’ Chief Executive and co-founder Marcel Poser says more must be done to retain building asset health if demolition is discouraged as part of climate goals

Marks & Spencer’s scheme to demolish its shop on London’s Oxford Street and build new is stirring the debate over retrofitting and refurbishing vs demolition and rebuilding.

Heritage contractors will undertake restoration work on the historic Crystal Palace Subway, the only remaining structure from a bygone beauty

To begin to protect the UK’s iconic Parliament buildings, an extensive survey has been completed to understand what needs to be done

How do you retrofit an existing listed roofline across multiple buildings and levels that has more in common with a jigsaw than a building?

What can be done to update 1960s housing stock? Plenty, says Matthew Mayes, Architect Director at BDP

Is technology in older people’s housing an afterthought? The Housing, Learning and Improvement Network is trying to ensure no one is left behind

Condensation and mould continue to be a growing concern in properties across the UK according to air quality experts at Homevent

A group of 12 young professionals from the built environment and construction sector have formed an alliance to make sure the voices of the next generation are heard in creating an inclusive industry that is fit for the future.

As part of a national Compliance Plan for Scotland, this consultation seeks to obtain the views on the development of a new Compliance Plan Manager role within the building standards system which will apply to specific high-risk building (HRB) types, the definition of these HRBs and the level of fines where work is not carried out in accordance with the regulations.

Winner: Daniel Connal Partnership for Wells Maltings, North Norfolk. The preservation of a 19th Century Grade II-listed building has enabled it to become a versatile community space.

Meeting climate challenges head on with a Passivhaus building design for a primary school

Two unlikely bedfellows – a childcare centre and fire station – are sharing a new building in Austria

In its day, Mackintosh’s Hill House was a beacon of modernity, cutting-edge building materials and techniques combined with design flare and style. More than 100 years later, cutting-edge building engineering might just be able to save it, says James Cash.

Stella Rooflights replace the skylights on a historic railway pumping station conservation project.

Conservation on sites that date from Norman times pose particular challenges, as G F Tomlinson discovered.