Charles was mostly right. It’s a shame we architects couldn’t see it
Charles was mostly right. It’s a shame we architects couldn’t see it With the accession of Charles III to the throne, a new Carolean era has begun. Never before has there been a monarch quite so interested in the built environment, with such clearly expressed views. Charles is well known for his interventions in a […]
Architecture – Who’s it all for?
Architecture – Who’s it all for? Architecture is for people. But which people? Commercially, it’s for whoever pays the designer. But decent designers care about the quality of their design and a bigger group will judge this. Like many professionals, the views of colleagues are seen as the highest level of praise. However, buildings aren’t […]
Coodo Is the Sustainable Prefab Modular Home That Redefines Modular Homes
Coodo Is the Sustainable Prefab Modular Home That Redefines Modular Homes One company was building units of this kind long before it was the trendy thing to do. In 2002, German entrepreneur Mark Dare Schmiedel founded LTG (which stands for Lofts To Go) and introduced the flagship coodo home. Offered in three models, the coodo is hailed as “the […]
Global Modular Construction Market To Be Driven By the Rising Steel Industry In The Forecast Period Of 2021-2026
Global Modular Construction Market To Be Driven By the Rising Steel Industry In The Forecast Period Of 2021-2026 The new report by Expert Market Research titled, ‘Global Modular construction Market Share Report and Forecast 2021-2026’, gives an in-depth analysis of the global modular construction market, assessing the market based on its segments like construction materials, type, applications, […]
The Uneven Recovery
The Uneven Recovery The pandemic has had an uneven impact on the UK across regions and sectors. We believe the impact will lead to the emergence of a new class of ‘winners’ Read More
Renters Reform Bill
Renters Reform Bill The government has outlined its proposals for the Renters’ Reform Bill n its A Fairer Private Rented Sector white paper. The wide-ranging reforms for the private sector go much further than many initially expected, with the government calling it “the biggest shake-up of the private rented sector in 30 years”. Read More
Modular construction features on Grand Designs
Modular construction features on Grand Designs The programme featured a couple who decided to replace their draughty, 1940s pre-fabricated house in Tunbridge Wells, with its modern equivalent – an offsite-manufactured modular home. The original home was constructed with a timber frame and asbestos cladding. Its three-bedroom modular replacement took the form of six cuboid modules […]
Speedstac modular building solution aims to help war-torn Ukraine and beyond
Speedstac modular building solution aims to help war-torn Ukraine and beyond The architectural firm and its research and development lab Sparkbird teamed up with industry partners Spring Valley Corp, Stephenson Engineering Ltd, Quasar Consulting Group and Argentum to create a prefabricated, modular, precast solution called Speedstac for mid- to highrise residential buildings. They can be used to construct […]
State of Rental Industry Report
State of Rental Industry Report Goodlord and Vouch’s fifth state of the Lettings industry is our biggest to date, with more than 600 lettings professionals and 2,000 tenants throughout the UK taking part in our surveys in July 2022. This year’s report includes a landlord survey alongside the agent and tenant surveys, so the results […]
Accelerated approval for wind farms
Accelerated approval for wind farms To help meet government energy targets, planning hurdles for wind farms have been lowered. But will it work? In July, the UK government approved six fixed offshore wind projects, generating electricity for more than 7 million homes. This will be a major boost to the UK’s efforts to meet its […]
