The refurbishment of a listed eight-storey building in Manchester’s Northern Quarter has won a top award. Designed by Manchester-based architects Atelier MB and SpaceInvader Design, the £8m scheme at 35 Dale Street was named best refurbishment/regeneration outside central London at… Continue Reading →

Smart technology is still perceived by many to be the remit of luxury and ultra-modern buildings, but Oliver Iltisberger, Managing Director of ABB’s Smart Buildings business outlines how specifiers and installers can make established and historical buildings intelligent through smart… Continue Reading →

New report advocates ‘bottom-up’ approach to retrofit as effective way to meet the carbon neutral challenge. On Saturday 22nd June, 2019 at the Community Energy Conference 2019 [1], Greater Manchester-based social enterprise Carbon Co-op published its report recommendations for kicking… Continue Reading →

North West based groundworks specialist, MD Earthworks has completed works designing and installing the groundworks at Shell’s battery storage project, in Bacton, Norfolk. Earthworks is one of the top UK companies leading the way in solar energy and battery storage… Continue Reading →

In partnership with Make Architects, Sir John Soane’s Museum and sponsor William Hare Group, the World Architecture Festival (WAF) has announced the call for entries for the third edition of The Architecture Drawing Prize. Launched in 2017, the prize is… Continue Reading →

Nick Sangwin became national chair of the National Federation of Builders (NFB) on Thursday 13 June 2019 at the NFB’s annual general meeting (AGM), which was followed by a celebratory gala dinner. Construction industry professionals and guests gathered at The… Continue Reading →

Michael Palin is supporting the future of the UK’s historic churches and chapels with a voiceover for a new animated film. The 80 second animation, produced for the National Churches Trust, highlights why churches are some of the nation’s best loved buildings. It… Continue Reading →

The Rutherford Cancer Centre North East in Northumberland has been awarded the Building Project of the Year at the Constructing Excellence in the North East Awards 2019. The centre in Bomarsund offers highly advanced cancer treatments, including proton beam therapy,… Continue Reading →