County Tyrone developer McAleer and Rushe is set to build a new 30m four-star hotel in Glasgow.   The firm, which is based in Cookstown, has signed up to an agreement with its long-term collaborator, Irish hotel group Dalata. Staff… Continue Reading →

Sandwell councillors have viewed progress on a large-scale modernisation scheme for three 1960s tower blocks at Oldbury’s Lion Farm estate. Sandwell Council’s refurbishment partner Lovell recently began work on the £9.7 million programme of internal and external upgrades for the… Continue Reading →

Kier Construction Scotland has won a £7.7 million contract from the University of Edinburgh to transform 1970s Grade B-listed Murchison House. The former British Geological Survey building, which is currently lying vacant on the university’s King’s Buildings Campus will receive… Continue Reading →

VELUX announce the VELUX Roof Window Award, their newest design award competition, in collaboration with the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS). The passion VELUX has for daylight, fresh air and better living environments has led them to consider… Continue Reading →

Keepmoat Homes has made a new, senior appointment with the hire of Ben Cook as Regional Managing Director for the South West. The move follows the homebuilder’s plans to open a new business unit in the region, with plans to… Continue Reading →

THE SPAB’S PHILIP WEBB ARCHITECTURAL AWARDS 2017 Architecture student wins national design competition for a scheme that breathes new life into an abandoned Italian hill town. Each year, the Society for the Protection of Ancient Building’s (SPAB) Philip Webb Award… Continue Reading →

Cutting edge renewable heating technology will be helping to keep residents warm in the first Passivhaus affordable homes in Warwickshire. Warwickshire Rural Housing Association (WRHA) is currently developing the ground-breaking Passivhaus scheme in Wootton Wawen, in partnership with Waterloo Housing… Continue Reading →