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Making rainwater harvesting as mandatory as solar panels

|Date: 13 Nov 2025

Making rainwater harvesting as mandatory as solar panels

David Stagg, technical product specialist for water management specialists GRAF UK, argues the case for m ...

David Stagg, technical product specialist for water management specialists GRAF UK, argues the case for making rainwater harvesting as mandatory as solar panels. Few utility authorities suffer quite t ...

13 Nov 2025
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Warmflow discusses UK net zero goals

|Date: 07 Nov 2025

Warmflow discusses UK net zero goals

Warmflow discusses the UK’s net zero goals and how heat pumps can help pave the way there As the UK and I ...

Warmflow discusses the UK’s net zero goals and how heat pumps can help pave the way there As the UK and Ireland push toward their net-zero goals, decarbonising home heating continues to be one of the ...

07 Nov 2025
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Developers under pressure to balance cost and future value

|Date: 04 Nov 2025

Developers under pressure to balance cost and future value

In a competitive housing market, developers are under increasing pressure to offer desirable properties w ...

In a competitive housing market, developers are under increasing pressure to offer desirable properties while crucially balancing build costs and delivering future value. Here, Chris Stammers, Portfol ...

04 Nov 2025
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Triton Showers introduces the duo able to reduce water use

|Date: 03 Nov 2025

Triton Showers introduces the duo able to reduce water use

As hot water production becomes the dominant energy load in new-build homes, housebuilders must address t ...

As hot water production becomes the dominant energy load in new-build homes, housebuilders must address this shift without sacrificing comfort or compliance. Paul Ravnbo-West, market development manag ...

03 Nov 2025
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How can developers plan for BNG?

|Date: 30 Oct 2025

How can developers plan for BNG?

Managing the statutory requirement for biodiversity net gain (BNG) is one of the top practical headaches ...

Managing the statutory requirement for biodiversity net gain (BNG) is one of the top practical headaches facing smaller housebuilders right now. And to complicate matters further, we await the outcome ...

30 Oct 2025
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The Inside View | How the Future Homes Standard impacts interior design

|Date: 27 Oct 2025

The Inside View | How the Future Homes Standard impacts interior design

With the publication of the Future Homes Standard due in Autumn, this represents an important step in the ...

With the publication of the Future Homes Standard due in Autumn, this represents an important step in the UK’s transition towards building zero carbon homes. But what are the implications of low carbo ...

27 Oct 2025
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Mythbusting building with timber misconceptions

|Date: 23 Oct 2025

Mythbusting building with timber misconceptions

While the government is focused on eradicating the ‘blockers to building’, the housebuilding industry’s p ...

While the government is focused on eradicating the ‘blockers to building’, the housebuilding industry’s preoccupation with brick and block masonry construction may start to stand in the way of the req ...

23 Oct 2025
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Ideal Standard explores the evolution of bathroom furniture

|Date: 22 Oct 2025

Ideal Standard explores the evolution of bathroom furniture

Jo Edwards, Channel Director – Residential and Trade at Ideal Standard explores the evolution of bathroom ...

Jo Edwards, Channel Director – Residential and Trade at Ideal Standard explores the evolution of bathroom furniture – function, flexibility, and personalisation With smaller bathrooms becoming more co ...

22 Oct 2025
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MEDITE SMARTPLY explores Framing the Future

|Date: 21 Oct 2025

MEDITE SMARTPLY explores Framing the Future

MEDITE SMARTPLY explores its Framing the Future survey and reframing timber in the age of carbonconscious ...

MEDITE SMARTPLY explores its Framing the Future survey and reframing timber in the age of carbonconscious design Once chosen largely for appearance or basic protection, external cladding now plays a m ...

21 Oct 2025
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PHPD visits Haddonstone

|Date: 20 Oct 2025

PHPD visits Haddonstone

PHPD visits Haddonstone, the family-owned cast stone manufacturer The consistent use of stone in construc ...

PHPD visits Haddonstone, the family-owned cast stone manufacturer The consistent use of stone in construction goes back longer than records themselves. Indeed, from castles and pyramids to churches an ...

20 Oct 2025
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