Link: https://constructionmanagement.co.uk/barratt-commits-to-passivhaus-for-all-london-schemes/ Barratt London has committed to constructing all new residential schemes in London to the Passivhaus standard, branded as “Lo-E Homes.” These ultra-efficient buildings,…
Link: https://www.thefpa.co.uk/news/harlow-residential-block-evacuated-over-ongoing-fire-safety-concerns Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) have issued a prohibition notice relating to Redstone House A former office block in Harlow, Essex…
Link: https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2025/05/08/care-home-fire-trial-collapses/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=linkedin The trial regarding the care home fire in Cheshire collapsed after prosecutions against four defendants were withdrawn due to no realistic prospect of…
Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c89g938x9yjo A trial into alleged breaches of fire safety regulations by four companies in Cheshire has collapsed, with formal not guilty verdicts entered against…
Link: https://www.housingtoday.co.uk/four-towers-on-2000-home-estate-regeneration-redesigned-due-to-councils-daylight-concerns/5135812.article Four towers in the 2,000-home Teviot Estate regeneration in Poplar, east London, have been redesigned after Tower Hamlets Council raised concerns about loss…
Link: https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2025/05/01/kitchen-fitter-crushed-to-death-by-concrete-blocks/ A kitchen fitter, Martin Dunford (33), was fatally crushed by falling concrete blocks at a Cotswolds site after improperly stacked materials toppled onto…
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/01/solar-panels-fitted-all-new-build-homes-england-by-2027 All new-build homes in England will be required to have solar panels installed by 2027, under the updated Future Homes Standard. The government…
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/30/labour-not-protecting-people-economy-and-homes-from-climate-crisis-watchdog-says?s=09 Labour’s climate watchdog, the Climate Change Committee (CCC), warns the government has made no progress on climate adaptation since taking office. The CCC’s…
Link: https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2025/04/30/three-arrested-in-blu-3-and-mace-bribery-probe/ Three people were arrested after the Serious Fraud Office conducted dawn raids on five properties in the UK and Monaco in connection with…
Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx26xlzzed4t Charlie Daines was in her garden when she heard “an almighty explosion” and witnessed the house “shooting up into the air”. “It was…
