Views sought on Building Warrant system
THE raising of building standards is the ambition of a consultation exercise, investigating whether to amend the fees applying to permission to undertake a building…
Category: Building standards
Edinburgh housing project the second to be catalogued for future build guidance
A HOUSING development that has just received planning permission is to have its energy efficiency credentials catalogued as part of an ongoing research project operating…
Work progressing on Edinburgh housing seeking to marry twin ‘affordability’ and ‘net-zero’ ambitions
WORK is progressing on the construction of housing in Edinburgh seeking to marry ‘affordability’ with stringent energy efficiency measures that make them, as close to…
‘Sustainability’ code relaunched by architects’ body
ARCHITECTS seeking to build in a ‘sustainable’ and environmentally-friendly way are being offered an updated version of a code produced by the architects’ representative body,…
Open letter urges construction and built environment leaders to raise their game
LEADERS in the construction industry and built environment are being challenged by the chief of a building innovation centre in Scotland to raise their game,…
Guidance issued for assessing ‘Modern Methods of Construction’
GUIDANCE as to how to assess buildings erected using so-called ‘Modern Methods of Construction’ (MMC) – such as primarily in a factory – has been…