Free Steps to Heaven

Picked this up from Mel Starrs at Elemental this morning.
Property week have made their news and searchable database free on line at propertyweek.com As Property Week say:

“News, gossip and data are ‘must haves’ for property people the world over. Today Property Week brings you all three every day FREE through our new [...]

BoKlok

If that sounds like a product from Ikea to you, then you are correct. The name BoKlok means “smart living” in Swedish, and is Ikeas approach to prefabricated housing. Last month, it received planning permission for 36 dwellings in St. James Village, Gateshead. Live Smart@Home, a subsidiary of the Home property group, will oversee [...]

Asta La Blackpool Baby

Many of the media and news items this week covering Arnold Schwarzenegger attendance at the Tory Conference at Blackpool to speak on climate change issues pose the question – what can the Californian Governor tell us about environmental issues? (What can Arnie Teach Cameron?)
As Blackpool is on the Lancashire Construction Best Practice Club ‘patch’, [...]

Design may force school to close in summer

Combining design that is fit for purpose and climate change will increasingly be the challenge that faces our industry. The Guardian report on the 9th April may well hint at things to come:
Teachers yesterday demanded the right to walk out of hot classrooms during soaring temperatures, claiming “glasshouse” schools were putting children’s safety at [...]