Tom Lane
NewsProposed changes to new building energy regulations could be the last
Future Homes and Buildings Standards will mean new buildings are net zero ready and focus on improved building services and renewables
NewsNew timber frame system wins warranty provider backing
The New Model Building is based on 30 standard details said to offer the same fire resistance as conventionally constructed apartment buildings less than 18m high
FeaturesDoes the latest RAAC research mean remediation could be easier and cheaper than all the panic suggests?
A Loughborough University expert has identified the primary cause of failure – and suggests RAAC has the potential to be safe if properly managed
FeaturesThe RAAC schools crisis: what we know so far
More than 100 schools containing cheap concrete told to immediately close after collapse of beam previously thought to be safe
NewsNew building safety regulator to hire 700 staff
Body set up following 2018 Hackitt report into Grenfell fire
FeaturesProjects of 2020: Triumph and tragedy
2020 had its fair share of controversial projects but it also offered up some gems. We look back over quite a year…
NewsCombustibles ban could spell end of CLT, warns architect who helped pioneer it
Anthony Thistleton says UK ‘would go from world leader to backwater’ with collapse of CLT
OpinionThe future's green
This year’s Ecobuild is the biggest so far and the green agenda is more relevant than ever