Monthly Archives: July 2011

Shapps: Eco-homes don’t have to be ‘eco-bling’

Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today warned that a lack of creativity could lead to Scandinavian-style “eco-bling” homes dominating our neighbourhoods over the next five years, as housebuilders prepare to go zero carbon in 2016.   He urged architects to … Continue reading

Posted in Sector NewsBlog | Comments Off on Shapps: Eco-homes don’t have to be ‘eco-bling’

CITB-CSkills: Low-carbon skills in Wales

  A new initiative will see CITB-ConstructionSkills’ National Specialist Team (NST) partner with its regional Employer Services Team to coordinate specialist training within the Wales Delivering Low Carbon Skills project. This built environment cross-sector programme between CITB-ConstructionSkills, Asset Skills, Energy … Continue reading

Posted in Sector NewsBlog | Comments Off on CITB-CSkills: Low-carbon skills in Wales

BIS: Design at heart of growth!

  The Government will put design at the heart of its plans for economic growth in the UK, said Universities and Science Minister David Willetts at ‘Design for Growth’, a recent high-level summit meeting co-hosted by the Department for Business, … Continue reading

Posted in Sector NewsBlog | Comments Off on BIS: Design at heart of growth!