Monthly Archives: November 2022

An architect involved in a project to transform a pre-1919 Glasgow tenement into an energy efficient building says the work may lead to a more ‘streamlined approach’ in policy to help Scotland achieve its net zero ambitions. image: for illustration … Continue reading →

Record intake of placemaking professionals comes after local authorities receive £8bn from Levelling Up Fund and Towns Fund, but say attracting skilled staff is their largest recruitment issue.

The ‘Social Value Benchmarking Study’, has been published which evaluated the reported outcomes from a sample of over 1,400 projects from the construction sector completed over the past seven years and ranging in size from around £10,000 to over £1.4 … Continue reading →

A former lighthouse building with a historic connection to author Robert Louis Stevenson has gone up for sale for £149,000. image: By Doug Lee, CC BY-SA 2.0 

Users can find planning and housing data that is easy to understand, use and trust with a platform to help create services to inform planning and housing decisions in England. image: Open Government Licence v3.0

The AHRC has announced that the Design Exchange Partnerships: design the green transition – UKRI Round 1 call is now open to applications, and closing on 30 November 2022.

The construction industry must ‘embrace’ the new Scottish Construction Accord in order to make it effective, the Construction Industry Collective Voice (CICV) has said. image: for illustration only – Open Government Licence v3.0

Select built environment bodies have joined forces to align the data standards to manage costing, carbon and building and facilities maintenance in a bid to shift the digital focus from new build to whole life building performance. image: for illustration … Continue reading →

A report scoping has been issued on how the value of arts, culture and heritage can be articulated and measured based on The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS’s) Culture and Heritage Capital approach.

Britain’s cities require urgent transformation, including more green spaces and public transport, if the country is to meet its 2050 net zero targets, a new study says. image: for illustration only – Open Government Licence v3.0

The Twentieth Century Society (C20) is launching a new nationwide campaign to celebrate the architecture of the leisure centre and to protect the most historic examples. image: for illustration  only – Coventry Sports Centre, Historic England

A man whose job it is to help preserve Japan’s cultural heritage has accidentally smashed his car into the country’s oldest toilet at a centuries-old Buddhist temple. image: for illustration only Tofukuji, Kyoto – Photo by PlusMinus, CC BY-SA 3.0

Civic Voice has urged the new Secretary of State to reaffirm his commitment to ‘Pride of Place’ and invites submissions of examples of civic societies demonstrating pride of place.

Castles that have stood for hundreds of years are at risk of being damaged by climate change, conservation charity English Heritage warns.

Oxford Preservation Trust (OPT) buys a new 10 acre piece of land with fabulous views looking out to the dreaming spires at Harcourt Hill to the West of Oxford.