Flaws in the government's zero-carbon vision have forced ministers back to the drawing board, but is there a realistic way forward?  Our in-house expert Terry Keech explains the difficulties involved in reaching zero carbon.

Paul Miller (Partner - urban regeneration specialist) considers what it could mean for building programmes as Housing associations' rental income may be about to drop by up to £260m.

Let's face it, we're all getting old. So, it's in all our interests to develop homes that allow the elderly to live independently in the community, with the right amount of support, says Ian Walker (Partner - sheltered housing specialist)

Building (May 2009)

The collapse of Ronan Point 40 years ago silenced all talk of cities in the sky. But that happened in a different world, and the one we're in now needs the tower block, says John Spence (published in Building 29.05.2009) Read the full article on building.co.uk by clicking this link.

 London & Thames Gateway 2009

John Spence (Partner and Architect) and Terry Keech (Partner and Sustainability Adviser) recommend that when designing a sustainable building, value can be gained from listening to the people who use those buildings.

Thames Gateway 2008

Angela Lemon (Partner and sustainability adviser) explains the new rules and standards for sustainable housing and how new homes can be built to be carbon neutral.

London 2008

Paul Miller (Partner and urban regeneration specialist) explores the importance of mixed use developments, which have increased significantly due to availability and pressures to redevelop urban sites.

Paul Miller (Partner and urban regeneration specialist) and Chris Moquet (Business Development and New Initiatives Partner) share the opinion that in times of hardship, housing's public and private sectors are drawn closer together.  What effect will the credit crunch have on this relationship?

Our sustainability Partner, Terry Keech, looks at the long-term savings when building or refurbishing a house using energy saving technologies.

Terry Keech (Partner) and Stuart Buckley (Associate) explain why we should focus our efforts on the 21 million houses built before 1980.  But will homeowners be ready to make the effort?

Our in-house sustainability expert and Partner, Terry Keech, focuses on why homes built today have to be for an uncertain climate in the future.  

John Blighton (Partner) reports on the financial modelling systems that calculate whole life buildings costs and the complications that arise when sustainability is taken into account.  

Our leading sustainability advisers and Partners, Angela Lemon and Terry Keech, delve into the costs associated with ‘…the perfect sustainable house’.

calfordseaden investigate as to how to achieve the goal of building 52 eco-friendly homes on the Bata Estate, East Tilbury.

Our sustainability advisers, Angela Lemon (Partner) and Anthony Kerr (Associate) give advice on zero carbon homes, as the Government continues its fight to combat global warming.