Highlights A few highlights we found at futurebuild 2020 in London last week to keep an eye out for: New Building Regulations are due this year for Part L (energy efficiency) & Part F (ventilation) Consensus is we have just 10 years left to get Co2 emissions on a downward trend to keep climate change… Read more »
Passivhaus Each year the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) awards the Stirling Prize to the ‘best’ architecture project in the UK (EU pre-2015). The award is arguably the most prestigious in the UK. Previous winners include: Foster + Partners ‘Gherkin’; Gateshead Millennium Bridge; and The Scottish Parliament. All of which have become iconic examples… Read more »
House in the Lakes : Renovation Situated in the heart of the Lake District National Park and with a Bat survey required, Planning Permission could have been a little daunting for this project, but all went through without a hitch. Building Regulations Approval in now in place. We will shortly go out to tender, with… Read more »
The scheme is run by the RIBA North West regional office with the Manchester School of Architecture and the local society, Manchester Architects Society to strengthen links between the School, their students, the RIBA and practitioners. Its purpose is to give students an insight into practice and to enhance their learning experience. CB3 Design have… Read more »
The Department for Communities and Local Government released a statement just before Easter regarding changes primarily to the Planning System. A significant element of this sets minimum space standards for new build homes in England. Local Planning Authorities will need to consider local housing needs and any impact on land availability affordability in implementing the standards. It… Read more »
Less than a month after CB3 Design carried out their first consultation, Architect in the House have advised that they’re off to a fantastic start with over £13,000 having been raised in return for consultations so far. The joint charitable initiative by Shelter, the housing and homelessness charity, and the Royal Institute of British Architects… Read more »
CB3 design are again participating in the Architect in the House scheme and we are delighted that we have already undertaken our first consultation in the Scottish Borders. The joint charitable initiative by Shelter, the housing and homelessness charity, and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) gives homeowners an hour’s consultation with a RIBA chartered… Read more »