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CHELSEA BID TO BUY BATTERSEA POWER STATION Written on May 14th, 2012 The football club intends to construct a brand new 60,000-seat stadium, while fully restoring the power station’s four chimneys, the wash towers and the west turbine hall and control room. Investments in the infrastructure around the site are also expected to be made. Click here to read more

BRICK AWARDS 2011 EXHIBITION SUPPORTED BY THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER Written on May 10th, 2012 Over 1,400 people attended for over 30 events taking place during the day which concluded with an evening party and a live jazz band! Patron HRH The Duke of Gloucester showed his appreciation for the BDA’s Brick Awards as he talks to current Judge Joanna van Heyningen about the 2011 Winners Exhibition at the Building Centre. Click here to read more

MPs PROPOSE WAYS TO TACKLE HOUSING CRISIS Written on May 10th, 2012 Official figures reveal that 1,293 affordable homes were built in Bristol, North Somerset, Bath and North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire, whereas there are over 36,000 people on housing waiting lists in the area. Click here to read more

ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL 2012-2013 Written on May 9th, 2012 The SCIN Gallery is, in partnership with the Brick Development Association, which will look to reinvigorate the Brick as an important design product within British Construction Industry, Design and Architecture. Click here to read more

CROYDON DEVELOPMENT PLAN RECEIVES FUNDING Written on May 8th, 2012 The project is planned to use the nine-acre space to build one million square feet of office space and 550 new homes, as well as a new transport route to East Croydon Station, situated nearby. Click here to read more

PROTECTING OUR BUILT ENVIRONMENT Written on May 8th, 2012 The Government has said that the vast majority of this fund should be used to provide external insulation for “hard to treat” properties. This will result in many thousands of homes of all ages being over clad with insulation and then rendered, potentially damaging the performance and beauty of our housing stock whilst creating long term issues. Click here to read more

BATTERSEA COULD PRODUCE ENERGY AGAIN, LONDON GREEN PARTY LEADER CLAIMS Written on May 3rd, 2012 Various plans have been presented for the old power station, including demolishing it entirely to make way for housing, building an indoor theme park, redeveloping the structure for residential and office space or turning it into an urban park. Others have suggested that Battersea should be used for its original purpose – creating energy – but in the shape of bio-fuel this time, which could be produced from biomass or biogas. Click here to read more

CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FOR 700 AFFORDABLE HOMES TO LAUNCH IN SEVERAL REGIONS Written on April 30th, 2012 A Stoke-on-Trent-based construction company has secured a £60m contract to build 700 affordable homes in Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle, Telford & Wrekin, Herefordshire, north Shropshire, Worcester and Cherwell by 2015, during the construction process the company is expected to create new jobs by hiring 40 apprentices, in addition to the 150 staff that it currently employs. Click here to read more

CIL INTRODUCTION CAUSES HUGE RISE IN LONDON PLANNING PERMISSIONS Written on April 26th, 2012 This significant growth can mostly be attributed to the launch of the Mayor of London’s Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), which charges developers over new brick-and-mortar projects. Click here to read more

UK CONSTRUCTION SECTOR SHOULD EMBRACE SUSTAINABILITY Written on April 23rd, 2012 What many people seem to be unaware of is the fact that sustainability does not end with cutting carbon emissions. In fact it goes a long way beyond, Rachel Woolliscroft, sustainability director at a UK construction business, claims. Sourcing all materials needed in the construction process and making sure that they can be sustained is a common procedure. Click here to read more