£1 million Glasgow grant scheme for heritage buildings
NEWS
Data centres
News
VIRTUS secures £2.45bn for data centre expansion

Funding will support Saunderton campus and further UK development
Ofgem targets speculative data centre schemes with fees

Regulator proposes new fees to free up grid capacity for genuine developments and to acclerate project delivery.
Features & Reports
Data centre success: more than grid connections
Experts agree - the data centre market is maturing and the challenges ahead go beyond power constraints.
Agile, flexible, responsible: next gen data centres
Data centre development is critical to the UK's digital future. Karen Fletcher looks at what it takes to deliver in this sector.

Operational Living
News
Camden police headquarters proposed for 345-room student conversion

Plans retain over 70% of structural frame and open up canal frontage
GRAHAM appointed for £45m Stratford student scheme

Marshgate Lane development will provide 321 bedspaces and artists’ workspace
Features & Reports
Golden Years, golden opportunities: The rise of senior living

The UK's ageing population needs more senior living spaces - and it's a big opportunity for property and construction.
Urban living redefined: What's behind the rise of UK co-living?

We look at the rise of co-living as an alternative residential offering and consider what it takes to get it right in terms of features and facilities.

Mixed Use & Regeneration
News
Homes England selects partner for Birmingham creative quarter

Digbeth Loc Studios plans mixed-use neighbourhood at Fazeley Street
Willmott Dixon appointed for £16.5m Huddersfield Market redevelopment

Listed hall restoration will add food, drink and events space
Features & Reports
Niche to Mainstream: Can low-carbon housing scale up?

Can housebuilding at scale ever be truly 'green'? Our editor Karen Fletcher asks the experts.
Regional Report: Manchester's built enviroment

The SectorScope considers the northern powerhouse's vision for the built environment.

Offices & Workplace
News
Features & Reports
Whitbread starts Vauxhall office-to-hotel conversion

Legendre UK appointed to turn vacant Phoenix House into a 180-bedroom Premier Inn
GRAHAM appointed to deliver Sky Livingston campus

New 15-acre workplace will consolidate Sky’s West Lothian operations
Lab conversions - a new life for offices

Does the science sector hold out a new future for older office buildings?
A new future for old offices at risk of being stranded

Can offices avoid the fate of becoming stranded assets as standards rise and tenants turn away?

Industrial & Warehousing
News
Network Rail and Kier to deliver £115m Manchester Airport station upgrade

Platform extensions and track works will increase passenger capacity
Railpen clears next phase of High Wycombe X

Industrial scheme moves ahead with more than half the space pre-let
Features & Reports
Big Box to Small Box: Growth factors for UK warehousing

SME businesses with global digital reach are just one of the key factors driving demand for small-medium warehouses.
Report: The drive for sustainability in warehousing

What does it take to deliver sustainability in warehousing? Our editor Karen Fletcher talks to the experts.

Science & Technology Buildings
News
Foster + Partners reveals Oxford research buildings designs

Three-building scheme will house EIT's Plant Biology and Generative Biology institutes
London Snowsfields Quarter secures full planning consent

Southwark life sciences scheme will deliver 245,000 sq ft of laboratory space
Features & Reports
Lab tested: UK science property enters a more selective phase

A maturing market in which location, specialisation and ecosystems determine project success

Regulation and Legislation
News
BESA building safety survey highlights competence and client risks

Contractors report progress, but 74% see no significant change in client behaviour
Glasgow opens £1m fund to bring vacant listed buildings back into use

Grants cover building services, fire safety and adaptations for reuse
Conferences and Exhibitions
News
London Build sets out November conference programme
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Free event co-locates with elementalLONDON at Excel London
elementalLONDON renews ADE: Heat Networks partnership for 2026 event

Collaboration to spotlight heat networks and low-carbon energy at London showcase.
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