Entering an era of elegance

Giving the Moderne a contemporary edge while maintaining the tenets of iconic 1930’s design has been realised in the redevelopment of a prestigious London building. No 1 New Oxford Street – formerly known as Commonwealth House – now has an entrance which echoes its...

Blenheim Palace among UK’s greenest attractions

Blenheim Palace is among the UK’s ‘greenest’ tourist attractions according to a new audit by Green Tourism. Blenheim Palace was assessed under 10 different categories including energy saving, waste minimisation, purchasing, social responsibility and equality and...

New £150m children’s hospital gets the Polypipe treatment

Polypipe, the UK’s leading manufacturer of sustainable drainage and water management solutions, has supplied more than 300,000 Permavoid and Polystorm-R components for water attenuation systems at the new £150m Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in...

Optigreen launch new RIBA approved Green Roof CPD

Optigreen, the specialist green roof systems supplier, has launched a new RIBA approved CPD seminar, Green Roofs in Practice. The seminar is designed to provide practical insight in to green and blue roof technology and covers important topics such as the...