Local Authority Building & Maintenance

Representatives from emh group, North East Derbyshire District Council, Homes England and Tanbry Construction recently met to celebrate the opening of Ellen Gardens in Holmewood, North East Derbyshire. Ellen Gardens is an affordable housing development, providing a mix of high-quality shared ownership homes and supported living accommodation. The homes are built on land which formerly housed a disused care provider’s office, which was demolished to make way for this modern residential development. Ellen Gardens was designed to maximise the potential of the site while also addressing local housing needs and integrating support services for the community. The site is now home to 7, 2 and 3-bedroomed houses, and a block of 11 supported living apartments and a dedicated care office known as ‘Ellen House’. Read more: https://bit.ly/48nArke #newhomes

Springmoor Grange School has opened its door to pupils after Esh Construction completed the £13 million build on behalf of Durham County Council. More than 320 primary school students and over 50 nursery children are settling into life in their new school, which replaces Ox Close Primary and Ox Close Nursery Schools as demand for school provision in Spennymoor continues to grow. Read more: https://bit.ly/48rlRrR #construction #school

Woldgate School and Sixth Form, Pocklington, has celebrated its latest construction milestone with a steel signing ceremony, hosted by contractors Wates, the Department for Education, and Wonder Learning Partnership. The ceremony provided the opportunity to share the success of the work completed so far and demonstrate how this rebuild project will not only create an exceptional learning facility for the young people of Pocklington and surrounding area but also how the local community is benefitting during and after its completion. Read more: https://bit.ly/3AihP8K #construction #school

Work has started on a Worcester development where leading housing provider Stonewater is building 79 new affordable homes. All the properties will be delivered as affordable housing, with 31 units available for social rent, 13 for affordable rent, 10 Rent to Buy homes and 25 offered for shared ownership. The Rent to Buy scheme gives customers the chance to rent their home at 80 per cent of the market rent so they can save for a deposit on their own property after five years. Read more: https://bit.ly/3Yov0gr #homes #affordablehomes

Hightown Housing Association unveiled 25 new homes for social rent at an opening event at York House in St Albans. Previously occupied by a car dealership, Hightown has transformed the derelict space on Ashley Road in St Albans into a new development consisting of 25 one- and two-bedroom flats. Read more: https://bit.ly/3AaJhFq #housing #newhomes

When it comes to Net Zero, the winds of change are upon us, but we still face an uphill battle with public buildings. With no statutory targets and obstacles remaining, total decarbonisation by 2050 could prove difficult. Here, Scott Conor, Founder, and Chief Technical Officer at Trust Electric Heating delves into the challenges we face ahead of public sector decarbonisation. Read more: https://bit.ly/4facD5y #NetZero #decarbonisation

Residents have moved into their new affordable homes at the Brentford Project, a significant mixed-use development within the Brentford Waterside masterplan. Commissioned by Hounslow Council, Tintern, Hamlet and Sonnet Houses provide 96 affordable homes, comprising 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom units to meet the Council's housing needs, alongside 1,025 sqm of retail space that revitalises Brentford High Street. Read more: https://bit.ly/4eRCOOD #newhomes #BrentfordWaterside

A highly-anticipated £9.5 million project to modernise Lichfield’s leisure centre provision has begun in Stychbrook Park, with complete construction partner Stepnell appointed to undertake the design and build by Lichfield District Council. Procured through the Procure Partnerships Framework, the work will deliver a brand-new centre in a bid to support the diverse health and wellbeing needs of Lichfield’s residents. This includes a 25 metre, six-lane pool, bathrooms, changing rooms, circulation spaces, a gym, fitness/dance studio, spin studio and lobby, as well as associated works including plant and stores. Read more: https://bit.ly/3Uh0zrl #leisurecentre #construction

Stanhope and Mitsui Fudosan UK have today completed Macfarlane Place, the affordable housing development at Television Centre, with 142 new homes currently being marketed to prospective residents. Part of the iconic Television Centre development, W12, Macfarlane Place sits within the new West London community and destination of White City. Macfarlane Place – comprising two predominantly brick buildings – is a stylish collection of 1 & 2 bedroom apartments available through Shared Ownership. Featuring contemporary kitchens, modern fittings and fixtures, spacious carpeted bedrooms and private outdoor spaces, the development also benefits from a landscaped communal podium garden. Read more: https://bit.ly/4dSYxo7 #newhomes #TelevisionCentre

Energy and regeneration specialist, Equans, will soon start work on a multi-million-pound project, on behalf of social housing provider Ongo Homes, which will drastically reduce carbon emissions. Read more: https://bit.ly/3YAcIu4 #socialhousing #carbonemisson