Blogs

The LHC London and South East conference at the Hilton Hotel in Dartford, on June 13 continued to demonstrate the need for innovative solutions and opportunities to build sustainable, cost-effective, and high-quality homes for the UK’s social landlords. If you missed attending the conference, then do look at the summary of the discussion points here.   

The construction industry is in a new challenging phase and requires the adoption of new innovative methods of construction to achieve its target and help the government meet its ‘net zero targets’ by 2050. But how do we accomplish this? And what are the modern methods of construction? Let’s find out…

Boon Brown were approached by the City of London Corporation in 2019 to take on the renovation of 100 Brewery Road, located in one of Islington’s less salubrious corners. Previously used in the production of clothing, the existing mid-century, light industrial building was to be converted to 4700 m² of commercial space. Let's find out more...

When moisture laden air comes into contact with a cold surface, condensation occurs. When there is condensation on a cold surface for an extended period, it results in mould. In most cases, this happens in kitchens or bathrooms and on external walls in other parts of a home if there are little or no insulation, i.e. cold surfaces. 

At LSE, we have a diverse and talented team with skills in different areas to fulfil all our obligations of providing remarkable frameworks and a fantastic service. This month we would like to introduce Naureen Ullah, our Client Support Manager for the South East region. We want to share how her work contributes to and improves the journey for our clients and our community.

Whilst not a new concept, social value has always been more difficult to articulate than economic and environmental benefits, which can be more easily quantified and demonstrated. Although social value has no strict definition, we find that a common thread is the direct and positive impacts that can be made as a result of going beyond fit-for-purpose to enact positive social change.

Garland UK has published its first benchmarking report on the commercial roofing industry in collaboration with some of the UK’s leading experts. The report reveals the main challenges commercial landlords and estates teams face with their roofing assets and shares expert advice, strategies and considerations to overcome them.

Global Technical Services (GTS) can provide specialist award winning Fire Scrutineer knowledge and information on all areas of fire safety with your properties, ensuring quality.

The Fire Scrutineer records and assesses all aspects of the fire safety of the project to show due diligence and provide evidential, auditable records for the O&M manuals, in line with Regulation 7 & 38.

Sam Whiting, our Technical Support Manager, has been heavily involved in our Architect Design Services (ADS1.1) framework liaising with our appointed companies and our clients interested in this framework. He has gathered some frequently asked questions to help those interested in using our Architect Design Services (ADS1.1) framework understand the first steps.

All public sector organisations who applied for the social housing decarbonisation scheme will find out if they have been awarded the grant between the end of February and the start of March 2023. The gov.uk website states that grant funding agreements must be signed with successful lead applicants and projects starting in March.