News Barratt commits to Passivhaus for all London schemes The London arm of Barratt Redrow has announced plans to adopt Passivhaus design in all its new London developments.
People CIOB apprentice of the month: Brent Richardson The Level 4 construction design and build technician, BDW Trading – Barratt, talks about apprenticeships, technological advances and his favourite project.
News Barratt and Bellway study backs air source heat pumps Housebuilders Bellway and Barratt Redrow have worked with the University of Salford on the largest research project ever carried out on electrical heating systems under controlled conditions.
Technical Eight ideas for boosting biodiversity Housebuilders and contractors are working to conserve nature and improve biodiversity on sites around the UK. CM looks at some of their initiatives.
News Barratt partners with government to build thousands of new homes Barratt has entered a joint venture with the government’s housing agency, Homes England, to build multiple large-scale developments of 1,000 to 10,000 homes.
Opinion ‘I’m one of those individuals struggling to enter the industry’ A selection of readers’ comments about news and issues in the industry from across the CIOB community and social media.
News Barratt-Redrow merger: competition watchdog raises local market concerns The CMA has found that Barratt’s plan to purchase rival Redrow Homes raises local competition concerns around one of its developments in Shropshire.
News Barratt launches ocean protection campaign with blue gully grates Barrat Homes and specialist civils provider Wrekin Products have launched a campaign to raise awareness of the damage that litter causes to waterways, lakes and oceans.
News Building safety: Barratt to spend £192m on legacy remediation Housebuilder Barratt has set aside £192m to fix building safety defects affecting legacy properties in its portfolio: £12.8m more than in the previous fiscal year.
News In pictures | Roman ‘curse tablets’ and miniature axes found at Barratt site Archaeologists have uncovered a “remarkable” Roman villa complex at a Barratt and David Wilson Homes housing development in Grove, Oxfordshire.
Digital Construction How to make working at height safer through 3D and 4D modelling For Safe Working At Height Week 2023, James Bowles explains how integrating 3D and 4D modelling into the planning and execution of working at height operations significantly mitigates risks.
People ‘The industry is far more inclusive and welcoming than when I started’ Continuing our series of interviews with CIOB fellows, Danielle Dasgupta FCIOB, project manager at Barratt Developments, tells CM about her career journey.
News Barratt and Saint-Gobain test futuristic house against extreme climate conditions Barratt Developments and Saint-Gobain are building a futuristic house to test its performance against extreme temperatures and climatic conditions.
News More construction firms give for Christmas Construction firms have continued to give generously at the end of what has been another challenging year for many people, raising hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity and providing services like hot meals and toys for children.
News Barratt builds low-carbon ‘house of the future’ Housebuilder Barratt has built a zero-carbon ‘house of the future’ that will be occupied and monitored by academics before the results are shared with the industry.
News Barratt to accelerate MMC to 30% of completions by 2025 Housebuilder Barratt is to accelerate its use of modern methods of construction (MMC) to 30% of completions by 2025.
News Barratt’s cladding bill rises another £30m Housebuilder Barratt has set aside another £30m to tackle the cost of reviewing and fixing cladding and external wall systems on buildings it has constructed.
News Barratt’s cladding remediation bill rises to £15.6m Housebuilder Barratt has seen the estimated bill for the cost of assisting with remedial cladding work on its developments increase to £15.6m. The firm revealed in its half-year results for…
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