MHCLG has rejected Aviva’s figures on new-home flood risk claims. The department says planning rules require lifetime safety, and that insurer analysis did not reflect flood defences installed on sites.
Forza Doors has won a £500k package for 105 Victoria. The Westminster scheme is targeting BREEAM Outstanding and WELL Platinum as a fully electric, net-zero office development, with Forza supplying fire doors plus washroom doors and panels from FSC-certified timber.
A new findings report from the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard Pilot sets out how Version 1 will work in practice.