Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) will be required for rented dwellings and Right to Buy sales across England and Wales from October 2008. In this article Matthew Culnane, Communications Executive for National Energy Services, provides an introduction to your...

New forms of high density affordable housing are often advocated as a response to current policy concerns related to housing shortages, containing suburban sprawl, and the desire to promote an ‘urban renaissance’ in some cities.

PRP architects collaborated with others (HTA, Levitt Bernstein and PTE) to achieve a consensus on the factors for success for residential development above the historic benchmark of 150 dwellings per hectare. The report, Recommendations for Living at Superdensity, is one of the most important...

The final report of a two year study on density and urban neighbourhoods in London, carried out by the Minerva LSE Research Group and Enterprise LSE Cities was published three years ago but provides observations which are very valuable today.

Peter Barber Architects’ Donnybrook development in London’s East End is a classic. This low rise high density scheme has won many awards and is considered a template for urban terraced housing. Originally commissioned by Circle 33 Housing Trust in...