Building Briefs – September 11th

Cube unveils plans for new Clydebank flats

Cube Housing Association has submitted plans to build 20 new flats in Clydebank.

Cube, which is part of Wheatley Group, wants to build an amenity block for older tenants in Beardmore Street, Dalmuir, subject to planning and other approvals.

The planned development is part of a partnership between Cube, Wheatley Group and West Dunbartonshire Council.

If approved, work on the homes could start in May next year.

A new development of 54 Cube homes has just opened in nearby Beardmore Place.

The partnership has also seen Cube submit plans for to build 31 houses for social rent in Carrick Terrace and 50 homes on the former site of Bonhill Primary School, both in Dumbarton.

Construction firms urged to complete BIM survey

Construction firms are being urged to submit their responses to a survey aimed at gauging the rate at which the sector is adopting building information modelling (BIM), ahead of the closing date next week.

The poll, from the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA), has been launched in light of the Government’s target of implementing BIM on all centrally procured projects by next year.

Backed by several trade bodies – including the Construction Products Association and the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers – the survey will officially close on 15 September.

The results, which will be released next year, are to be sent to respondents and Government departments, as well as to key stakeholders in both the public and commercial sectors.

They will be used to demonstrate how companies on the ground are using the technology, which can create virtual models of construction projects before anyone sets foot on site.

Collective Architecture submit plans for more Glasgow social housing

Plans have been submitted for 31 houses for social rent and a children’s home in the Cathcart area of Glasgow.

The Muirskeith Road development has been designed by Glasgow-based Collective Architecture to fully integrate the care home into the neighbourhood by blending it in with the adjacent homes.

The architects recently submitted £5.5 million plans to transform a derelict site in Govanhill into a 42-home development for Govanhill Housing Association.

Miller Homes gets green light for Angus development

Miller Homes has been granted planning permission by Angus Council for a development of 164 homes including 43 affordable properties on the site of the former Ashludie Hospital in Monifieth.

The development will comprise of a mixture of 2, 3, 4 and 5 bed private family homes alongside 1, 2 and 3 bed affordable homes and will include the renovation and restoration of a listed building on the site.

The housebuilder is hoping to start work on the infrastructure later this year.

Blackwood to display ‘smart’ home for disabled users at AGM

A scale replica of a highly accessible concept house for people with disability or mobility issues is to be showcased by Blackwood at its AGM.

The housing and care provider is planning to construct a “home expo style” walk-through version of the concept house, which will demonstrate the various innovative designs and inventions aimed at making everyday life easier for disabled people.

A washing machine that also dries and irons clothes, kitchen appliances and worktops that rise and fall at the touch of a button and a spoon that doesn’t spill are just some of the cutting-edge inventions that will be on display.

Blackwood’s Smart Technology care project will also take centre stage, a state-of-the-art system of connected touch screen devices which can influence almost everything in the house from the ability to open curtains, to switching on TVs, ordering shopping or planning care and support with family and friends.

The ‘AGM with a difference’, which will focus on how technology really can help people live more independently through digital inclusion, will be held at the Edinburgh’s renowned Dynamic Earth venue on 15th September, with a team of builders working around the clock to build the impressive structure in less than 24 hours.