Texas Approves $138B Transportation Program as Funding Tightens

Texas will prioritize existing projects while directing added funding toward rural corridors, economic hubs and some of the state's most congested roadways through 2036.

idearch studio restores historic Menorcan estate

Madrid-based idearch studio has completed the restoration of Son Martorell, a long-abandoned rural estate in Menorca dating from 1886. The project is set within a traditional Menorcan lloc – an agricultural holding historically associated with farming and livestock, where architecture is closely connected to the landscape and local building traditions. Traditionally, these estates were shaped […] The post idearch studio restores historic Menorcan estate appeared first on Architecture Magazine.

McGonigle McGrath designs house like ‘collection of stones’

The Architects’ Journal McGonigle McGrath designs house like ‘collection of stones’ McGonigle McGrath has completed a house by a river in rural County Down composed of six forms arranged to resemble stones on the riverbank The post McGonigle McGrath designs house like ‘collection of stones’ appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Rob Wilson

Bindloss Dawes gets approval for country house clause home in Somerset

The Architects’ Journal Bindloss Dawes gets approval for country house clause home in Somerset Bindloss Dawes has won planning permission for a 355m² single-storey home in rural Somerset under the Paragraph 84 ‘country house’ clause The post Bindloss Dawes gets approval for country house clause home in Somerset appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Josh Butler

What a NAPIT Assessor Sees When He Audits a Heat Pump Install

The post What a NAPIT Assessor Sees When He Audits a Heat Pump Install appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Most of my week is spent installing heat pumps, mainly oil-to-heat-pump conversions on period and rural properties across Devon, the sort of stone, cob and solid wall houses a lot of installers would rather not quote. One or two days a month I do something different. As a freelance NAPIT assessor, I go out to […]

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