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Vertical building extension method Optoppen launches in the UK

By will hurst 28 November 2024 497 Views

UK cities could soon be sprouting upwards with new ‘timber canopies’ following the launch of ‘Optoppen’ – a viability tool intended to spread the practice of extending existing buildings vertically

The Regs: Do I need building regs approval? (Part 3)

By Geoff Wilkinson 23 October 2024 925 Views

The third of Geoff Wilkinson’s three-part, back-to-basics reminder of when Building Control approval is required on a project

Child Graddon Lewis transforms primary school with GRC ‘vertical’ extension

By Fran Williams 24 July 2019 582 Views

The £8 million extension and refurbishment of the east London school ressurects its pre-war form with a light grey vertical extension