Q&A: The Patients Association – The Evolving Estate Requirements & Future Strategy Oct 5, 2020 Ahead of their involvement in our Healthcare Property & Development Conference we’ve been hearing from The Patient’s Association’s Chair Lucy Watson about the work they’re doing to improve the design and delivery of health and care services, and what learnings we can take from the Covid-19 pandemic. Q. Could you reveal some of the work […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
How Developers & Specialists Are Creating Better Homes – & Delivering Them Faster Sep 29, 2020 From the ongoing housing and climate crisis to Covid-19 emphasising the importance of our wellbeing and the spaces we live in, there have been mounting pressures placed on developers to build faster, and better, over recent months. Technology is a core enabler of this, and during our recent virtual event DCW Group’s Managing Director, Dean […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Building Equality: Trans Rights Are Human Rights Sep 22, 2020 Building Equality is an alliance of construction consultants, engineers, developers, contractors, and institutions who are passionate about working together and harnessing our collective power to drive LGBT+ inclusion in the construction industry – and today they’re calling for the industry to come out in support of trans rights. Open Letter from Building Equality: We are […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Commonplace: Helping Bristol Council With Their Active Travel Response Sep 20, 2020 The below is a guest article written by Commonplace – a sponsor of the upcoming West of England Development Conference. The City of Bristol wanted to invest in ‘Bugbears’ – minor issues that are a nuisance and a deterrent to cycling and walking. The best way to identify these was to engage the public and […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
5 Best Practice Examples of Digital Community Engagement Sep 20, 2020 The below is a guest article written by Commonplace – a sponsor of the upcoming West of England Development Conference. Since the coronavirus pandemic struck, many companies have been utilising digital engagement methods to ensure their planning proposals are still able to go ahead. In testing times and through this period of uncertainty, we have […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Be Prepared For The (Not So) Unexpected In Student Communities Sep 17, 2020 Social distancing, hygiene, deep cleaning, contact tracing, contactless / touchless, quarantine, isolation, self-isolation, de-densification, resident engagement and virtual programming. Does this sound familiar? It’s all possible in your purpose-build student accommodation buildings, and StarRez share some insights on how. Firstly, let me clarify. [emaillocker id=”71749″] I really dislike the term ‘social distancing’. I’ve mentioned this before; […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Leading Property Consultancy Launches New Project Identification App “DCW Insights” Sep 17, 2020 On Tuesday 15th September, Dean Ward, Managing Director of the DCW Group, will launch DCW Insights, an innovative and automated project identification app. With a built-in due diligence checker and a comprehensive suite of wider management and information services, this platform promises to transform project timescales and productivity. Investment viability checks can typically take up […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Woods Hardwick Announces Birmingham Move Sep 16, 2020 The Woods Hardwick Birmingham team has moved! Still located in the iconic Fort Dunlop building, the team has taken high profile office space on the ground floor of the former tyre factory. After celebrating four years in Birmingham, the new office at 3,536sq ft is almost three times the size of the former space and […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Built Environment Recruitment Fair Launches To Tackle Unemployment Sep 15, 2020 A new virtual event has been launched that will look to tackle unemployment – as the number of people becoming redundant and seeking new opportunities begins the spike. The Built Environment Recruitment Fair will be taking place on the 6th of November- and it’s free to attend for anyone seeking or providing employment, education or […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Meet Dean Ward – Managing Director of the DCW Group Sep 11, 2020 Dean Ward is the founder and Managing Director of the DCW Group, a professional residential and commercial development consultancy which assists, guides and supports its clients through every stage of a development project. Taking care of the myriad of technicalities that they are likely to encounter, the DCW Group, with Dean at the helm, brings […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
