Over the next decade, an estimated 200 Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contracts worth £10bn in total will expire, potentially leaving key infrastructure unprotected.
Research carried out amongst senior industry figures found that one out of five organisations do not have a plan in place that will meet Future Homes Standards.
Excessive noise has become an enemy of workplace productivity – and the design and construction of buildings has a key role to play in reducing it, says Ben Hancock, managing director at Oscar Acoustics.
A slice of Actis' RIBA-approved Part L CPD module is on offer to builders, specifiers, building control officers, FMB master builders and architects attending the East Midlands virtual LABC roadshow later this month.
Accessibility requirements aren’t just about the here and now – at its best, it involves building in provisions for the future, so if something changes significantly, any challenges which result can be met seamlessly.
Selectaglaze’s secondary glazing solutions have helped to transform some of the most distinctive buildings around the UK – both new and historical. In a short YouTube video, Selectaglaze takes a behind-the-scenes look at the manufacturing process.
Research conducted for Fire Door Safety Week 2022 (31 October to 4 November) indicates that one-third of the public would not report a problem with a fire door.
Barry Marsh, project director at West Carclaze for Eco-Bos explores how the company has been working with Advantage Home Construction Insurance (AHCI) at West Carclaze Garden Village, St Austell, in a 3-minute YouTube video.
The way we construct masonry buildings has developed, with many projects moving away from traditional non-combustible blockwork inner leaves in favour of cost-effective, quicker-to-erect steel framing systems (SFS). This has meant reconsidering the fire performance of elements installed within the cavity, including the cavity tray
Barry Woods, builder and developer, explains the benefits of working with Structural Warranty provider Advantage Home Construction Insurance (AHCI) at the Gainsborough Park Development in Abergele, North Wales.
Are you looking to create more space with an all-year-round garden room or highly insulated extension or annex? Here’s why you should consider building with SIPs.
If, like many contractors and installers, you’re scratching your head about how to comply with the Part L revisions, which came into force in the summer, then a new CPD, created by insulation experts Actis, could help unveil and summarise all of the upcoming changes.
Advantage Home Construction Insurance, a leading provider of structural warranties, has announced that they will be opening two new offices to position the company for further growth in 2023.
The Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) has praised new legislation in the Building Safety Act that will enforce installer and construction competence.
In this video, Advantage explains how to manage a situation where a structural warranty provider cancels cover or refuses to issue final certificates, reasons why this might be, and how Advantage can help.
StormMeister® Flood Protection products were created in 2010 when director, Malcom Snape, was working in the tropical rainforests of West Africa – it is here that he came up with the idea of utilising the hydrodynamic power of floodwater to create a flood seal.
HSE has launched its first-ever Statutory Residents’ Panel (SRP) for high-rise building residents to voice their opinions on the new building safety regime.
Duncan Saunders, head of production at Selectaglaze, takes viewers behind the scenes to take a look at Selectaglaze manufacturing in a 3-minute YouTube video.
More than half of Scottish NHS buildings contain asbestos, with the NHS Lothian health board in particular reporting that 92% of their buildings contain the material.
Mike Davis, chairman of Chandler Property Investment, and Darren Marshall, director at Lumsdon Wood Partnership explain the benefits of working with Structural Warranty Insurance company Advantage Home Construction Insurance (AHCI) at the Forest Gate Lytham development.
The owners of Vista Tower, freeholders failing to fix building safety defects, have been given three weeks to take action or face the courts by the DLUHC.
According to the new Tall Buildings 2022 report by Premier Guarantee, more than a third of construction issues raised by risk management surveyors during site inspections of tall buildings in the UK relate to external walls.
ICW Group has been appointed as warranty provider for the exclusive Silverstone residential development being built on the edge of the world-famous racetrack.
Yusuf Muhammad, co-founder and chief design officer at Plumis, explains to PBC Today the benefits of using watermist fire suppression to protect listed buildings.
A DLUHC data release has disclosed that five years after Grenfell, there are still 300 high-rise buildings with incomplete unsafe cladding removal works.
Across the industry, attention is squarely trained on the re-cladding and renewal of flammable cladding, and with good reason. Yet persistent uncertainty over which party should be held accountable at each phase of the building process confronts subcontractors with lingering professional indemnity (PI) concerns.
Ben Jones and Corinne Evans-Jones have showcased their sustainable home extension using the Actis Hybrid range on YouTube and Instagram with the aim of saving other self-builders the hassle of researching the best way to convert a loft.
Greater Manchester-based UAP Ltd, a leading manufacturer of door and window hardware, is proud to celebrate 25 years as a member of Secured by Design (SBD), the official police security initiative.
