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Actis appoint new specification manager
Actis continue to expand their team and has appointed a new regional specification manager, Jason Docherty, to work with builders and specifiers in the South East.
Preventing homes from overheating
Martin Twamley, UK technical manager at Steico, examines the factors behind overheating in housing and how the risks can be reduced.
The tranquil face of framing
voestalpine Metsec has created a facility to allow the construction and installation team to incorporate standard construction details for Metframe.
Making housing better in a warming world
Simon Storer looks at the thermal efficiency and positive benefits of polyisocyunurate (PIR) and PU insulation and how this essential product can help the UK’s housing stock adapt to the impacts of a changing climate.
Creagh Concrete rises to the challenge of St Andrews
St. Andrews University in Fife chose Creagh Concrete for the first stage of their £70m investment plans.
Secondary glazing installation at Stansted Airport College
“This is your captain speaking – can you hear me?" How Selectaglaze helped acoustics at the end of a runway at Stansted Airport.
Breather membranes on framed structures
Premier Guarantee advises on breather membranes, their function, when they are required, where should they be positioned and other recommendations.
Improving thermal performance with secondary glazing
Secondary glazing can significantly boost thermal efficiency in listed buildings.
Construction firms fined after director blown off roof
Three construction companies have pleaded guilty after the director of one of the firms received serious injuries after falling 11 metres off a roof.
Value engineering: The key to sustainable cities
Architecture and building services need to operate as integrated systems if cost-effective, low-carbon buildings are to be realised. Richard Tibenham of Greenlite Energy Assessors looks into how this can be achieved.
Report urges government to improve energy efficiency of buildings
A new report has stated that improving the energy efficiency of buildings will be vital to meeting climate change obligations, eradicating fuel poverty and lowering home energy bills.
Restaurant owner fined for disturbed asbestos
A restaurant owner has been fined after an asbestos insulation board was disturbed during the conversion of rooms above the restaurant into flats in Essex.
New Interior Systems Trailblazer Apprenticeship secures £14k
FIS has secured £14,000 worth of funding for the delivery of the new Interior Systems Trailblazer Apprenticeship in partnership with industry partners.
Oxford council to replace HPL rain screen on Hockmore Tower
Oxford City Council has decided to remove and replace the HPL rain screen on Hockmore Tower after the government confirmed that towers blocks needed to remove cladding containing the rain screen.
Eco-conscious construction: Three innovative solutions for sustainable builds
Lauren Consiglio, freelance sustainable builds writer, explores three building solutions that improve sustainability to create a greener way of building.
Barne Barton regeneration gets the green light
Clarion Housing Group has been granted full planning permission by Plymouth City Council to regenerate the Barne Barton estate.
Selectaglaze’s secondary glazing at the Blue Anchor
The Blue Anchor has called last orders in Fishpool St, St Albans, with Selectaglaze helping in the restoration to a two-storey home.
AEDAS Homes launches industrialised Vanian Valley development
AEDAS Homes has launched its industrialised Vanian Valley development in Estepona, Spain, using offsite construction to speed up the delivery time of residential projects.
Smart ways to transform a housebuild into an eco-home
With climate change on the minds of so many of the international community, the need for sustainable residential construction has never been greater. A few simple changes can help save the planet.
How technology is turning carbon emissions into a useful resource
Adams Selfstore discusses carbon storage – and how technology is helping to transform carbon emissions into raw materials and fuel for the construction industry.
Video: Heathrow reveals airport expansion masterplan
Heathrow has launched its 12-week statutory consultation on the airport expansion, as the preferred masterplan for the project is unveiled.
Timber frame: The sustainable answer to the housing crisis
This ebook from Scotframe explores the benefits of offsite timber frame and how they are helping to establish it as a potentially crucial tool in tackling the UK housing crisis.
Refurbished church bells chime on considerately: praise be to Selectaglaze!
Selectaglaze have helped in noise reduction of church bells during a refurbishment of the church tower in Much Hadham, Hertfordshire
Guidance on the treatment of Cross Laminated Timber
Premier Guarantee technical standards manager, John Gilbert, provides technical guidance on the treatment of Cross Laminated Timber (CLT).
Government to give £200m to replace Grenfell-style cladding: Is it Enough?
The government has confirmed that it will allocate £200m to fix private tower blocks that are wrapped in combustible aluminium composite material cladding, but will it be enough? Bushbury Cladding takes a look.
BBA releases EWIS wind-loading technical case study
Building designers, specifiers and contractors working with external wall insulation systems (EWIS) have fresh technical guidance following the publication of the BBA's ‘Resistance to Wind-Load’.