Entries by Lyn

TAXPAYER-FUNDED HEAT PUMP HANDOUT IS ‘IMMORAL’

BOILER UPGRADE SCHEME INQUIRY SLAMMED ‘Immoral’ taxpayer-funded heat pump handout for the middle classes must be scrapped and reducing bills prioritised   In response to the House of Lords Boiler Upgrade Scheme Inquiry, an energy industry expert is emphasising the need to scrap the scheme and focus on measures to bring energy bills down.   […]

FUTURISTIC RED SEA RESORT

First overwater villa installed at The Red Sea’s Sheybarah Island Resort   Tailor-made solutions protect delicate marine environment.   Mammoet welcomed the start of 2023 with the delivery of the very first batch of modularly constructed villas for Red Sea Global’s Sheybarah Island Resort. A total of four villas were loaded-in at the Port of Hamriyah, in […]

HOT WATER SOLUTION FROM RINNAI FOR PREMIER LEAGUE

RINNAI HYDROGEN BLENDS READY 20% CONTINUOUS FLOW WATER HEATERS BEATS STORED WATER SYSTEMS AT PREMIER LEAGUE CLUBS  Property experts and contractors have completed the installation of a complete new hot water delivery system at a top London Premiership football club, replacing an outdated stored cylinder configuration with a practical and economic hot water solution. The […]

Roofing Concerns in Council Buildings

A potentially dangerous building material linked to cases where school roofs have collapsed without warning may have been used in the construction of up to 15 council buildings in Edinburgh, it has emerged. Concerns over Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) have resulted in an investigation by the city council who would not confirm if any of […]

Living Walls Enrich Urban Spaces

Delegates at this year’s Futurebuild exhibition are being encouraged to visit stand G24 to discover how Biotecture’s living wall systems can transform urban environments and enrich spaces inside and out. This year’s Futurebuild is being held between 7 – 9 March 2023 at ExCel, London. Biotecture is an innovative vertical green infrastructure company with a […]

The Number of Women in Construction must go Beyond KPI’s

Beth Holroyd on the importance of female representation Women may only make up 14% of the construction industry and only 21% of the IOSH membership. Beth Holroyd is determined to change the numbers. When I joined the construction industry 12 years ago, I had absolutely no idea what I was signing up for. I’d always […]

Ideal Heating Sponsors CIBSE Building Performance Award Category

Ideal Heating – Commercial Products is the proud sponsor of the Engineer of the Year Award at this years Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) Building Performance Awards.   The CIBSE Building Performance Awards recognise the people, products and projects that demonstrate engineering excellence in the built environment. They are the only industry awards that […]

LOGICAL THINKING MAKES RINNAI’s H1 – Hydrogen THE informed CHOICE

LOGICAL THINKING MAKES RINNAI’s H1 – Hydrogen / BioLPG ready – H2 – Hybrid Solar Thermal and heat pump – H3 LOW-GWP heat pumps THE informed CHOICE   Chris Goggin argues that when logically thinking of current UK national energy legislation, Rinnai’s range of H3 products can deliver all commercial, domestic and off-grid properties heating […]

Local builders insuring against business failure hits new high

The number of applications from small builders for personal guarantee insurance more than doubled in 2022, up 135% on 2021 Average personal guarantee backed business loan rose to £174,101 in Q4 2022 Local builders are securing finance just to keep business ticking over The number of local builders applying for personal guarantee insurance (PGI), to […]