Entries by Lyn

Inefficient Planning is Costing the UK Millions

The UK is missing over four million homes due to its ‘inefficient’ and ‘outdated’ planning laws, a think tank has calculated. A new report from the Centre for Cities argues that the current case-by-case planning process based on the 1947 Town and Country Planning Act has encouraged an ‘unpredictable system’ that has slowed down housebuilding. […]

EARTHQUAKES – A CONSTRUCTION PERSPECTIVE

On 6 February 2023, a Mw 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria. It was followed by a Mw 7.7 earthquake nine hours later, centred 95 km (59 mi) to the north–northeast from the first, in Kahramanmaraş Province. There was widespread damage and tens of thousands of fatalities. It was the deadliest earthquake worldwide since the 2010 […]

Smart innovations in focus at Futurebuild

  Futurebuild 2023: Stand D10   Smart Architectural Aluminium will be displaying a wide range of new products and systems at this year’s Futurebuild exhibition. With innovative solutions across its three core product areas, visitors will have chance to see both completely new products and product evolutions in each of the company’s Internal, External and […]

DOMUS, RIGHT PRODUCT, RIGHT ENVIRONMENT AT SPECIFI EVENT

Right product, right environment: Domus Ventilation provides valuable advice at Specifi Mechanical Services events   Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR). HRXE-ZEUS has been introduced to meet ventilation requirements for large residential properties, which require a more powerful system to deliver the airflow required to meet Building Regulations Part F. HRXE-ZEUS joins Domus Ventilation’s existing range of […]

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 […]