Entries by Lyn

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 […]

THE SOUND CHOICE FOR NATURAL VENTILATION

Balancing effective natural ventilation with reduced noise pollution poses specifiers with a challenge, but leading product manufacturer Passivent has the perfect solution in the form of its patented SoundScoop® acoustic air transfer unit.   Passivent’s SoundScoop offers superior natural ventilation whilst simultaneously reducing sound transfer between noisy and noise-sensitive areas thanks to its patented internal […]

INFLATION ADDS £23bn to Construction Costs

UK construction output reaches a record value of £204bn in 2022 Rising costs add £23bn to the cost of construction output when compared to pre-pandemic price levels; inflation pressures are expected to continue through the first half of 2023. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released data on the construction output of the United Kingdom […]

FAULTY CONSTRUCTION SIGNIFICANT IN TURKISH DISASTER

Turkish authorities are targeting contractors allegedly linked with buildings that collapsed in the powerful February 6 earthquakes as rescuers found more survivors in the rubble on Sunday, including a pregnant woman and two children, in the disaster that killed more than 33,000 people. The death toll from the magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 quakes that struck […]

Uncertain Future of Teeside Construction Giant

Teessiders employed by a North East construction giant are facing uncertainty after it was revealed the firm is in severe financial difficulties. Firm Tolent – which has offices in Thornaby – has been involved in some of the region’s largest recent building projects, including Hadrian’s Tower in Newcastle, the Milburngate development in Durham and Riverside […]

UKGBC assembles expert team to accelerate action on commercial retrofit

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has announced a team of cross-industry experts who will support its mission to accelerate commercial retrofit. The energy required to heat, power and operate commercial buildings accounts for nearly a quarter of the built environment’s carbon footprint in the UK1. Securing a net zero built environment in line with […]