Entries by Lyn

Meeting Cambridge’s largest Passivhaus student residential building requirements

TRILUX low-energy LED luminaires meet Cambridge’s largest Passivhaus student residential building requirements Setting a new benchmark in sustainability for student accommodation The Cambridge University Lucy Cavendish College’s mission is to attract, support and unlock the potential of students from non-traditional and underrepresented backgrounds who are driven by a desire to make a difference. The University […]

EJOT secures UKTA for LIEBIG Superplus BLS heavy duty anchors

EJOT UK has received UKTA (UK Technical Assessment) certification for its LEIBIG Superplus BLS range of self-undercutting heavy duty anchors, providing assurance to engineers, designers and architects that these market-leading products fully comply with the post-Brexit standards protocol. Providing an independently assessed performance approval to complement the product’s long-held ETA (European Technical Assessment), the UKTA […]

RINNAI’S HOT WATER STORAGE SOLUTIONS NOW IN ELECTRIC

Rinnai, as an integral part of its H3 initiative, has designed and produced an electrical option in hot water storage units for commercial applications. The Infinit-E range is fitted with 1 and 6 titanium elements ensuring a productive and sustained product life cycle. The Infinit-E range is available from 12kw to 72kw making all models […]

HYDROGEN – Greenwashing in the heating sector

Questions raised about use of hydrogen in home heating The hydrogen industry has been accused of miscommunicating basic facts on hydrogen’s potential for home heating, during the Competition and Markets Authority’s review of greenwashing in the heating sector. In evidence submitted to the CMA, independent renewable energy charity MCS Charitable Foundation said that consumers are […]

Cala invites local community to review its Cathcart plans

Inverlair Avenue, Cathcart Cala Homes (West) is holding the first community consultation on proposals for a new residential development in Cathcart. The housebuilder will host an in-person event on Thursday 10 November between 6pm and 8pm followed by a second session on Saturday 12 November between 10am and 2pm. Both will take place in the […]

INVESTIGATING ‘CREAKY’ TALL BUILDINGS

The Tall Building Working Group (TBWG) was formed in 2018 to address a global phenomenon where creaking can be heard in tall residential towers in high wind conditions. The group was established under the umbrella of trade body Finishes and Interiors Sector (FIS) and set about bringing together the entire supply chain, namely developers, tier […]

CHALLENGE TO OFGEM

The energy regulator, Ofgem, has been challenged by a leading energy trade body to examine the real-world consequence of shifting homes from gas onto heat pumps. The CEO of Energy and Utilities Alliance (EUA), Mike Foster, has written to the regulator Jonathan Brearley, calling for a village-sized trial of decarbonising homes using heat pumps. The […]

Climate change will shift the way we build

Did you know that 2020 was one of the warmest, as well as one of the wettest and sunniest, on record? Weather in the UK is becoming increasingly unpredictable and scientists state that extreme weather will affect Britain more regularly as a result of climate change. Is moderate British weather rapidly becoming a thing of […]

RED FLAG FOR 690 HOME DEVELOPMENT

Plans for a 690-home development in Coventry have been rejected by councillors for the second time. The bid for outline permission to build seven blocks of flats on land at Abbotts Lane in Coundon had been recommended for approval by council officers. It was a different version of a 731 home-scheme for the site by […]

NEW ALL ELECTRIC PRISON

Construction starts on UK’s first all-electric prison Over 600 jobs are set to be created as construction starts on the UK’s first all-electric prison at Full Sutton in East Yorkshire. The new prison – opening in 2025 – will hold nearly 1,500 prisoners who will spend their time behind bars learning the skills they need […]