Entries by Lyn

TRILUX and Sweco Deliver Circular Lighting Upgrade in Maidenhead

TRILUX partnered with Sweco UK Ltd to deliver a circular lighting upgrade at the consultancy’s Maidenhead office. By refurbishing and upgrading the existing fluorescent luminaires, the project significantly reduced waste and improved the quality and efficiency of lighting in the open-plan workspace. Sweco UK Ltd, a leader in sustainable engineering and design, recently partnered with […]

Renowned Welsh Science Park Selects Custom Rinnai R290 Heat Pumps

Renowned Welsh Science Park Selects Custom Rinnai R290 Heat Pumps for Heating and Hot Water decarbonisation.   Wales’s first dedicated science park has taken a decisive step toward energy resilience and carbon reduction by installing a custom-designed Rinnai heating and hot water system. The solution features multiple R290 high-temperature air source heat pumps, buffer vessels, […]

Ecological Building Systems announce exclusive partnership

EcoCocon and Ecological Building Systems announce exclusive partnership to expand straw panel construction in the UK & Ireland In a significant move for sustainable construction, EcoCocon, a leading European manufacturer of prefabricated straw wall panels, has entered into an exclusive partnership with Ecological Building Systems, a well-established distributor of sustainable building materials in the UK […]

Action Plan to Reduce Planning Backlog

    Somerset Council launches 12-week action plan to reduce planning application backlog and improve response times for residents and developers.   Somerset Council is changing the way its Development Management service works to deliver improvements. In the short term, this means that the Council is seeking to free up case officer time to reduce the […]

DECISIVE REFORMS NEEDED TO RESTORE HOUSING CONFIDENCE

Rachel Reeves is being urged to introduce “radical and credible” reforms for the UK housing market in her Budget this autumn, or risk continued stagnation. In an open letter to the chancellor, property financier Daniel Austin, CEO and co-founder at ASK Partners, outlines a series of recommendations to boost the market and tackle the ongoing […]

Age Old Building Material Set to Make a Comeback

IMAGE: Fox Eco Architects   Cob can be “a mainstream building material once again” say Cella   It’s time for the construction industry to bring back cob, but innovation is needed to solidify the age-old material’s place back within our toolkits, design collective Cella tell Dezeen in this Building with Cob interview. “Cob is a […]

Beware of unintentional WhatsApp Contracts

    A recent English High Court ruling should serve as a warning to the construction industry that even informal WhatsApp exchanges can form legally-binding contracts, according to one lawyer. Michael Kitson, a director at Lindsays, said contractors and developers negotiating contracts cannot afford to presume that the details of text messages and those sent […]

Align Eduction with Construction Skills Demand

  HoW College and Benniman celebrate regional construction sector with Skills West Midlands + Warwickshire Heart of Worcestershire College (HoW College) attended the Skills West Midlands + Warwickshire (SWM+W) celebration of the construction sector in the region at the special awards event in support of Benniman Ltd, one of their strategic partners. In her opening […]

ARE SYNTHETIC GASSES THE REPLACEMENT FOR FOSSIL FUELS?

  Rinnai UK’s Operations Director Chris Goggin explains what synthetic gasses are being developed and produced as a possible replacement to natural gas. Further information of production methods will be considered when evaluating the practical and technical feasibility of introducing synthetic gasses into UK and international energy infrastructure. Since the 1970s when North Sea gas […]