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A lot goes into a building’s design and construction. Engineers labour over each single detail for weeks or months, applying a science that we’ve refined brick by brick over the course of many years. …what if we took this industry off the Earth? Many people still think of permanent human settlements in space as science […]
The Thames Barrier was closed more than 50 times in the 2013/14 winter – comfortably a record. In December 2015, parts of the UK were devastated by record-breaking levels of rainfall as a result of Storm Desmond. More recently, Britain experienced the wettest February on record in 2020 due to the succession of Storm’s […]
Rising material prices including steel, timber and concrete combined with labour shortages are hampering housebuilding in the capital, according to the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. Government data shows that the cost of construction materials for all types of work increased 23% in the UK in 2021. The Greater London Authority said this rise was […]
Building safety inquiry begins – Levelling Up Committee holds two evidence sessions The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC) Committee today (January 31st) begins the evidence hearings for its new inquiry into building safety and issues relating to funding and remediation. Parliament TV: Watch the sessions live Inquiry: Building Safety: Remediation and Funding Full inquiry […]
86% of builders call for industry to be licensed, says FMB Cymru Small, local builders, who at the heart of our communities, are crying out for the UK Government to introduce measures to curb rogue traders and keep consumers safe. In the most recent State of Trade Survey from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), […]
Richard James Watts MSc CEng MCIBSE MIEnvSc and Senior Consulting Engineer at Evotech Air Quality explains what the updated Building Regulations mean for indoor air quality. In December, the Government published significant changes to the Building Regulations and associated Approved Documents, in a bid to help the UK deliver net-zero by 2050. The update provides […]
The ninth annual Schüco Excellence Awards will take place this summer, for which project applications are now officially being accepted. The well-established Schüco Excellence Awards for Design and Innovation, run in association with Architecture Today, recognise exceptional projects completed with Schüco systems all over the UK and Ireland. The deadline for entries is 27th […]
THERMALLY-EFFICIENT, SUPER-THIN DECK-VQ® VACUUM INSULATION PANELS OVERCOME LOW THRESHOLD LIMITATIONS ISSUES IN FLAT ROOFS By Paul Simpson, Commercial Director at Gradient When renovation space is at a premium, roof terraces are gaining in popularity as an attractive and purposeful way to revitalise and utilise an otherwise redundant area of a building. However, when insulating […]
The University of Warwick’s Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Building (IBRB) is breaking new ground in building design. The £33m facility has been constructed with a cutting-edge offsite approach featuring Kingspan Kooltherm Pipe Insulation and Kooltherm Insulated Pipe Support Inserts. The research building, designed by Hawkins/Brown and Fairhursts Design Group, will provide world-class facilities for over 300 […]
As the first among peers, international engineering company COWI aims to transform its business and reach 100 per cent revenue within sustainability-related projects in three to five years’ time. COWI steps up as frontrunner on sustainability “This is one of the strongest statements in COWI history and with the decision not to take on any […]
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