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CIPS (Chartered Institue of Procurement and Supply) Weakest Rise in residential work for two years holds back construction sector during May May PMI® data signalled another growth slowdown in the construction sector amid a considerable loss of momentum for the residential category. The latest rise in housing activity was the weakest since the recovery began […]
Right to Buy was one of the most transformative policies of the 20th century, making the dream of home ownership a reality for millions. Since its introduction in the 1980s, approximately 4.5 million social tenants took up the opportunity to buy their homes from the state. But the numbers have fallen off a cliff, hitting […]
Our online habits have a surprising impact on climate change: according to the Global Carbon Project, if the Internet were a Country, it would rank 4th in the world by CO2 emissions. Karma Metrix latest research unpacks sustainability KPI of 5 tech giants Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google (FANG). The data shows that FAANG […]
COMPAC wins prestigious Red Dot Best of the Best award for ICE of Genesis Collection. Renowned surfaces company COMPAC have won the prestigious Red Dot Best of the Best Award for its ICE of Genesis collection created by innovative artist and designer Arik Levy. The Red Dot Awards are considered to […]
June 7th 2022 – 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Rising damp is a serious problem, but it is often misdiagnosed. Whereas penetrating damp can have multiple causes, rising damp only occurs when groundwater rises up through absorbent bricks and mortar. Rising occurs almost exclusively in old buildings, where existing damp-proof courses have failed or […]
The UK’s leading wood-based panel manufacturer West Fraser (formerly known as Norbord) is offering customers the chance to win some amazing prizes. Customers spending as little as £25 on SterlingOSB Zero, CaberFloor P5, CaberDek, CaberShieldPlus or CaberWood MDF at participating builders’ merchants’* can gain entry to the monthly prize draw for a […]
When we watch movies, we witness characters moving and acting in enthralling environments, carefully selected or created to evoke the beautiful, the horrifying, the majestic. Designers and architects, on the other hand, watch films a little differently; they tend to be interested in how the background themes interact with the main theme through the film’s […]
OU (Open University) experts have called for greater sustainability in the construction of new buildings, which are globally responsible for 10% of all carbon emissions.[1] Dr Alice Moncaster and PhD student Jane Anderson, international experts in reducing carbon emissions in construction, have provided evidence towards a Select Committee report (published 26 May 2022) that they have […]
Cara Jenkinson, Cities Manager at Ashden, a climate solutions charity which works on progressing green skills for retrofit in the UK with local authorities and retrofit organisations, says: “Introducing a windfall tax at this time is an ethical and financial ‘must’ and we welcome the government announcement. With the urgent need to reduce the cost-of-living […]
In response to the lack of women and other under-represented groups in the building services engineering sector – less than 1% of tradespeople are female – leading Awarding Organisation (AO), LCL Awards has launched an Inclusivity Charter for its centres, to encourage them to take steps to make their training facilities welcoming places, with flexible […]
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