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Taking stock of the UK Government’s Heat and Buildings Strategy Lead analyst on residential buildings, Marcus Shepheard, reflects on the UK Government’s strategy for buildings. The UK has more than 28.5 million homes, and another 1.9 million other buildings – offices, hospitals, shops, warehouses and more. The majority of these are heated by gas boilers, […]
The possibility of some kind of Severn Barrage or tidal power station in the Bristol Channel will be looked at again in a joint venture between local councils on either side of the estuary. A new commission is to be announced today at the first ever Western Gateway conference – which brings together local authorities […]
New commercial promotions at Fassa Bortolo as the company broadens its reach across the UK Always quick to recognise the hard work of its staff and promote from within, Fassa Bortolo has recently appointed Andrew Sampson and Stephen Gore to National Business Development Managers (BDM). The leading Italian render manufacturer continues to expand its client […]
Altro Ensemble modular flooring system has been paired with Altro Whiterock Digiclad (Custom) wall panels to deliver the ‘wow’ factor front of house at the El Mexicana restaurant in Chelmsford. Harriet Lazzeri of Lazzeri Creative Interiors was looking to update the styling of the Mexican street food restaurant chain while also incorporating the new Don […]
WernerCo, the leading access equipment specialist, and manufacturer of BoSS® towers, is announcing its support of this year’s PASMA Tower Week with a series of safety awareness videos. The globally celebrated event, launched by PASMA, will bring the industry together between 6-12th March to promote positive messages about mobile access towers, prefabricated tower scaffolds […]
Ministers have met this week with the construction industry to hold talks over controversial post-Brexit safety testing rules that the sector argues could delay the construction of 150,00 new homes next year, E&T can reveal. As well as derailing government house-building targets, the construction industry has warned that the rules could impact the UK’s decarbonisation […]
creating a healthier way of living DON’T GO ‘LIKE for LIKE’ TRADE UP TO HIGH PERFORMANCE, FUEL SAVING EFFICIENCY FOR LIMITLESS HOT WATER TEMPERATURE ACCURATE ON DEMAND READILY AVAILABLE NOW Hydrogen blends-ready Rinnai continuous flow hot water delivery units&systems analysis shows 20% (min.) carbon emissions reduction compared to heated storage systems When a […]
The Portascanner® AIRTIGHT 520: Complementing Essential Existing Technology for Airtightness Testing in the Built Environment A new British invention, following the co-location of Coltraco Ultrasonics’ Physicists and Scientists at Durham University, a globally outstanding centre of teaching and research excellence, the handheld Portascanner® AIRTIGHT 520 is a completely unique technology able to compute air flow […]
Turning down the heat: Futureproofing the homes of tomorrow Authored by Mark Dowdeswell, Senior Category Manager – Domestic, at Uponor New homes will have to produce around 30% less carbon emissions as part of a major update to the Building Regulations this year. Under Part L1A, there will be a maximum flow temperature requirement […]
By David Ashcroft, BPE Solicitors LLP I published an article (click here) on 08 February 2022 on the subject of liability for damages arising from defective cladding installation on tower blocks sharing my view that it would be very difficult to impose such liability on contractors who had complied with all the relevant provisions of […]
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