Entries by Lyn

Kentec’s Taktis fire panels protect landmark

Cypriot University student accommodation   Award-winning Taktis fire panels, manufactured by Kentec Electronics, a leading manufacturer of life-critical control systems, are protecting students and property at the University of Nicosia (UNIC)’s new state-of-the-art student residences in Cyprus. The integrated fire system was installed by Kentec Installation Partner (KIP) Glosec Dragon, a Cyprus-based business specialising in […]

Ensuring Access for all

GEZE UK’s popular RIBA-approved CPD Removing Barriers to Access has been completely revised and updated and includes new visuals and updates to regulation all in GEZE’s new branding.   The CPD looks at why door controls are needed, explains the various standards and regulations that apply, where and when to use a manual door control or […]

MMC and net zero on the agenda for LHC at Housing 2021

Public sector housing teams will be able to hear about and discuss the challenges of and opportunities available in MMC, retrofit and the net zero agenda, as experts from procurement specialist LHC appear at Housing 2021. Two of LHC’s regional directors will be tackling the hot topics at the first major housing event to take […]

The Hydrogen Strategy – Government announcement

Tens of thousands of jobs, billions of pounds in investment and new export opportunities will be unlocked through government plans to create a thriving low carbon hydrogen sector in the UK over the next decade and beyond, the Business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has set out today (17 August). The UK’s first-ever Hydrogen Strategy […]

CREATING A FLUSH FINISH WITH KAWNEER’S ENHANCED CURTAIN WALL SYSTEM

With ever-increasing market demands for more robust and flexible façade systems, Kawneer, the leading manufacturer of architectural aluminium glazing systems has launched a new version of its successful AA®100 and AA®110 curtain wall products. In addition to a +/- 5mm building expansion joint for its SSG curtain wall variant and a higher weight capacity for its capped option, one of the key enhancements is a concealed vent option within the product to help produce a beautiful, finished aesthetic to a […]

From care worker to first female construction specialist

Three years after Lincolnshire care worker Jess Wells walked into a construction careers event, she’s now the first woman to have achieved a highly specialised construction qualification. Jess, 29, was a care worker in 2018 when she attended an event aimed at encouraging young people into the industry as part of Lincolnshire Construction Week, supported […]

The Final Meltdown

Buewater says planet put on red alert by landmark climate report   Stockholm, Sweden, August 9, 2021 – News that the planet is facing climate changes unprecedented in tens of thousands of years with some deemed irreversible over hundreds of years was described as scary and shocking by the international Swedish water company Bluewater. The […]

FLOODING:Benefits outweigh prevention costs

Does London have to learn to live with flooding? By Tim Clark London and other parts of the UK may have to learn to live with the impact of flash floods from increasingly torrential storms, flood experts have warned. Speaking to NCE, Aecom lead on flood modelling and mapping Ruth Goodall said that climate change […]