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The NHS estate has long faced a serious and growing challenge: an overwhelming £13.8 billion backlog in essential maintenance, with costs only rising. Delays in upkeep not only endanger patient safety but can also expose Trusts to legal risks, including fines, and increased long-term expenditure. 33% of building maintenance professionals reported “defending maintenance budget cuts” […]
Mayplas’ Thermal Soffit, just launched in March, has now achieved an A2 Reaction to Fire classification and has been renamed ‘Thermafire A2 Soffit’. The product is part of a range of insulation that Mayplas, a specialist manufacturer of passive fire protection, acoustic and thermal insulation, offers the housebuilding and construction industries. Confirmed following testing […]
The McCarthy & Stone scheme in Swindon comprises of two blocks accommodating around apartments for the over 60s-B An EJOT fixing combination, which is designed for rapid installation of flat roof systems with tapered insulation, has been instrumental in market-leading retirement property developer McCarthy & Stone meeting the strict completion deadline at one of its […]
BELFOR UK is one of the UK’s leading disaster recovery businesses and has been restoring and recovering buildings, possessions, and assets for over 35 years. Dedicated to helping customers recover swiftly and efficiently after a disaster, such as fire or flood damage, BELFOR has a team of directly employed specialists and experts across the country. […]
Illustration of China’s Linglong-1 small modular nuclear reactor nearing completion. Image generated by AI. “Mini Nuclear Breakthrough”: China Activates World’s First Compact Reactor to Deliver Clean Energy to Over Half a Million Homes, Plant Set to Power Over Half a Million Homes in China In a historic leap for nuclear energy, China’s Linglong-1, the […]
Shanghai’s shikumen complex to return to original location using small robots WATCH THE VIDEO With a total floor area of 4,030 square meters and weight of approximately 7,500 metric tons, a traditional shikumen-style building complex is being relocated for better protection in Shanghai, with the help of 432 small robots. As China’s largest […]
The vast majority of new U.K. homes will have rooftop solar panels installed by default, the government has announced. The new policy will mean residents of new-build homes will save up to £530 per year compared to the energy price cap, the government estimates. The announcement comes in advance of the Future Homes Standard, to […]
Pooling expertise key to safeguarding future water supply, says Egis as government fast-tracks new reservoirs Egis in the UK has welcomed the announcement that the government will fast-track decisions about two new reservoirs and plans to change the law so that further reservoir projects are approved more quickly, but has cautioned that the […]
A new study suggests that if cities want to continue to drive down levels of black carbon, they should switch their efforts from road transport to construction equipment. The research, conducted at the top of the BT Tower in London, was undertaken by a team involving scientists from the University of Manchester, UK Centre […]
A pilot project featuring 18 modular homes intended to pave the way to a transformation of temporary housing across London has secured planning approval. The green-lit project, being delivered by the London Borough of Havering and Wates Residential will see the homes built on the Waterloo and Queen Street Estate in Romford. The scheme is […]
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