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Analysis from Glenigan shows that 53,379 new homes were approved between April and June 2024, a 13% drop compared to the same period in 2023. Rico Wojtulewicz, Head of Policy and Market Insight at the National Federation of Builders (NFB) said: “The new Labour government’s job has been made considerably harder by Michael Gove’s decision […]
Major construction firm ISG bankruptcy results in over 2,000 job losses and halts significant government projects Thousands of jobs have vanished as ISG, one of the UK’s major construction firms, collapsed last week, leaving its employees and many government projects hanging by a thread. This unexpected downfall sends shockwaves through the construction industry, raising alarms […]
Rinnai’s Tony Gittings looks at the future demand and effects of air cooling on domestic and commercial properties across the UK and Europe. As global temperatures increase, air conditioning units will likely become a requirement for UK and European domiciles and the built environment. What will the effect of air cooling be upon the […]
Image: Ten Degrees, HTA Design Construction Leadership Council and Supply Chain Sustainability School Unveil Bold Plan to Revolutionise UK Housing with Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) 20 September 2024, London, UK – The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) and the Supply Chain Sustainability School have today published a groundbreaking report aimed at addressing the housing […]
Shweta Salvankar is Senior Building Performance and Sustainability Engineer at Harley Haddow We tend to take for granted that the buildings we live and work in are the result of careful, quality investment. However, just as an individual might buy an inexpensive item of clothing to save money, some in the construction industry continue to utilise […]
Philip Reynolds has joined acoustic, fire and thermal insulation product manufacturer Acoustic & Insulation Manufacturing (AIM) as Business Development Manager – South. With a remit to support insulation distributers, builders’ merchants and their installer customers, Phil will work across the South including East Anglia, the Home Counties, the South East and London, the south […]
Leeds Beckett University’s ‘real-world’ research has defined new standards to measure the aggregate heat loss from housing – a crucial lever to meet the challenge of Net Zero. Two new European Standards have been published – and adopted in 34 countries – following work led by Leeds Beckett’s Professor David Johnston, together with Professor Richard […]
Reds10 begins construction of innovative and highly sustainable Army accommodation at Upavon 200 new bedspaces to be delivered for Army personnel using advanced modular construction techniques Reds10, pioneer in industrialised delivery, has begun the construction of over 200 new bedspaces for Army personnel in Upavon, under a major investment programme that is improving standards of […]
Work on a groundbreaking project to harness hydropower from waste water has been completed by Scottish Water, supporting its drive to achieve net zero emissions by 2040. The first of its kind in the UK, the scheme has seen the installation of a hydro turbine at Hamilton Waste Water Treatment Works in South Lanarkshire and […]
Leading paint manufacturer, Dulux Trade, recently invited architects, specifiers and interior designers to the Allermuir showroom in London for a panel discussion exploring inclusive design and the power of colour and sustainability on wellbeing. Designing inclusive spaces presents a unique set of challenges for specifiers and architects, and the process of achieving inclusive […]
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