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The Environmental Audit Committee expects the Government to provide more detail on its plans to adapt the UK to climate change, as it publishes the Government’s response to its report on Heat Resilience and Sustainable Cooling. In its report, the Committee cited findings that heat-related deaths could rise to 10,000 every year without concerted […]
The Joint Competency Initiative (JCI), in which the Automatic Door Suppliers Association (ADSA) is involved, is finalising its first framework for installers within the door, gates and shutter industry. ADSA is working with the Door Hardware Federation (DHF) and the British Woodworking Federation (BWF) to establish the first of the “routes to competence” for […]
SFS Group Fastening Technology has launched a brochure outlining its NVELOPE® Capability range which supports rainscreen subframe systems, as well as the myriad design solutions to meet virtually any project’s requirements. The 132-page publication offers information on the manufacturer’s advanced fixing and rainscreen subframe systems for the building envelope, with the contents page listing […]
The World Economic Forum’s Centre for Urban Transformation released a report today showcasing the best practices of pioneer cities that are effectively reducing carbon emissions from urban development projects. As urban populations continue to grow, the pace of urban construction is expected to increase. It is projected that the global floor area will double by […]
Halspan, a global market leader in fire safety solutions, is excited to announce its participation in the unmissable Fire Safety Event (FSE) 2024 from 30 April to 02 May, at the NEC in Birmingham, UK. For more than 25 years, Halspan has been at the forefront of protecting property and […]
The Department of Education is using modular builds as part of its move to modern methods of construction. The benefits include a faster delivery of construction projects and minimising disruption while pupils are attending the school. Initial project approval has been given for four new secondary school extensions in Kerry. The schools to benefit are […]
The number of construction companies in “significant” financial distress hit increased 38.6% in Q1 2024, reveals the latest Begbies Traynor Red Flag Alert research. In addition, construction was the sector with the most companies in “critical” financial distress, hitting 6,141 in the first quarter of this year. Overall, the level of “significant” financial distress leapt […]
How will the transition to net zero affect the UK economy? The rapid roll-out of clean energy and energy efficiency measures needed to deliver the net zero transition will be capital-intensive upfront but can serve to make the UK economy resilient, productive and competitive in the long term. In 2020, the Government’s independent climate advisers, […]
During a recent visit, Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands praised GreenSquareAccord’s (GSA) Canalside Close development which is being built in partnership with Keon Homes. GSA’s Canalside Close development, located in Blakenall Heath in Walsall, will provide 33 affordable homes on disused industrial land close to the Wyrley and Essington canal. The housing scheme […]
The housing development has been left half-finished. Half-finished Shrewsbury housing development ‘to be finished next spring’ after builders went into liquidation. A half-finished housing development left abandoned after a construction firm went into liquidation “will be finished by next spring”. Concerns had been raised over mess and safety after the development in Racecourse Crescent, […]
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