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THE OFFICE for Nuclear Regulation has served a series of Enforcement Notices for “shortfalls” in fire safety at the Hinkley Point C construction site relating to contraventions under the requirements of Article 22 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Pre-planned inspections across three days last November at the Unit 1 HR Building on […]
The City of Edinburgh Council is asking residents to give their feedback on a long-term plan for decarbonising heat in buildings and improving energy efficiency. With one month to go until the consultation closes on 18 February, residents across the capital are being asked to share their views on the Edinburgh Local Heat and Energy […]
Pictured is David Connacher, Marketing Manager at West Fraser, and Iain McDonald of The Doghouse Boxing Club West Fraser Europe has donated £600 to support a local boxing gym which provides training and workouts for members of all ages. The Doghouse Boxing Club, located in Stirling near the company’s manufacturing plant in Cowie, Scotland, was […]
More young people look set to live with their parents as buying a home becomes increasingly expensive, the government’s housing accelerator Homes England has warned. Office of National Statistics has revealed the cost of a home is rising quicker than earnings with affordability ratios increasing from 4.92 in 2002 to 8.28 in 2022. “Many […]
Photo Credit: Josh Caius/Ashden London under-prepared for flooding and extreme heat, new report warns – climate charity Ashden highlights inclusive solutions The interim report of the London Climate Resilience Review should prompt decision-makers to bring proven solutions from around the UK to the capital, says climate charity Ashden. London boroughs, the Greater London […]
By David Norman of Davon For smaller and medium-sized developers, 2023 was the year that everything took longer. It took longer to find and acquire land, longer to obtain bank funding and longer to get materials delivered but most of all, it took longer to get planning permission. There was barely a day all year […]
Updated building safety rules should not leave existing flats behind The Welsh Government intends to build on changes made in 2018 when the use of some combustible materials in the external walls of high-rise residential buildings was banned. The current proposals look at a range of new materials to be covered, extend the types of […]
Photo accreditation: Dylan Morris, Wakemans Divisional Director (Caernarfon). Saint-Gobain Weber is the first manufacturer in the UK and Ireland to release an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for monocouche render, helping specifiers make informed, sustainable choices when selecting finishes. EPDs are a third-party certified document and are created based on data obtained through a Life Cycle […]
Panel Systems, a leading supplier of architectural panels, is gearing up for a busy year ahead for its range of non-combustible FR-A glazing infill panels. Since launching the FR-A panels, Panel Systems has experienced strong demand from contractors switching to using non-combustible materials in external walls of buildings over 11m in height, in order […]
Image credit: Chris Winter Photography The E01, E02 development at Quintain’s 85-acre Wembley Park, named Madison, reached completion in 2020. The mixed-use scheme includes 633 apartments all connected to a district heating network with secondary pipework insulated using Kingspan Kooltherm Pipe Insulation. Work on E01 and E02 Wembley Park was overseen by Wates Construction. The […]
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