Mace hires two senior members of staff
Mace has announced two senior members of staff will join their team from rival contractors Laing O'Rourke and Sisk Construction...
Two new senior hires have...
Turley will deliver Croydon masterplan
The London Borough of Croydon has appointed planning consultancy firm Turley to deliver its Fair Field Hall masterplan...
Planning consultancy Turley will develop and submit...
Proactive building control
Paul Wilkins, Chair of the ACAI outlines the benefits of a proactive building control service delivering competence and independence in the construction sector…
There is...
Construction slows down in the run up to election
Figures from the Markit/CIPS construction PMI survey have revealed the impact of the election on the sector...
Perhaps it is unsurprising that in the run...
Surviving the BIM revolution
Karen Alford, BIM Project Executive at the Environment Agency discusses how industry can adapt to the BIM revolution by utilising the standards and data...
How To Boost Education Through Building Design
Saint-Gobain, the world leader in the sustainable habitat and construction markets, has identified five key elements that contribute to our comfort levels indoors; thermal...
Local authority action on energy efficiency
Ian Hutchcroft, Head of Local Delivery at the Energy Saving Trust explains how local authorities can retrofit for energy efficiency and deliver benefits for...
Fee warning for mortgage borrowers
Homeowners are being warned to be aware of high fees attached to falling mortgage rates...
Tumbling mortgage rates might be a good thing for the...
Scaffolding training – ensuring best practice
CISRS announces new requirements for the CISRS Part 1 Scaffolding Training course…
CISRS has announced that as of 1st September 2015 it will be a...
Access audits will clear the way for more customers
Never mind narrow doorways which create difficulties for someone with a disability. A bigger problem is narrow thinking, and that’s the main issue that...
Building a home? Build a solar home
Paul Hutchens, Chairman of the Solar Trade Association New Build Working Group and Managing Director of Eco2Solar explains the benefits of fitting solar panels...
The ground you work on
Kevin Minton, Director of the Construction Plant Hire Association highlights the levels of risk involved in ground conditions for machinery and how it can...
Fast Flexible Finance
JCB outline their fast, flexible finance.
Our aim is to ensure that our UK customers benefit from over 40 years of knowledge and experience in...
PROFILE: JCB Insurance Launch ‘Tailormade Solutions’
Commoditised Insurance
JCB Insurance Services are an Insurance Broker specialising in arranging all of the insurance a business needs.
As you would expect from a name...
Combatting machinery theft
Commander Neil Basu of the Metropolitan Police outlines his involvement with the CEA’s Security and Registration Scheme – CESAR, and how machinery theft is...
Building a home? Build a solar home
Paul Hutchens, Chairman of the Solar Trade Association New Build Working Group and Managing Director of Eco2Solar explains the benefits of fitting solar panels...
Schöck performance verified by the OISD
As a leading specialist in the provision of advanced solutions for thermal energy structural insulation, Schöck demands extremely high product performance standards. The company...
The NIA insulation service
The National Insulation Association (NIA) announces the introduction of a new service for Local Authorities and Housing Associations looking for insulation companies to work...
Investment in energy efficiency
Paul King, Chief Executive of the UK Green Building Council highlights why infrastructure investments for energy efficiency should be a priority for the government…
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PROFILE: The fabric of thermal comfort
When we typically spend 90% of our time indoors or in vehicles, it’s fair to say that the buildings we live, work or play...
The INCA Manifesto – A future for EWI
INCA has published a manifesto ahead of the General Election calling on any future government to set out a clear role for EWI
Bridging the performance gap
Buildings rarely perform as well as their designers predicted – energy consumption can be as much as double what was expected, so annual energy...
PROFILE: Thermal Performance
Halfen outline the innovations available to mitigate cold bridging and improve thermal performance…
With the ever increasing need to improve the thermal performance of our...
Energy efficiency and housing: what next for Local Authorities?
Ian Hutchcroft, Head of Local Delivery at the Energy Saving Trust explains how local authorities can retrofit for energy efficiency and deliver benefits for carbon reduction, health, jobs and growth
Isover’s Optima IWI system insulates Bolton Home
As part of a trial into solid wall insulation by the Energy Saving Trust, Saint- Gobain Isover installed its newly launched Optima Internal Wall...
Competent retrofit
Mark Weaver, Project Director for Retrofit at Saint-Gobain in the UK describes how the retrofit industry can become competent experts…
It is widely recognised that...