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Masonry walls – how to avoid unwanted cracking
Premier Guarantee’s technical team provides practical advice for building masonry walls and how to avoid cracking.
British Woodworking Federation appoints new president
Cliff Thrumble is to join the British Woodworking Federation as the new president, it has emerged…
Managing director of Boyland Windows Cliff Thrumble has been...
How to meet the security requirements in Approved Document Q
The new security requirements introduced in Approved Document Q are explained by Kevin Underwood, Technical Director at the British Woodworking Federation and Wood Window Alliance.
Window fitter contractor fined for safety failings
A window fitting contractor and project principal contractor have been prosecuted after a worker fell installing glazed units…
GTF Frames Limited (GTF) and Parsons and...
Building Control – The way we build for tomorrow
Keeping up to speed is part of the role of Building Control in an era where building homes is high on the Government’s agenda.
The...
BWF publishes new guidance for Part Q compliance
The British Woodworking Federation has published new technical guidance for door and window manufacturers.
Should more companies consider energy efficient architectural design?
Glass and solar energy specialists at Romag explain why more companies should consider energy efficient architectural design...
One of the defining factors of the 21st century and...
BIM, IoT, big data: A vision for a data enabled built...
Graeme Forbes, Managing Director, Clearbox talks about BIM, the Internet of Things and big data in the built environment...
The building information modelling (BIM) journey is underway...
Section 237: Extinguishing the right to light
Tom Kibblewhite, Director for Watts Group PLC draws attention to Section 237 of The Town & Country Planning Act 1990, which gives local authorities...
Is there a place for electric heating in the UK?
Paul Bennett, registered professional energy consultant with the Energy Institute and Executive Chairman of BSSEC, looks at the technologies available for electric heating and...
£17m Manchester apartment blocks awarded BREEAM outstanding
Three refurbished 13-storey apartment blocks have been recognised for sustainability achievements, receiving a BREEAM outstanding rating…
Designers of three apartment blocks located in Manchester have...
An FM Perspective of BIM in Healthcare
Stephen Bartlett, CEO of Invigilatis discusses how BIM is approached by FM in healthcare
The journey/vision
Given the government’s imminent deadline (end 2016) for Level 2 BIM, new...
Energiesprong – making net-zero energy housing a reality
Arno Schmickler, Programme Director, Energiesprong UK describes how the UK can achieve net-zero energy housing…
The European Commission recently announced €3.6 million grant funding to...
Mobility from BIM
Graeme Forbes, Managing Director of Clearbox highlights the benefits of real mobility in BIM solutions when recognised with the Clearbox BIMXtra mobile app OnSite...
Mobile solutions to everyday...
Behind the facade – developing BIM for aluminium
Justin Furness, Technical Director for the Council for Aluminium in Building outlines how the sector is faring in terms of BIM adoption for their...
Graphisoft and BIM: Starting with the Design
Many say BIM is a process or BIM is nothing more than the collection of all building data organised into a structure database easy to query both in a “visual” and a “numerical” way. It is safe to say that BIM involves all of the above and much more
Achieving balance between energy efficiency, comfort and ventilation
Steve Hodgson, Chief Executive of The Property Care Association argues that buildings, irrespective of when they were built and with what, need to find...
A timber frame manufacturer’s BIM learning curve
Paul Hanney, Senior Designer at Fforest Timber Engineering Ltd in Gorseinon, Swansea – one of the earliest adopters of Horizon – describes the lessons...
BIM: Starting with the Design
Some say BIM is a type of software. Others say BIM is the 3D virtual model of buildings.
Many say BIM is a process or...
Invigilatis: An FM Perspective of BIM in Healthcare
The journey/vision
Given the government’s imminent deadline (end 2016) for Level 2 BIM, new and exciting ways of working will soon be available to NHS...
Insulating liquid project boosts energy efficiency
Researchers are developing windows that provide highly efficient solar energy and heat by using insulating liquid…
The European Commission’s flagship research fund Horizon 2020 is...
The building conversions challenge
Premier Guarantee outline the challenges faced when building conversions are not as simple as once imagined...
Building conversions as we know are often difficult to...
An FM Perspective of BIM in Healthcare
Given the government’s imminent deadline (end 2016) for Level 2 BIM, new and exciting ways of working will soon be available to NHS Estates...
A timber frame manufacturer’s BIM learning curve
As the UK’s first timber frame tool built on Autodesk’s® Revit®, Wolf Systems’ Horizon software brings BIM capabilities to timber frame
Paul Hanney, Senior Designer...
Your rights to light at a glance
Tom Kibblewhite, Director for Watts Group PLC provides an explanation of the right to light and the differences with what is termed daylight and...
Your rights to light at a glance
Tom Kibblewhite, Director for Watts Group PLC provides an explanation of the right to light and the differences with what is termed daylight and...