The Passive House Institute (PHI) plays a crucial role in the development of the Passive House concept – the only internationally recognised, performance-based energy standard in construction.
Without proper water treatment, commercial heating systems will fall foul of corrosion and limescale – phenomena that can result in problems such as reduced energy efficiency, poor system performance, loss of boiler warranty, premature replacement of plant and components, and…
Mumford & Wood, manufacturer of Britain’s finest timber windows and doors, has launched a RIBA-Assessed factory tour CPD. This follows substantial investment in their extended state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Tiptree, Essex.
The leading waterproofing supplier teams up with Germany’s internationally-renowned mixing technologists to exclusively provide quality mixing equipment in the UK.
While the greening of flat roofs nowadays is very common and popular worldwide, with millions of square meters being installed every year, the greening of pitched roofs is still considered as an exceptional case.
Ventilated façade specialist Shackerley has supplied over 3000m² of white SureClad® ceramic granite cladding for three luxurious apartment complexes at one of the UK’s premier racecourses.
Hauraton Limited introduced the RECYFIX® MONOTEC, their new high capacity channel system in January, the new Western Super Mare Travelodge being the first installation of the system in the United Kingdom.
Introducing the very latest generation of composite decking technology- the super-low maintenance TimberTech EasyClean range.
Acheson + Glover (AG) has introduced a beautiful new addition to its extensive range of flagstones.
High load and impact resistance; extreme wear and scratch resistance; frost and fireproof; colour fast and extremely resistant to staining; resistance to mould and algae growth – these qualities ensure an extremely low maintenance and trouble free flooring solution. And…
Portakabin, the UK’s leading supplier of modular buildings, has produced a short film about how a highly complex, 4,200sqm ward and theatre building was constructed at Royal Stoke University Hospital in less than four months to help meet the increasing…
The most used man-made material on the planet is concrete. Construction projects small, medium and large have all used concrete in one way or another.
The 2015 Structural Timber Awards were hailed a great success by industry leaders and innovators from across the timber construction sector and the 2016 event is set to build on this success. With two new additional award categories and a…
A number of innovations are emerging to help measure and enhance wellbeing in buildings, and they are starting to be rolled out in the UK.
