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Experience ROCKWOOL’s stone wool insulation like never before

Wednesday, 19th May 2021

Developed to inspire building design and save time, the ROCKWOOL Interactive City demonstrates how stone wool insulation solutions can be used across the whole of the built environment in a single state-of-the-art 3D space. Using cutting edge augmented reality, the... View Article

Buildings are for people

Wednesday, 19th May 2021

At Komfort Partitioning we believe buildings are for people, designed with the occupants’ needs, wants and wellbeing in mind, and here’s why. Our built environments can affect us in many subtle ways. Simply sensing fresh air and natural light or... View Article

How to choose the right mechanical estimating software

Wednesday, 19th May 2021

Estimating is a particularly important process in construction, and it is essential that it is carried out properly. Construction estimating is the process of forecasting the cost and expenses of building a physical structure. Forecasting the costs and expenses allows... View Article

The Industry Challenge – Digital Event

Wednesday, 19th May 2021

Today, and in the future, the building industry faces major challenges. Health related, economic, and environmental aspects of buildings will soon be a top priority in our societies. Creating healthy, productive and sustainable indoor environments will be a key issue... View Article

Live launch of Sika’s new green roof systems – sign up today

Wednesday, 19th May 2021

In response to the construction industry’s drive to build a more sustainable future, Sika’s Roofing experts are hosting a live online launch event for its new Green Roof systems on 1 June 2021. All attendees will be in with a... View Article

View Point: Architect Richard Harrison of the Association of Consultant Architects

Wednesday, 19th May 2021

Architect Richard Harrison (of the Association of Consultant Architects) reviews the scrutiny the industry has been under since Grenfell on accountability and decision-making on high rise projects, and whether architects’ roles could be strengthened Three and a half years after... View Article

Kawneer curtain walling holds a unique key to a gateway building

Tuesday, 18th May 2021

Fritted glazing is the star at Manchester’s Citylabs 2.0. Two types of curtain walling by leading UK manufacturer Kawneer met a quartet of criteria for a new building at the gateway to Europe’s largest clinical-academic campus. Kawneer’s AA®110 SSG (Structurally... View Article

Choosing Geotechnics for SuDS

Tuesday, 18th May 2021

Here, Dave Rudd, National Sales Director at Keyline Civils Specialist, provides an overview of the role of geotechnical products and solutions in SuDS, what is available and provides advice on selection of the correct products. Flooding is a key issue in urbanised... View Article

Keystone Lintels to host Live CPD Webinars on Thermal Bridging

Tuesday, 18th May 2021

The UK and Ireland’s largest steel lintel manufacturer, Keystone Lintels, will be hosting a series of free live CPD webinars during May, aimed at helping to educate architects, housebuilders and SAP Assessors on the issues around heat loss from buildings... View Article

Plain sailing at the Arab Marine Academy, Khorfakkan

Tuesday, 18th May 2021

The Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport (AASTMT) at Khorfakkan in the Sharjah Emirate have installed energy saving luminaires from Luceco. The Academy is an affiliate of the Arab League in Egypt and specialises in marine transport science... View Article

Aico announced as headline sponsor of Oswestry 10K Run

Tuesday, 18th May 2021

Aico are pleased to announce they will be the headline sponsor of this year’s Oswestry 10K Run and will continue to support local events organisation specialists, Adrenaline Sporting Events, throughout 2021 and 2022. Adrenaline Sporting Events is responsible for the... View Article

How modern masonry works with modern methods

Tuesday, 18th May 2021

Scott Denham from IG Masonry Support looks at how offsite solutions are delivering the architectural masonry details specifiers want, ensuring quality alongside a safer and faster way to create masonry facades Brick has long been the specifier’s choice when it... View Article

IWA 14 Terra Galaxy Bollard 7.2t @ 48kph

Monday, 17th May 2021

Frontier Pitts latest HVM Automatic Rising Bollard is the Terra Galaxy Bollard successfully impact tested to IWA14 stopping a 7.2t vehicle travelling at 30mph with zero penetration. Hostile Vehicle Mitigation Introducing the latest Rising Terra Galaxy Bollard which has been... View Article

Keystone brick slip feature lintels hold the key to well-executed brickwork at old coal yard development

Monday, 17th May 2021

Keystone’s brick slip feature lintels have successfully balanced the traditional with the contemporary and brought an exceptional level of detailing as part of the Station Approach development, which has been designed and based on the concept of converted Victorian railway... View Article

Exploring Current Thinking on Passivhaus

Monday, 17th May 2021

Passivhaus is largely accepted by architects as an effective means of drastically reducing emissions in a range of building types, and therefore as an important weapon in the battle to reach the Government’s net zero target by 2050. But what... View Article

6 Steps For A Successful Renovation Of A Property

Monday, 17th May 2021

If you are going to renovate your house, or you are just thinking about then you have to take of the things first that require the touch-ups in the first place. Renovating your property is not going to be a... View Article

HLM Architects launches ‘HLM_Healthcheck’, a new environmental design tool that measures wellbeing

Monday, 17th May 2021

After more than three years in development and testing, HLM Architects has launched HLM_Healthcheck, a digital tool that assesses how emerging building design concepts are likely to perform by measuring the quality of the environment for the people that use... View Article

VitrA staff up for success

Monday, 17th May 2021

Oxfordshire based VitrA Bathrooms, the UK arm of one of the fastest-growing international bathroom companies, is preparing for post-pandemic trading by recruiting several new marketing and sales roles. The Marketing Team has had three new appointments. Lucy Holland has joined... View Article