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Housing experts are highlighting that, with the number of over 85s in the UK expected to double in the next 25 years, there is a growing priority to create tailored environments where people can continue to live. The “ageing in... View Article

A variety of wall construction membranes, roofing underlays and accessories from Protect Membranes has been used by modular construction specialists Totally Modular as part of an innovative pilot scheme, built offsite on behalf of social housing provider Citizen in partnership... View Article

Protect BarriAir and reflective VC Foil Ultra, the air and vapour control layers from Protect Membranes, have been specified and installed by specialist design and build contractors Stewart & Shields in Scotland’s first multi-storey Passivhaus building. Used as part of... View Article

Protecting and maintaining good hygiene, particularly in the sanitary rooms of hospitals, care homes, dentists, schools, leisure centres and other buildings where large numbers of people come together, can be a major challenge. Through careful planning and implementation, steps can... View Article

Since opening its doors to the public in 1759 as the world’s first national public museum, the British Museum in Bloomsbury, London, has been renowned for almost three centuries for bringing together the most diverse human cultures across the globe.... View Article

ALUCOBOND has released the latest edition of Forms & Elements digital magazine, Hotels. In the past, hostels were only intended to offer travellers protection. Guests had to put up with makeshift straw beds, fleas and uncouth manners. Nowadays, we are... View Article

Underfloor air conditioning has been around for more than twenty years, but many in the construction industry still don’t know all that much about it. However, as the demand for more sustainable, flexible, and energy efficient systems grows, underfloor air... View Article

AluK’s 58BW ST aluminium windows replicate the look of steel frames so successfully that they were approved to replace the original Crittall windows in a landmark redevelopment project which has just been completed in central Birmingham. Herbert House, a 115-year... View Article

CaberShieldPlus is the ideal flooring solution when building in Britain’s unpredictable climate. Comprising Norbord’s popular moisture-resistant CaberFloor P5 tongue-and-groove particleboard flooring panel, CaberShieldPlus is specially designed to withstand exposure to wet conditions. CaberShieldPlus has protection on both sides, not just the exposed upper surface. The top... View Article

With over 14 years of experience building bespoke garden rooms throughout the UK and Europe, Oeco Garden Rooms has always prided themselves on using the best materials to create the highest quality finished products. Here, Oeco Garden Rooms talk through... View Article

Concord, architectural lighting by Sylvania, has launched TubiXx, a luminaire that is as stylish as it is functional. Whether it is in a modern or traditional setting, the sleek and clean design of TubiXx can make a stylish statement and... View Article

The latest CPD from Tata Steel looks at the use of Pre-finished Steel Standing Seam Systems for Roof and Wall Cladding. With the popularity of such systems increasing, and performance heavily dependent on specifying high quality materials – the CPD... View Article

Arrow Valves Ltd have introduced new product packages – specifically for commercial heating systems. Installations need to be designed so that we control the maximum temperature that the system reaches, but we also need to have adequate management in place... View Article

The Vertex Business Park is a 4.8 acre site located in the Emersons Green Enterprise zone. Being just four miles from junction19 on the M4 motorway, the 11 warehouse/office complex has tree lined boulevards and generous landscaped areas incorporating dedicated... View Article

As temperatures rise and the amount of daylight increases each day, designers and homeowners alike start to turn their attention to the great outdoors. The first waft of freshly cut grass in the air often signals the start of outdoor... View Article

Sontay, the market leader in field control devices, has joined forces with system integrator, Standard Control Systems to deliver a state-of-the-art Building Management System (BMS) for the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) new headquarters in Ballykelly, Northern... View Article

The A. Proctor Group, renowned for providing high-quality membrane solutions for controlling heat, air and moisture movement in buildings (HAMM), is delighted to announce that its’ Protech VOC Flex high performance membrane has been awarded a BBA Agrément Certificate. Following... View Article

The RTA (Road and Transport Authority) in Dubai has been working towards Expo 2020 and have put in place many enhancements to the already impressive public transportation system in Dubai. This includes the Dubai bus service network covering 87% of... View Article