Creating a simple, uncluttered, clean space with a utilitarian look and feel was the goal for the re-design of Hanson Architect’s Office space. Having first come across SMARTPLY OSB3 at a RIBA CPD Roadshow in 2017, the practice was impressed… Continue Reading →
Over the last five years UK local authorities have paid out £35m on compensation and legal fees related to damp[1], leaks and damage. Given the funding challenge that local authorities face, they are under growing pressure to ensure that housing… Continue Reading →
London mayor Sadiq Khan’s decision to fund a ‘developers’ toolkit’ to simplify the construction of offsite homes has been welcomed by pan European insulation specialist Actis. The project, towards which the mayor’s office will contribute £50,000, will see the production… Continue Reading →
With the ever-increasing pressure to create more future-proofed, energy efficient properties, the demand for high-performance insulation solutions that are thin yet robust enough to stand up to the construction process has never been greater. To solve this problem, Kingspan has… Continue Reading →
Ahead of Grand Designs Live 2018, which opens this Saturday (and runs from the 5th-13th May at London Excel), we sat down with Kevin McCloud to ask some important questions relating to refurbishment and new builds. Refurb Projects: How important… Continue Reading →
Saint-Gobain Weber, the recognised manufacturer of innovative high performance products, systems and technologies for the construction industry, has launched weberend LAC rapid, a super-fast drying version of the established and successful weberend LAC. This basecoat render with meshcloth reinforcement, plays… Continue Reading →
An innovative partnership between Crittall Windows and Crystal Units Ltd is creating glazing that achieves the lowest available U-values combined with a host of other advantages. A new agreement between steel window specialists Crittall and the north-London based Crystal Units… Continue Reading →
Higgins Construction has been awarded two silver and one bronze award at this year’s Considerate Constructors National Site Awards. Bourne Estate in Camden and Gabriel Square in St Albans, Hertfordshire have each been given a silver award and King Square… Continue Reading →
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