Report shows carefully retrofitting our historic homes could reduce carbon emissions by up to 84% in a detached Victorian home, 62% in a Georgian terrace home, 58% in a 1900s terrace, 56% in a Victorian semi-detached and 54% in a… Continue Reading →

Bespoke design and air conditioning supplier, PACAIR has expanded its range of services with the addition of a specialist applied project team, which will assist customers looking to capitalise on the many opportunities behind the legislative drive towards zero carbon…. Continue Reading →

Two former furniture factory buildings in East London have been transformed into high-end apartments with the help of Crittall windows. Long Street in the Hackney conservation area was a key component in Shoreditch’s industrial heritage. The area was once the… Continue Reading →

By Nic Collins   The quality of reinforced concrete installation and repair is vital to upholding the structural integrity of a wide range of applications from bridges to tunnels, to domestic basements, buildings and car parks. Hence the need for… Continue Reading →

A VAT cut on home improvement works from 20% to 5% for a temporary five year period would generate an economic stimulus worth £51 billion and create 345,000 new jobs, according to new research published today by the Federation of… Continue Reading →

Hanover (Scotland) has received planning approval from Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park for its first social housing development to be built to Passivhaus standards. The Drymen development at Conic Way and Montrose Way will comprise 15 affordable homes,… Continue Reading →

The £9.2 million transformation of a brownfield site into high quality, affordable housing has begun in Castleford. Leeds Federated Housing Association (LFHA) and WDH are working with main contractor Esh Construction to deliver 82 new homes at Pemberton Road which… Continue Reading →

Improved levels of acoustic and energy insulation will be provided following specification of ISO-Chemie’s advanced sealing tape for windows at a new mixed used development in central London. More than 1,000m of ISO BLOCO 600 tape and 300m of BLOCO… Continue Reading →