A report published this week stating that the government urgently needs to improve thermally inadequate homes to help it achieve its 2050 energy efficiency targets has been welcomed by insulation specialist Actis. The Committee on Climate Change’s statutory 2017 Report… Continue Reading →

Architects and designers planning a fire escape route within their buildings can now specify Crittall Fabrications glazed partitions and doorsets. As the use of such glazed partitioning to transform the interiors of both new build and refurbished properties gains in… Continue Reading →

THE UK’s largest asbestos safety management conference for industry professionals will examine current techniques for air sampling and monitoring in the UK and ask whether enough is being done to manage the risk. Organised by Lucion Services, the Asbestos the… Continue Reading →

MULTI-MILLION pound attraction Seaton Jurassic has scooped a major architecture award for the best leisure and hospitality project of the year. The flagship centre, designed by Plymouth firm Form Design, cost £4 million to build and has smashed visitor expectations… Continue Reading →

Rotherham Council has unveiled new plans to transform the town centre around the Forge Island area. The masterplan sets out a framework for a new leisure quarter at Forge Island, including a new cinema, hotel, food and drink and potentially a… Continue Reading →

Industry fire experts are calling for much greater transparency around what type of fire testing regime is being used to check cladding systems. Questions are being raised after the Government revealed the total number of buildings with condemned cladding has soared to 75… Continue Reading →

House builders need to do more to attract women and young people if the industry is to avoid a workforce crisis, new research from the NHBC Foundation has found. NHBC Foundation report: The gender and age profile of the house-building… Continue Reading →