Following last week’s Met Office amber extreme heat warning[1], a polymer specialist has warned current sustainable design must mitigate overheating in buildings as heat waves become more prevalent.   Recent research of 520 M&E contractors and architects, 130 of which… Continue Reading →

Developers St James Securities have submitted a full planning application to Derby City Council for a new 3,500 capacity entertainment and events venue at Becketwell Derby.   The exciting new performance venue will be located on the site of the… Continue Reading →

In 2019, the UK Government set an ambitious goal to reach net zero emissions by 2050. As one of the largest contributors to the UK’s carbon footprint, producing 42 per cent of carbon emissions, the built environment has a crucial… Continue Reading →

For one New Zealand family, ‘forever home’ meant just that when they and their architect chose Nordic Copper for the external skin of their new house on the foreshore of Cass Bay, near Christchurch. The house’s organic design is an… Continue Reading →

Thousands of fire safety installations in the past two years have failed their inspections, according to the Fire Door Inspection Scheme (FDIS). According to the certified inspector, over three-quarters (76%) of fire doors failed their tests in 2019 whilst 30%… Continue Reading →

As Europe’s largest current infrastructure project, spanning over 60 miles via 41 different stations, the Elizabeth line will transform rail transport in London and the South East, when services commence in the first half of 2022. The landmark project has… Continue Reading →

Foyne Jones, executive recruitment agency specialising in KBB, Builders Merchant & Home Interiors, has this week became a Corporate Sponsor of BiKBBI. Established in 2003, Foyne Jones has built a formidable reputation and its dynamic style of recruitment continues to… Continue Reading →

A Coventry University student is among a small group of apprentices who are the first in the UK to have completed their Civil Engineer degree apprenticeships. Scott Griffiths, who works as a structural engineer at Waterman group in Birmingham, passed… Continue Reading →