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The unifying power of SterlingOSB Zero
Pictured are architects Olivia Dolan and Sem van der Straaten, with West Fraser’s marketing manager, David Connacher As the annual SterlingOSB Zero/RIBAJ competition celebrated its 10th anniversary, the 2025 competition
SWA member shines in County Hall window restoration
The Steel Window Association (SWA) represents the UK’s foremost specialists in the preservation and refurbishment of steel windows and doors – particularly within listed buildings, heritage properties, and conservation areas.
TORMAX Concealed Automation for Historic Church Entrance
Two advanced iMotion 1401 underfloor door drives from TORMAX have been installed at the main entrance to All Saints Church, Bingley, automating new bespoke glass and timber swing doors crafted
Overheating in Permitted Development Conversions: A Growing Challenge
By Andrew Nash, Divisional Manager – Residential, Nuaire Permitted Development Rights (PDR) were introduced to accelerate housing delivery by allowing offices and other commercial buildings to be converted into homes
JCT releases updated education module for 2026
JCT has announced the release of the latest version of its education and learning module, JCT Contracts Discovery. JCT Contracts Discovery is designed for teachers and students involved in the
Blenheim Palace is inspiring the next generation of architects
Blenheim Palace is inspiring the next generation of architects with a nationwide design competition, where winners will receive an incredible prize, including a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sign a roof slate
Hunters delivers workplace transformation for Skyscanner
Skyscanner’s Glasgow and Edinburgh office transformation projects set out to create two refined, future‑ready workplaces that would strengthen identity, improve functionality and support the company’s evolving ways of working. Delivered
RICS inaugurates president for 2026
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) inaugurated its 144th president, Nick Maclean OBE RD FRICS, on the evening of Thursday 22 January at RICS headquarters in Westminster. In his inaugural address, the
A staple component in homes since 1966!
MDF is a staple component in most homes; the panel product has been around since 1966 when West Fraser’s CaberMDF was introduced to the building market. It can be
Timber treading lightly on the landscape – the future for carbon negative building materials
It was back in 2012 in its Living Planet Report when the World Wildlife Fund asserted that, if the Western developed nations continued with their pattern of consumption, we would need



















