Pendock metal boxing conceals and protects exposed pipework

When concealing external pipework, building services and other utilities associated with low carbon district heating schemes or air-source and ground-source heat pumps, our metal pipe boxing range provides protection against accidental damage and improves a project’s aesthetics. Bespoke manufactured to the individual... View Article

Introducing Studio Moren

Hospitality design specialist Dexter Moren Associates (DMA) is excited to announce a rebranding and change of name to Studio Moren. The rebrand reflects a further evolution of the studio and its collaborative approach to architecture, interior design and integrated hospitality solutions. The... View Article

Our last chance to make our homes fit for the future

The world is facing a climate crisis and the residential sector holds the key to unlocking dramatic change. Schneider Electric’s survey of attitudes in the UK&I shows that there is not a concern about the products available to improve the... View Article

A neat solution for a variety of projects

Available in plank, tile and herringbone looks, Origin 55 Engineered Click Acoustic is the new luxury vinyl tiles floor from IVC Commercial that provides installation and comfort benefits. Using an advanced multi-layer construction to provide installation and comfort benefits, IVC... View Article

A warm welcome

With sustainability at the core of the brief for a multi-purpose building at the Royal Horticultural Society’s new garden in Salford, Hodder+Partners went to town with timber, with award-winning results. Roseanne Field speaks to Stephen Hodder RHS Garden Bridgewater, the... View Article

Offsite technology innovation

Taking place at the Coventry Building Society Arena on 20-21 September, Offsite Expo is the home of innovative offsite building and digital construction technologies Offsite technology is now seen as the most important solution to overcome many of the challenges... View Article

The roof event returns

The Roofing Cladding and Insulation (RCI) Show has announced that registrations for the specialist construction event held at Stadium MK, Milton Keynes on 18-19 October, are now open, enabling visitors to enjoy a face-to-face experience Over the years, the RCI Show... View Article

Celebrate culture change

Visitor registration for UK Construction Week Birmingham is now live, as the mammoth three-day show returns to the NEC from 4-6 October UKCW Birmingham 2022 will “celebrate culture change in construction” with three days of debate and discussion from top... View Article

View Point: Sonia Travis of Nordan

Following June’s significant changes to Part L, Nordan’s Sonia Travis reviews the implications for window specification, and aluminium-clad timber in particular The state-of-the-art demonstration COP26 Zero-Carbon House at last year’s international COP26 climate conference in Glasgow was an effort to... View Article

Educational Nordic Copper

LISTEN HERE The architectural clarity of a new teaching facility at Gresham’s School in Norfolk – incorporating panels of Nordic Brown Light pre-oxidised copper alongside full-height glazing – typifies an innovative approach to education. Enabled by Sir James Dyson, a... View Article

The Affordable Homes Programme since 2015

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (DLUHC) forecasts that it will spend £20.7bn on new grant funded homes through three rounds of the Affordable Homes Programme between 2015 and 2032. However, the Department could be more ambitious in... View Article

A world first moves Unilin Panels closer to circularity

Transformational recycling technology from Unilin Panels reclaims wood fibre from HDF and MDF and gives it a second life. MDF and HDF boards are commonly used in furniture and interior design, yet it has been impossible to recover and recycle... View Article

Improved smoke protection

Series 61 (S61) is the latest smoke control damper to come to market from Gilberts, Britain’s leading independent air movement specialist. The single ‘door sized’ S61 compliments the company’s established, successful UKCA certified and CE marked Series 60 (S60) smoke... View Article