Freefoam Launch New Look Website

Freefoam Building Products announce the launch of a new update to its website – freefoam.com. With a fresh new look featuring a video banner of the Freefoam manufacturing facility to really bring the business to life and easy to navigate... View Article

Understanding fire risk in flat roofs

Once a previously unused space that ensured a building was watertight, the flat roof has since evolved into a valuable and versatile commodity. From meeting sustainability targets with solar panel installations, to providing tranquil garden terraces or being used for... View Article

Martin Grant Homes Completes on First Site of 2021

Keen to help push forward the country’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic by getting people working and building a better future, Home Counties family housebuilder Martin Grant Homes has just completed on its first site for 2021, as part of... View Article

New light through old windows: building in 2021

2021 is set to be an exciting, if challenging year for the construction industry. With significant changes to building regulations underway and a new regulator set to come into force, we will no doubt witness a change in industry culture... View Article

New home registrations impacted by COVID-19

The number of new home registrations by UK housebuilders fell 23 per cent in 2020 as a result of Covid-19, according to figures released by the NHBC. Despite the overall decline, by the final quarter of the year registration levels... View Article

The warm glow of lower bills

Rises in gas and electricity prices mean that specifying more energy efficient and renewable heating options such as biomass is even more important, as Ian Sams from Specflue explains Renewable energy means energy produced from sources that are constantly replenished.... View Article

A crisis of supply

Patrick Mooney, housing consultant and Housing, Management & Maintenance news editor, says the tiny increase in overall numbers of low rent housing is masking a growing affordability problem in England Further evidence of a crisis in the supply of affordable... View Article

Pyroguard’s multi-functional fire safety glass

Leading independent fire safety glass manufacturer, Pyroguard, has launched a campaign to raise awareness of the multi-functional benefits its toughened fire safety glass offers. Through the informed specification of additional counterpanes, architects, specifiers and contractors can create beautiful and bespoke... View Article

Senior frames Nottingham’s waterside views

Senior Architectural Systems has provided a high-performance fenestration package for a stunning new residential development in Nottingham. The Waterside Apartments scheme, aptly named owing to its prominent location on the banks of the River Trent, comprises a mix of luxury... View Article

Balcony Design: Faster. Simpler. Smoother.

COACH intuitively guides you through the specification process, so you can create your balcony design in minutes. Make decisions and value engineer your balcony design in minutes, not weeks. What does the future hold for balcony design? Imagine a world where... View Article