A guide to conservation rooflights

There’s a huge variety of choice in the conservation rooflight market and selecting the right product can be confusing. Paul Trace from Stella Rooflight offers some advice on things to consider when planning your project.   What is a conservation rooflight?... View Article

Achieving Part L with a Fabric First approach

With Part L compliance getting its legal teeth later this month, housebuilders and residential asset owners have been busy preparing themselves for a new age of low-carbon, energy-efficient homes Steve Callow, Housing Manager at MPA Masonry explains how. Currently applicable... View Article

Minister supports review of Welsh rental housing tax

The Welsh Minister for Climate Change, Julie James MS, has supported the need to review the way the private rented sector is taxed Speaking at an event to launch the National Residential Landlords Association’s (NRLA) State of the Welsh Private... View Article

How to specify the right underfloor heating system

As gas boilers are phased out, now is the time to re-think domestic heating, says Richard Bateman, Product Marketing Manager at RWC. By pairing modern heat pumps with underfloor heating, homes can become more efficient, more comfortable, and cheaper to... View Article

Reconnect with nature to design more people-centred spaces

Since ancient times, people have taken advantage of nature’s ingenuity to create more comfortable, durable and functional interiors. As a product of the natural world, people themselves are inherently drawn to these organic textiles and natural finishes, which work with... View Article

GARADOR OFFERS FREE UPGRADE ON ITS SECTIONAL GARAGE DOORS

Garador is now offering a free upgrade to Secured by Design on its premium sectional garage doors. SBD (Secured by Design) is a police driven initiative which offers official recognition to products which meet specific security standards and provide a... View Article

A carbon zero future starts with battery storage

Anthony Ottway is the founder and MD of GL. For over 20 years GL has supplied lighting and electrical products to housebuilders and now delivers on all-electric sustainable solutions. The housebuilding industry is having to adjust to some of its... View Article

Protecting and Optimising Heat Pump Installations

Barry Fentem, Specification Divisional Manager at Altecnic, explores which two components can be installed to optimise and protect heat pumps. The government has set out its ambition to support the growth of the heat pump market to around 600,000 installations... View Article

Why sustainable drainage systems are flowing your way

With sustainable drainage systems set to become mandatory for all new developments in England, Dr Netsanet Mebrate, Product Owner for Causeway Flow at Causeway Technologies, discusses their benefits and shares tips for implementation. Following a review into surface water management... View Article

Building Beyond – Preparing for a Net Zero Future

The drive for energy efficient homes is continuing at pace with the new Part L Building Regulations now in place and housebuilders and suppliers preparing for the Future Homes Standard. Here, Gonzalo Bunse, Category Marketing Director at Wienerberger UK and... View Article