The reality of fire safety

The question for fire resistance in cavity closers is how to achieve tested ‘safer alignment and confinement’ onsite, says John Shillabeer from Cavity Trays Buildings should be constructed to eliminate or minimise as much as possible, all potential fire and... View Article

Decarbonise residents’ heating through wave 2 of the SHDF

The government recently announced an energy price cap freeze. However, charity National Energy Action expects that even so, “6.7 million UK households could be…unable to afford to heat their homes to the temperature needed to keep warm and healthy.” It is clear... View Article

Titon reaches golden milestone

Incorporated in 1972 following the creation of the first Titon product, a window casement stay, John Anderson created Titon Hardware from his garden shed in Feering, Essex. 50 years later, Titon Hardware has gone from strength to strength and is... View Article

Senior’s tall order in Bristol

Senior Architectural Systems, the UK’s largest privately owned aluminium fenestration solutions manufacturer, has supplied the fenestration package for use on the tallest residential building in Bristol. At 26 storeys high, the residential tower block forms part of the wider Castle... View Article

What is the Golden Thread in the Building Safety Bill?

What is the Building Safety Bill? The Building Safety Bill was first proposed in 2019 as part of the response to the Grenfell tragedy, which laid bare issues contained within some British residential properties. The central goals of the Building... View Article

Endless options with Tradelink’s new composite door range

Offering incredible choice and flexibility, the new Soteria range of composite doors from Tradelink allows the specification of high-quality doors with the same style and colour options available whether a foam or solid core is selected. A new 1,500m² (16,000ft²)... View Article

Intelligent roof solution from MOY

The next step in roofing technology, the MOY intelligent roof solution provides LIVE monitoring that pinpoints any anomaly in a building’s waterproofing integrity. Protecting the asset long term, extending the lifetime of the property and reducing the costs and litigation... View Article

A guide to low carbon heating

Joseph Raftery from Samsung Climate Solutions gives architects the lowdown on the specification and installation of heat pumps One of the central conundrums to solve in architecture over the next decade will be how our homes can be sustainably built,... View Article

Roll on sustainability

Paints and coatings can deliver sizeable sustainability benefits to a building project. Peter Howard from Dulux Trade outlines some of the top considerations for specifiers To meet net zero targets and customer demand for more sustainable building practices, it is... View Article

Mancunian melancholy

Two fifteen-story residential towers, like a pair of ballerinas, soar upwards high above the northernmost Salford Quays in Manchester. Slender backs linked together, they fan out towards the water and have earned the title the “Duet”. Anyone who moves into... View Article