A report by the Equality & Human Right Commissions maintains that part of Britain’s ‘hidden housing crisis’ is due to the length of time and poor workmanship in completing home...
Have you ever needed to ‘go’ when away from home, and not been able to easily find a toilet? Add to that feeling the fact that you need more space,...
A newly redeveloped town centre, billed as being “the next generation in shopping and leisure”, has taken the ethos through to its customer facilities, especially for disabled visitors....
Doors and glazing systems play a significant role in improving the overall safety of a building in the potential event of a fire. With the performance of passive fire safety...
In light of the Met Office’s new climate change predictions, Kevin Kiernan, National Sales Manager at Bowater by Birtley, looks at why local authorities and housing associations should consider installing...
Blackpool Coastal Housing (BCH) was set up in 2007 by Blackpool Council to manage its housing stock of almost 5000 homes. To offer residents the highest level of security, access...
Toby Buckley, Managing Director of REL Building Services, discusses the construction of a new primary school in East London and explains how the building services solution is helping to optimise...
A contractor is injured after falling off a scaffold. In legal terms, who is responsible? Adrian Rooney, Chair of the NASC Health and Safety Committee and Managing Director of Midland...
It’s time to put biodiversity into practice rather than simply preach it, says Habitat Aid Founder Nick Mann....
Following the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, the negative spotlight on cladding materials had a major knock-on effect for the construction industry, from builders and sub-contractors to architecture firms. Days...
A £2m masterplan for the regeneration of Brooklands Park in Worthing, West Sussex, has begun with the renovation of its central lake, which is a large balancing pond serving a...
The first fleet of mobile decontamination units is creating significant efficiencies for endoscopy departments....
Damp and mould are constant, and as of yet, unanswered threats to the UK’s social housing stock. Byron Dixon OBE, Scientist and Founder of Micro-Fresh – an ingredient that was...
The multi-million-pound George Davies Centre (formerly Centre for Medicine) at University of Leicester – the largest non-residential Passivhaus building in the UK – has continued to scoop awards for its...
