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    Signed and sealed

    Andy Swift, sales and operations manager for ISO-Chemie, says building regulations requiring windows to b ...

    Andy Swift, sales and operations manager for ISO-Chemie, says building regulations requiring windows to be ever more airtight will drive an uplift in energy efficient homes. Changes to Part L of the B ...

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    Taking the pressure

    The main function of thermal insulation is to provide thermal performance, so products are often specifie ...

    The main function of thermal insulation is to provide thermal performance, so products are often specified for efficiency first and compressive strength second. This can result in the specification of ...

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    Health and efficiency

    Installing good insulation in housing stock is a crucial step towards Net Zero homes. Simon Storer, chief ...

    Installing good insulation in housing stock is a crucial step towards Net Zero homes. Simon Storer, chief executive of the Insulation Manufacturers Association (IMA), reports.As the drive to combat cl ...

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    Housebuilding’s perfect storm

    What will the Future Homes Standard mean for housebuilders, asks Tim Foreman, managing director of Land a ...

    What will the Future Homes Standard mean for housebuilders, asks Tim Foreman, managing director of Land and New Homes, Leaders Romans Group (LRG) The Future Homes Standard (FHS) has been looming on th ...

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    Electric mini

    The DX20ZE-7 mini-excavator is the first mass-produced electric-powered excavator manufactured by DEVELON ...

    The DX20ZE-7 mini-excavator is the first mass-produced electric-powered excavator manufactured by DEVELON. This two-tonne excavator combines low-noise and zero emissions with the features and performa ...

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    Off-site and on-trend

    Creating new homes in London with off-site construction and Vandersanden. One of the first residential de ...

    Creating new homes in London with off-site construction and Vandersanden. One of the first residential developments created and offered for sale by Westminster City Council, Cosway Street, in Marylebo ...

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    Small machines, big capability

    Yanmar Compact Equipment is expanding its wheeled loader portfolio with the launch of a pair of mini mach ...

    Yanmar Compact Equipment is expanding its wheeled loader portfolio with the launch of a pair of mini machines: the V7 and V7-HW (Heavy Weight). The duo are the smallest wheeled loaders in Yanmar CE’s ...

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    The inside view | maximising show home value

    There’s no denying that show homes are one of a housebuilder’s most important marketing tools; people wil ...

    There’s no denying that show homes are one of a housebuilder’s most important marketing tools; people will always want to touch, feel and experience a home. But when markets are challenging, and compe ...

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    Get it right. Double the daylight.

    Where there’s space for one for window, there’s often space for two. Create brighter, more uplifting spac ...

    Where there’s space for one for window, there’s often space for two. Create brighter, more uplifting spaces with the VELUX 2in1 roof window. The VELUX 2in1 roof window offers an enhanced sense of spac ...

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    All bar none

    PHPD looks at how builders can incorporate home bar set-ups for more modest kitchens and discovers how wi ...

    PHPD looks at how builders can incorporate home bar set-ups for more modest kitchens and discovers how wine storage is increasingly popular thanks to the cost-of-living crisis. At-home entertaining ma ...

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