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Technical insight: drainage design

|Date: 23 May 2018

Technical insight: drainage design

Paul Cribbens, NHBC’s Standards and Technical Manager, explains why drainage under ground floors needs ca ...

Paul Cribbens, NHBC’s Standards and Technical Manager, explains why drainage under ground floors needs careful design and installation. Once installed under suspended ground floors, any defects in dra ...

23 May 2018
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Choosing the right CAD technology

|Date: 22 May 2018

Choosing the right CAD technology

Nathan Maclean, Managing Director at Virtual Worlds, examines the latest developments in CAD technology a ...

Nathan Maclean, Managing Director at Virtual Worlds, examines the latest developments in CAD technology and suggests what you should be looking for to ensure the solution is right for your business. S ...

22 May 2018
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The current trends for sinks

|Date: 18 May 2018

The current trends for sinks

Sinks can be a forgotten aspect of kitchen specification. PHPD speaks with Dave Mayer, Sales and Marketin ...

Sinks can be a forgotten aspect of kitchen specification. PHPD speaks with Dave Mayer, Sales and Marketing Director of Reginox, to find out the latest innovations in sink design. Q: What are the curre ...

18 May 2018
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What is driving change in UK housing design?

|Date: 14 May 2018

What is driving change in UK housing design?

Andrew Reid, Commercial Director at Epwin Group, discusses the organisation’s Building for the Future res ...

Andrew Reid, Commercial Director at Epwin Group, discusses the organisation’s Building for the Future research project and asks: What is driving change in UK housing design? Building for the Future co ...

14 May 2018
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Walk-on rooflights illuminate basements

|Date: 11 May 2018

Walk-on rooflights illuminate basements

walk-on rooflights can help housebuilders create additional living spaces through the construction of bas ...

walk-on rooflights can help housebuilders create additional living spaces through the construction of basements that don’t comprise on natural light or the usability of the space above. ...

11 May 2018
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What is deliverable?

|Date: 09 May 2018

What is deliverable?

David Bainbridge, Bidwells, looks at how the definition of deliverable could impact the delivery of new h ...

David Bainbridge, Bidwells, looks at how the definition of deliverable could impact the delivery of new homes. ...

09 May 2018
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Using insulated flooring systems

|Date: 04 May 2018

Using insulated flooring systems

With a number of housebuilders turning to insulated flooring systems as part of the groundworks for a dev ...

With a number of housebuilders turning to insulated flooring systems as part of the groundworks for a development, Garry Martin, National Housebuilder Sales Manager from Jablite, reveals some useful t ...

04 May 2018
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The latest construction site welfare requirements

|Date: 02 May 2018

The latest construction site welfare requirements

The welfare of workers on a building site is a high priority. Garic Director Neil Richardson explains the ...

The welfare of workers on a building site is a high priority. Garic Director Neil Richardson explains the latest construction site welfare requirements. The revised 2015 Construction (Design and Manag ...

02 May 2018
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Software to help SME housebuilders cost a project

|Date: 30 Apr 2018

Software to help SME housebuilders cost a project

Integro Construction Software has launched ‘BuildingWorks’, a new subscription software platform that ins ...

Integro Construction Software has launched ‘BuildingWorks’, a new subscription software platform that instantly costs the project as you draw it. PHPD chats to Adrian Wild to find out what else the so ...

30 Apr 2018
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Ongoing management and maintenance of open spaces

|Date: 25 Apr 2018

Ongoing management and maintenance of open spaces

Ongoing management and maintenance of open spaces on a development can be a daunting prospect, especially ...

Ongoing management and maintenance of open spaces on a development can be a daunting prospect, especially with the range of sometimes complex requirements such as SuDS and ecological management plans. ...

25 Apr 2018
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