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    Need to conform

    Carl Bailey, regional technical manager for Elevate (formerly Firestone Building Products) explains the i ...

    Carl Bailey, regional technical manager for Elevate (formerly Firestone Building Products) explains the importance of third-party approval when selecting an EPDM roofing system for residential flat ro ...

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    Solar – quick installation that looks good

    Net Zero pressures, changing legislation and growing consumer demand for access to renewable energy sourc ...

    Net Zero pressures, changing legislation and growing consumer demand for access to renewable energy sources, means the specification of solar PV is escalating. With roof aesthetics and performance bot ...

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    Concrete proposals

    Ian Barnett, national land director, Leaders Romans Group looks at the Government and opposition’s ambiva ...

    Ian Barnett, national land director, Leaders Romans Group looks at the Government and opposition’s ambivalent views on the Green Belt when it comes to development.When Keir Starmer proposed that the G ...

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    Employee wellbeing: construction’s most powerful employee engagement tool

    Victoria Brocklesby, COO and co-founder at the UK’s leading manufacturer of aluminium doors and windows, ...

    Victoria Brocklesby, COO and co-founder at the UK’s leading manufacturer of aluminium doors and windows, Origin, explores the benefits of prioritising employee wellbeing and offers her advice on foste ...

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    Lower the flow

    Darren Trivett, CEO of the Ridgespear Group, discusses some of the key considerations to specifying heat ...

    Darren Trivett, CEO of the Ridgespear Group, discusses some of the key considerations to specifying heat pumps and underfloor heating systems. Concerns about the Government’s timescale for adopting a ...

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    Low carbon heating networks

    In 2015, the London Borough of Waltham Forest, the Greater London Authority and Taylor Wimpey, approached ...

    In 2015, the London Borough of Waltham Forest, the Greater London Authority and Taylor Wimpey, approached E.ON for help to work on a plan to create a district heating network. This would connect multi ...

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    Change of air

    Paul Williams, ventilation product manager at Domus, looks at the revised Part F of the Building Regulati ...

    Paul Williams, ventilation product manager at Domus, looks at the revised Part F of the Building Regulations and the end of transition. Changes to the Building Regulations Approved Document F, Volume ...

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    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 ...

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    Solar PV connection

    New, sustainable building regulations call for low-carbon technologies. As more electrified systems need ...

    New, sustainable building regulations call for low-carbon technologies. As more electrified systems need to be connected to the grid, the result can be costly electrical infrastructure upgrades for pr ...

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    The Inside View | reclaiming our homes

    The recent Resi Happy Homes 2023 report revealed a shift in how consumers view homes, returning to wellbe ...

    The recent Resi Happy Homes 2023 report revealed a shift in how consumers view homes, returning to wellbeing, happiness and a renewed focus on multipurpose spaces that are both cheaper to run and enab ...

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