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Vent Axia | MVHR solution delivers for new family home

|Date: 24 Aug 2021

Vent Axia | MVHR solution delivers for new family home

Ventilation specialists Vent-Axia has supplied a Lo-Carbon Sentinel Kinetic Plus Mechanical Ventilation w ...

Ventilation specialists Vent-Axia has supplied a Lo-Carbon Sentinel Kinetic Plus Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) unit to a 205m2 new-build 4-bed, 2-bathroom home in Sutton Coldfield, ...

24 Aug 2021
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Forticrete | Stone free

|Date: 27 Jul 2021

Forticrete | Stone free

As the current popularity for Architectural Masonry shows no signs of slowing down, Sean Welch, Area Sale ...

As the current popularity for Architectural Masonry shows no signs of slowing down, Sean Welch, Area Sales Manager at Forticrete, explores why these cost-effective building materials are supporting de ...

27 Jul 2021
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Q&A What is wayleave consent and why is it important?

|Date: 14 May 2021

Q&A What is wayleave consent and why is it important?

PHPD’s Kieran Nee finds out more about Wayleave Consent from Georgina Rudak, Head of Wayleave at Trenches ...

PHPD’s Kieran Nee finds out more about Wayleave Consent from Georgina Rudak, Head of Wayleave at Trenches Law. Could you explain to readers what ‘Wayleave Consent’ is? This is written permission grant ...

14 May 2021
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Grass Concrete | Wall of ground

|Date: 22 Feb 2021

Grass Concrete | Wall of ground

Housebuilders can utilise dry-built living walls for earth retention and noise absorption, as well as off ...

Housebuilders can utilise dry-built living walls for earth retention and noise absorption, as well as offering buyers something out of the ordinary. Grass Concrete explains. For 50 years, Wakefield-b ...

22 Feb 2021
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The importance of firestopping

|Date: 31 Jul 2020

The importance of firestopping

George Danzey-Smith TIFireE, Business and Technical Manager at ARC Building Solutions, discusses the bene ...

George Danzey-Smith TIFireE, Business and Technical Manager at ARC Building Solutions, discusses the benefits of taking a systems approach to firestopping and edge sealing at the party wall and eaves ...

31 Jul 2020
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Jones Homes encourages apprentices at Holmfirth site

|Date: 15 Aug 2019

Jones Homes encourages apprentices at Holmfirth site

Jones Homes is helping three ambitious apprentices lay the foundations for successful careers in the cons ...

Jones Homes is helping three ambitious apprentices lay the foundations for successful careers in the construction industry. ...

15 Aug 2019
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Boosting flow rates in new build properties

|Date: 30 May 2019

Boosting flow rates in new build properties

For new build properties, it is vital that water pressure and flow rates be carefully considered, to make ...

For new build properties, it is vital that water pressure and flow rates be carefully considered, to make sure outlets throughout the house can be sufficiently supplied. Here, Darren Cooper, Business ...

30 May 2019
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Expert Update | Legal: Implementing planning permission

|Date: 01 May 2019

Expert Update | Legal: Implementing planning permission

Bill Bidder, a Partner and Head of IBB Solicitor’s Real Estate Practice explains how to implement plannin ...

Bill Bidder, a Partner and Head of IBB Solicitor’s Real Estate Practice explains how to implement planning permission. A planning permission has a time limit, so you must begin development within a fi ...

01 May 2019
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Expert Update | Legal: Down tools to dig

|Date: 05 Apr 2019

Expert Update | Legal: Down tools to dig

The failure to consider the likelihood of archaeological remains adequately in the early stages of a deve ...

The failure to consider the likelihood of archaeological remains adequately in the early stages of a development can prove costly, resulting in expensive delays and additional costs, as Catrin Rees, C ...

05 Apr 2019
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Airtightness – explained

|Date: 25 Mar 2019

Airtightness – explained

Minimising gaps in a building’s fabric delivers many benefits, from reduced heating costs to improved aco ...

Minimising gaps in a building’s fabric delivers many benefits, from reduced heating costs to improved acoustics, comfort levels and occupant well-being. But what does the term airtightness actually me ...

25 Mar 2019
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