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SPONSORED CONTENT | The Common Assessment Standard from CHAS: What you need to know

|Date: 06 Apr 2021

SPONSORED CONTENT | The Common Assessment Standard from CHAS: What you need to know

The roll-out of a new data-sharing agreement between the Common Assessment Standard providers means the b ...

The roll-out of a new data-sharing agreement between the Common Assessment Standard providers means the benefits of qualifying for and specifying the scheme are greater than ever. CHAS, Managing Direc ...

06 Apr 2021
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Marley Alutec | Simple and successful guttering installations

|Date: 03 Mar 2021

Marley Alutec | Simple and successful guttering installations

A good installation is important with any rainwater system; but even the best installation cannot save a ...

A good installation is important with any rainwater system; but even the best installation cannot save a poor-quality product. Here, Brian Bell, Head of Technical Services at Marley Alutec discusses t ...

03 Mar 2021
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PermaLawn | Lawn and Order

|Date: 02 Mar 2021

PermaLawn | Lawn and Order

Adrian Buttress, managing director at PermaLawn, discusses the difference between cheap and high-quality ...

Adrian Buttress, managing director at PermaLawn, discusses the difference between cheap and high-quality artificial grass options. Certain artificial lawn systems may have an unbelievably attractive p ...

02 Mar 2021
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Expert Comment | Design brief

|Date: 01 Mar 2021

Expert Comment | Design brief

Richard Fox, Principal Landscape Architect and Head of Services for Lockhart Garratt’s Oxfordshire office ...

Richard Fox, Principal Landscape Architect and Head of Services for Lockhart Garratt’s Oxfordshire office looks at the impact of Covid-19 on residential landscape design. 2020 may be behind us, but wi ...

01 Mar 2021
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Cannock Mill Co-housing project | Rendering a community

|Date: 26 Feb 2021

Cannock Mill Co-housing project | Rendering a community

“Cannock Mill is all about building a sustainable community,” says Anne Thorne, founder and architect at ...

“Cannock Mill is all about building a sustainable community,” says Anne Thorne, founder and architect at Anne Thorne Architects (ATA). “We wanted to create natural, energy efficient and, most importan ...

26 Feb 2021
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Expert Comment | Is electric the answer?

|Date: 26 Feb 2021

Expert Comment | Is electric the answer?

Martyn Bridges, Director of Technical Communication & Product Management for Worcester Bosch, discuss ...

Martyn Bridges, Director of Technical Communication & Product Management for Worcester Bosch, discusses the prospect of electric-only heating in new builds. As we move into 2021, we take the next ...

26 Feb 2021
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Exteriors & Landscaping | BS8579 – The new standard for balcony design

|Date: 25 Feb 2021

Exteriors & Landscaping | BS8579 – The new standard for balcony design

Andrew Parsons, Technical Director at Sapphire Balconies is a contributor to the BSI committee for balcon ...

Andrew Parsons, Technical Director at Sapphire Balconies is a contributor to the BSI committee for balconies. In this article Sapphire outlines some of the key elements of BS8579, the new British Stan ...

25 Feb 2021
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Esh Construction | Why it’s important for workers to talk more

|Date: 24 Feb 2021

Esh Construction | Why it’s important for workers to talk more

Esh Construction is backing the industry-wide efforts to open up the dialogue on mental health, as worker ...

Esh Construction is backing the industry-wide efforts to open up the dialogue on mental health, as workers continue to combat the mental strain of the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking about mental health ...

24 Feb 2021
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Heating & Plumbing | Straight to the source

|Date: 23 Feb 2021

Heating & Plumbing | Straight to the source

PHPD follows the installation of a renewable heating system into a new build home in Cornwall. Developers ...

PHPD follows the installation of a renewable heating system into a new build home in Cornwall. Developers and self-builders are increasingly turning to air source heat pumps when choosing a suitable h ...

23 Feb 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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