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    Digging for victory

    It has become imperative to balance development with environmental responsibility. As such, recent years ...

    It has become imperative to balance development with environmental responsibility. As such, recent years have witnessed a rise in innovative solutions, with Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) a ...

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    Concrete findings

    Carbon emissions are one of the most important causes of global warming, and concrete is a big contributo ...

    Carbon emissions are one of the most important causes of global warming, and concrete is a big contributor mainly because of one of its key ingredients: cement. Tim Capey, general manager of CCP Build ...

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    Shooting from the HIP

    New guidance from National Trading Standards requires sellers of property to provide buyers with upfront ...

    New guidance from National Trading Standards requires sellers of property to provide buyers with upfront information. Jeremy Davy, partner and head of new build at BDB Pitmans, asks: have we just witn ...

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    Colours for living

    When it comes to housing design, selecting colours for each room is more than just an aesthetic choice – ...

    When it comes to housing design, selecting colours for each room is more than just an aesthetic choice – it's about creating spaces that evoke the right emotions and improve wellbeing. Dawn Scott, sen ...

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    Home flair

    Simon Bodsworth, managing director at Daval Furniture, looks at the rooms where homebuyers put indulgence ...

    Simon Bodsworth, managing director at Daval Furniture, looks at the rooms where homebuyers put indulgence and multi-functional flexibility at the top of their wish lists. Back in the spring, we predic ...

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    Right first time

    Arron Ross, specification executive at Keystone Lintels provides insight into the Future Homes Standard ( ...

    Arron Ross, specification executive at Keystone Lintels provides insight into the Future Homes Standard (FHS) and the fabric first approach to design, and why a one piece thermally-efficient lintel ca ...

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    Castle Green partners snagger

    Castle Green Homes have partnered with independent snagging company Snagsure. Castle Green's Peter Lewis ...

    Castle Green Homes have partnered with independent snagging company Snagsure. Castle Green's Peter Lewis with Snagsure's Steven Griffin. Castle Green Homes has become the first housebuilder to partner ...

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    Take a breather

    The performance requirements of a breather membrane are often misunderstood or overlooked, particularly i ...

    The performance requirements of a breather membrane are often misunderstood or overlooked, particularly in relation to water protection. Marc van der Voort, managing director at ITP, explains the comb ...

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    Ground control

    Radon is a naturally occurring, colourless and odourless radioactive ground gas, produced by the radioact ...

    Radon is a naturally occurring, colourless and odourless radioactive ground gas, produced by the radioactive decay of trace amounts of uranium found in specific soil and rock types. A Proctor Group ex ...

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    More to the floor

    There are many pieces that go into the building jigsaw and structural flooring is no different, where the ...

    There are many pieces that go into the building jigsaw and structural flooring is no different, where there are many products each suited to their own applications. Scott Wolters, Egger UK’s building ...

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