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New smart TEC brings extra care home

|Date: 26 October, 2021

New smart TEC brings extra care home

Social landlords face the difficult task of finding appropriate accommodation for the UK's ageing populat ...

Social landlords face the difficult task of finding appropriate accommodation for the UK's ageing population, in the face of significant shortages of properties developed for this demographic. Paul Bo ...

26 October, 2021
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Breathing new life: Secondment aids in major upgrade at live hospital site

|Date: 25 October, 2021

Breathing new life: Secondment aids in major upgrade at live hospital site

When it comes to settings that are considered ‘live’ such as in healthcare, being at the heart of the pro ...

When it comes to settings that are considered ‘live’ such as in healthcare, being at the heart of the process can only aid in a smooth operation. These complex projects often require a different appro ...

25 October, 2021
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Too cool for school: sustainable design for education

|Date: 22 October, 2021

Too cool for school: sustainable design for education

Construction within the education sector is set to face a number of challenges in the next decade as scho ...

Construction within the education sector is set to face a number of challenges in the next decade as schools look to reach net zero and utilise renewable technology and techniques. Matt Wrate, Directo ...

22 October, 2021
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Grant UK | The drive to decarbonise

|Date: 21 October, 2021

Grant UK | The drive to decarbonise

Local authorities are turning to heat pumps to heat not just their housing stock but their offices too, e ...

Local authorities are turning to heat pumps to heat not just their housing stock but their offices too, explains Anna Wakefield, Head of Marketing for Grant UK. Combining exceptional performance, reli ...

21 October, 2021
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Special Report | Achieving accurate water meter readings

|Date: 20 October, 2021

Special Report | Achieving accurate water meter readings

Deer Technology tells LABM how the retrofit installation of its LimpetReader technology helped a Stretfor ...

Deer Technology tells LABM how the retrofit installation of its LimpetReader technology helped a Stretford leisure centre gain accurate, timely water meter readings. Located in Stretford, Manchester, ...

20 October, 2021
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Special Report | Landscape projection solutions for public spaces

|Date: 19 October, 2021

Special Report | Landscape projection solutions for public spaces

In the face of enhanced risk, local authorities are increasingly required to consider Hostile Vehicle Mit ...

In the face of enhanced risk, local authorities are increasingly required to consider Hostile Vehicle Mitigation (HVM) solutions when regenerating public spaces. In this article, Head of Engineering a ...

19 October, 2021
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Kingspan Insulation | Ensuring efficiency in heat networks

|Date: 18 October, 2021

Kingspan Insulation | Ensuring efficiency in heat networks

Kingspan Technical Insulation discusses the requirements of CP1 Heat networks: Code of Practice for the U ...

Kingspan Technical Insulation discusses the requirements of CP1 Heat networks: Code of Practice for the UK (2020) and the importance of optimising secondary pipe insulation to improve performance and ...

18 October, 2021
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Structherm | Whole house approach to retrofit

|Date: 15 October, 2021

Structherm | Whole house approach to retrofit

The deep retrofit of Renfrewshire Council’s Blackstoun Oval properties, which are almost 100 years old, i ...

The deep retrofit of Renfrewshire Council’s Blackstoun Oval properties, which are almost 100 years old, involved a holistic approach to energy efficiency. Structherm discusses the project and the bene ...

15 October, 2021
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Marley | Heat pumps and solar working together

|Date: 14 October, 2021

Marley | Heat pumps and solar working together

Following the announcement that Welsh housing associations and councils will be banned from using fossil ...

Following the announcement that Welsh housing associations and councils will be banned from using fossil fuel boilers in newly built homes from October, Stuart Nicholson, roof systems director at Marl ...

14 October, 2021
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Build Test Solutions | Take the guesswork out of building performance

|Date: 13 October, 2021

Build Test Solutions | Take the guesswork out of building performance

John Sparrow, Commercial Manager at Build Test Solutions, discusses how to take the guesswork out of buil ...

John Sparrow, Commercial Manager at Build Test Solutions, discusses how to take the guesswork out of building performance. Anyone involved in the management of housing stock will almost certainly have ...

13 October, 2021
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