As public sector budgets continue to be squeezed, local authorities are increasingly looking at ways in w ...
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Going direct: Why direct award is back in business
|Going direct: Why direct award is back in business
As public sector budgets continue to be squeezed, local authorities are increasingly looking at ways in which construction projects — many of which are essential to ensure the smooth running of the pu ...
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Triton | Easing the pressure for housing associations and tenants with efficient shower solutions
|Triton | Easing the pressure for housing associations and tenants with efficient shower solutions
Against a backdrop of high inflation and soaring energy costs, housing associations and tenants are facin ...
Against a backdrop of high inflation and soaring energy costs, housing associations and tenants are facing numerous challenges. The topic of energy and water efficiency is front of mind for many. Here ...
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Pyroguard | Breaking point
|Pyroguard | Breaking point
Following the ban on laminated glass in balustrade applications (due to potential fire spread risks), the ...
Following the ban on laminated glass in balustrade applications (due to potential fire spread risks), the specification and glazing industries appear to have partially moved away and found an alternat ...
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Metro Rod | Drainage support
|Metro Rod | Drainage support
LABM speaks to Peter Molloy, Managing Director at Metro Rod, about the regulatory requirements governing ...
LABM speaks to Peter Molloy, Managing Director at Metro Rod, about the regulatory requirements governing drainage, the importance of carrying out regular surveys and inspections, and the services the ...
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Tunstall Healthcare | Digital transition
|Tunstall Healthcare | Digital transition
Gavin Bashar, UK Managing Director at Tunstall Healthcare, discusses the role of technology in making soc ...
Gavin Bashar, UK Managing Director at Tunstall Healthcare, discusses the role of technology in making social housing more affordable from a health and care perspective. Around 4.2 million people live ...
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Marshalls Bricks & Masonry | Building a concrete future
|Marshalls Bricks & Masonry | Building a concrete future
Fiona Coyle from Marshalls Bricks & Masonry explains how Marshalls’ concrete facing bricks met with t ...
Fiona Coyle from Marshalls Bricks & Masonry explains how Marshalls’ concrete facing bricks met with the performance, sustainability and affordability demands of the aesthetically celebrated North ...
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Structural Timber Association | Low carbon construction with structural timber
|Structural Timber Association | Low carbon construction with structural timber
Housing associations and local authorities face numerous challenges, including the ongoing quest to help ...
Housing associations and local authorities face numerous challenges, including the ongoing quest to help the UK achieve net zero by 2050. Here, Andrew Orriss of the Structural Timber Association, expl ...
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CIBSE | Award winning performance
|CIBSE | Award winning performance
Swansea Council and the Welsh School of Architecture won the Domestic Project of the Year category at thi ...
Swansea Council and the Welsh School of Architecture won the Domestic Project of the Year category at this year's CIBSE Building Performance Awards for the energy efficiency retrofit of six bungalows. ...
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Frameworx | Rising to the challenge
|Frameworx | Rising to the challenge
David Miller, Director of the new procurement framework, Frameworx, looks at why the required retrofit up ...
David Miller, Director of the new procurement framework, Frameworx, looks at why the required retrofit upgrades to the UK’s housing stock represents the biggest building challenge our sector has ever ...
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Wates Residential | Embracing new technology
|Wates Residential | Embracing new technology
Geraint Sewell, Principal Design Manager at Wates Residential, talks to LABM about the challenges surroun ...
Geraint Sewell, Principal Design Manager at Wates Residential, talks to LABM about the challenges surrounding housing decarbonisation, and how working with supply chain partners to embrace new technol ...