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hub South West Scotland appoints Kier Construction to deliver St Kevin’s Community Hub

|Date: 1 August, 2022

hub South West Scotland appoints Kier Construction to deliver St Kevin’s Community Hub

hub South West Scotland, on behalf of North Lanarkshire Council, has appointed Kier Construction as const ...

hub South West Scotland, on behalf of North Lanarkshire Council, has appointed Kier Construction as construction partner to deliver the new St. Kevin’s Community Hub, which incorporates St. Kevin’s Pr ...

1 August, 2022
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Jablite by BEWI launches Pro-Foil Cavity Wall Insulation

|Date: 29 July, 2022

Jablite by BEWI launches Pro-Foil Cavity Wall Insulation

The latest innovation from Jablite by BEWI is a Pro-Foil Cavity Wall Insulation Board offering a superior ...

The latest innovation from Jablite by BEWI is a Pro-Foil Cavity Wall Insulation Board offering a superior thermal performance for use in Partial-Fill and Full-Fill cavity wall applications. “Our new c ...

29 July, 2022
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Part Z amendment and embodied carbon regulation

|Date: 28 July, 2022

Part Z amendment and embodied carbon regulation

Head of Sustainability at Whitecode, Ellen Huelin, takes a look at the proposed Part Z amendment to the B ...

Head of Sustainability at Whitecode, Ellen Huelin, takes a look at the proposed Part Z amendment to the Building Regulations and the concept of embodied carbon regulation. Ellen argues that without su ...

28 July, 2022
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ROCKWOOL launches NyRock technology to create lowest lambda stone wool in the UK

|Date: 28 July, 2022

ROCKWOOL launches NyRock technology to create lowest lambda stone wool in the UK

As pressure mounts on the construction industry to deliver more thermally efficient buildings while prese ...

As pressure mounts on the construction industry to deliver more thermally efficient buildings while preserving standards of fire and acoustic performance, ROCKWOOL has launched NyRock technology, an e ...

28 July, 2022
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Buildings in the ‘Historic Heart of Gainsborough’ are set to be transformed to their former glory

|Date: 28 July, 2022

Buildings in the ‘Historic Heart of Gainsborough’ are set to be transformed to their former glory

Plans to repair, restore and regenerate the buildings in the historic market town of Gainsborough are und ...

Plans to repair, restore and regenerate the buildings in the historic market town of Gainsborough are underway — thanks to West Lindsey District Council’s Townscape Heritage scheme. The scheme aims to ...

28 July, 2022
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July heatwave: Preparing the built environment for intensifying heatwaves

|Date: 18 July, 2022

July heatwave: Preparing the built environment for intensifying heatwaves

Richard Tibenham, Business Development Manager at built environment climate tech firm, IES, discusses wha ...

Richard Tibenham, Business Development Manager at built environment climate tech firm, IES, discusses what climate change and its subsequent unusual weather conditions mean for building energy use and ...

18 July, 2022
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Drone Corner | Drone surveys and inspections

|Date: 18 July, 2022

Drone Corner | Drone surveys and inspections

Anthony Carter at Drone Site Surveys Ltd discusses the use of drone technology to inspect property portfo ...

Anthony Carter at Drone Site Surveys Ltd discusses the use of drone technology to inspect property portfolios and the differences between drone surveys and inspections. Using drones, allows local auth ...

18 July, 2022
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Exclusive polling reveals voters’ message to incoming Prime Minister: give councils more money and power for Net Zero to ease the cost-of-living crisis

|Date: 14 July, 2022

Exclusive polling reveals voters’ message to incoming Prime Minister: give councils more money and power for Net Zero to ease the cost-of-living crisis

People across the UK want to see more support for local authorities to deal with the threat of climate ch ...

People across the UK want to see more support for local authorities to deal with the threat of climate change and more support for Net Zero action to address the cost-of-living crisis, according to a ...

14 July, 2022
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BE-ST and UKGBC Scotland team up on joint sustainability mission

|Date: 11 July, 2022

BE-ST and UKGBC Scotland team up on joint sustainability mission

Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) has announced a new partnership with the UK Green Buil ...

Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) has announced a new partnership with the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC Scotland), with a shared ambition to radically improve the sustainability o ...

11 July, 2022
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B&K Structures | Staying on track on the road to zero carbon

|Date: 29 June, 2022

B&K Structures | Staying on track on the road to zero carbon

For local authorities, the climate crisis has rapidly pushed sustainability to the top of the priority li ...

For local authorities, the climate crisis has rapidly pushed sustainability to the top of the priority list regarding new building design. As such, implementing a greater use of sustainable materials ...

29 June, 2022
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