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Mapping the future of timber in construction

|Date: 13 June, 2024

Mapping the future of timber in construction

LABM Editor Claire Clutten speaks to Andrew Carpenter, Chief Executive of the Structural Timber Associati ...

LABM Editor Claire Clutten speaks to Andrew Carpenter, Chief Executive of the Structural Timber Association, Andrew Orriss, Chief Operating Officer at the STA and Alex Goodfellow, CEO of Donaldson Off ...

13 June, 2024
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OSB in timber frame construction

|Date: 10 June, 2024

OSB in timber frame construction

Rebecca Goldsmith, Product Manager at MEDITE SMARTPLY explains why innovative OSB panels that integrate a ...

Rebecca Goldsmith, Product Manager at MEDITE SMARTPLY explains why innovative OSB panels that integrate air and vapour control layers are a potential game-changer in timber frame construction, offerin ...

10 June, 2024
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Making sustainable paint choices

|Date: 7 June, 2024

Making sustainable paint choices

Against the backdrop of the UK Government's ambitious 2050 Net Zero targets, the concept of the 'green pr ...

Against the backdrop of the UK Government's ambitious 2050 Net Zero targets, the concept of the 'green premium' associated with sustainable buildings is gaining significant momentum. Now more than eve ...

7 June, 2024
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Staying in the loop with water circularity

|Date: 4 June, 2024

Staying in the loop with water circularity

It is time to reconsider the ways in which we store, manage, and reuse water, says Martin Lambley, Global ...

It is time to reconsider the ways in which we store, manage, and reuse water, says Martin Lambley, Global Product Manager for Urban Climate Resilience at Wavin. The UK's water management infrastructur ...

4 June, 2024
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Liverpool City Region scoops top retrofit award

|Date: 30 May, 2024

Liverpool City Region scoops top retrofit award

Following the successful completion of their retrofit programme, where over 4,000 residences received sus ...

Following the successful completion of their retrofit programme, where over 4,000 residences received sustainable upgrades, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has been named Best Local Authority ...

30 May, 2024
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Housing on the agenda

|Date: 29 May, 2024

Housing on the agenda

Europe's largest housing festival returns to Manchester this June with a packed programme of events, conf ...

Europe's largest housing festival returns to Manchester this June with a packed programme of events, conference sessions, learning, debate and networking opportunities for key stakeholders in the sect ...

29 May, 2024
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How frameworks support with fire safety

|Date: 28 May, 2024

How frameworks support with fire safety

Paul Dawson, Group Technical Manager at LHC Procurement Group (LHC) discusses how frameworks support loca ...

Paul Dawson, Group Technical Manager at LHC Procurement Group (LHC) discusses how frameworks support local authorities and housing associations to deliver fire safety projects and comply with building ...

28 May, 2024
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Supporting councils to invest in new homes

|Date: 27 May, 2024

Supporting councils to invest in new homes

How can cash-strapped councils facing Section 114 still invest in place? With some councils across the UK ...

How can cash-strapped councils facing Section 114 still invest in place? With some councils across the UK facing tough times with their finances, David Atkinson, National Head of Land and Development ...

27 May, 2024
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UK housing net zero opportunities and challenges

|Date: 24 May, 2024

UK housing net zero opportunities and challenges

Mears Group has launched its first Decarbonisation Report, which lays out the scale of the opportunity an ...

Mears Group has launched its first Decarbonisation Report, which lays out the scale of the opportunity and challenge facing the housing sector as it works towards reaching the UK's net zero targets. B ...

24 May, 2024
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ZED PODS receives King’s Award for Enterprise

|Date: 8 May, 2024

ZED PODS receives King’s Award for Enterprise

ZED PODS has been honoured with a King’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development. ZED PODS is on ...

ZED PODS has been honoured with a King’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development. ZED PODS is one of 252 organisations nationally to be recognised with a prestigious King’s Award for Enterpri ...

8 May, 2024
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