Category: Technical
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Heat networks: a fast-advancing low-carbon technology
Heat networks provide only a small proportion of the UK’s current heating needs, but have huge potential to deliver much more, says Jonathan Monkcom. By overcoming this cultural norm of considering buildings in silo, multiple building owners could use heat networks to make schemes more viable and gain greater carbon savings as a collective. When…
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Chartered member to upgrade Dorchester Corn Exchange
Chartered company Greendale Construction has started a 34-week project at Dorchester Corn Exchange in Dorset, which will see the historic Victorian building benefit from improvement and remodelling works. The renovation will restore the original layout and create a new community meeting area, transforming the foyer into a welcoming, bright space for visitors, with a new accessible…
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Expert publishes new book on damp and health
A new book by CIOB fellow and ambassador Professor Michael Parrett, a distinguished expert in building pathology, is now available. Building Defects and Your Health addresses building failures surrounding mould and damp and is very relevant in the context of Awaab’s Law and Grenfell. All proceeds will go to charity. Parrett is a former trustee of…
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Home help with light-gauge steelwork
Wavensmere Homes’ Nightingale Quarter in Derby features light-gauge steel framing A new light-gauge steel specification offers help for housebuilders looking to accelerate delivery. By Nick Barrett. Modern methods of construction (MMC) will be invaluable in tackling the UK’s housing shortages, and light-gauge steel will have a key role to play. Pioneers of MMC have of…
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How Mace built Landsec’s low-carbon hybrid
A hybrid steel and CLT solution, combined with a retained 1950s structure, helped cut construction-related CO2 on a Landsec scheme where Mace is main contractor. Martin Cooper reports from Southwark Targeting the highest sustainability ratings, a Landsec commercial scheme in Southwark, south London, provides an exemplary model of design, setting an industry-wide precedent for the…