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A. Proctor Group launches ‘Fire Performance and Air Leakage in Facade Systems’ webinar

Wednesday, 16th September 2020

A. Proctor Group is hosting a 30-minute webinar: ‘Fire Performance and Air Leakage in Facade Systems’, set to take place on Friday, 18th September at 10am. The webinar will cover the following topics: Fire spread regulation compliance Mechanisms of fire... View Article

‘Adequate ventilation’ listed as top practical measure in COVID-19 building services guidance

Wednesday, 16th September 2020

A raft of new evidence on airborne transmission of COVID-19 has made ventilation indoors a top priority. In July over 200 researchers called for the world to take more precautions against the airborne transmission of COVID-19. WHO then published guidance on... View Article

Human-centric lighting: How the design of the building envelope can bring light to life

Wednesday, 16th September 2020

In recent years, the phrase ‘human-centric lighting’ has become prevalent. It is not uncommon for lighting design services or artificial lighting products to be offered as ‘human-centric’. As good as some artificial lighting is, however, no electric light source has... View Article

Three steps to passing Microsoft AZ-400 exam with practice tests

Wednesday, 16th September 2020

If you’ve taken any Microsoft exam before, you would understand that they are usually tough. Without the proper preparation strategy, you may not pass your test on time. This means that before sitting for the Microsoft AZ-400 exam, AZ-400 Microsoft... View Article

Making loft conversions work

Wednesday, 16th September 2020

After months of disruption, we are all trying to navigate the ‘new normal’ but for various reasons, not everyone is heading back to the office to work the usual nine to five. Instead many are choosing loft conversions as a... View Article

Marley Alutec provides bespoke outdoor solution

Tuesday, 15th September 2020

Aluminium guttering and drainage system specialist Marley Alutec has produced a bespoke Evoke fascia, soffit and coping system for a customer’s property in Grantham. After working closely with the homeowner and recommending an installer for the work, Marley Alutec delivered... View Article

A breath of fresh air in new airport terminal

Tuesday, 15th September 2020

How do you ensure a fresh, comfortable environment in an internal space the size of 11 football pitches, which can accommodate the transfer of up to 55million people a year? You turn to the locally-based, national experts in air movement.... View Article

IVC Commercial meets the challenge of today’s young professionals

Tuesday, 15th September 2020

LVT floors from IVC Commercial have been used in one of Manchester’s latest build-to-rent projects, Affinity Living Trinity Riverside. Affinity Living Trinity Riverside offers luxurious PRS accommodation across a mixture of studios, one, two and three-bedroom apartments with 15 different... View Article

Join dormakaba’s Fire Door Safety Week webinar to help protect lives

Tuesday, 15th September 2020

Leading entrance and smart access solutions provider dormakaba is inviting specifiers, installers, building owners and users to join its free RIBA Accredited CPD webinar Requirements for Door Hardware on Fire Doors: Meeting Fire and Access Requirements this Fire Door Safety Week.... View Article

Megaman® launches its Tempus® range of emergency lighting products

Tuesday, 15th September 2020

Megaman has launched a new comprehensive range of easy to install emergency lighting solutions. Offering a variety of lighting systems from emergency slim bulkheads to spotlights and downlights, Megaman’s TEMPUS® Emergency Lighting Series accommodates a wide range of applications including... View Article

Invest in planning to help house building sector bounce back, says FMB

Monday, 14th September 2020

The Government must release bottlenecks in housing delivery with more resource for local authority planning departments and mechanisms to hold them to account if they are slow to respond to applications, according to the Federation of Master Builders. This comes... View Article

Snug’s Eternal Wall ‘prayer’ landmark design gets green light

Monday, 14th September 2020

Paul Bulkeley, who founded Snug Architects in Southampton, is en route to become one of the UK’s most noteworthy architects after his design for a new national prayer landmark, Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer got the green light for build.... View Article

Construction begins on state-of-the-heart hospital in Cairo

Monday, 14th September 2020

Construction on the Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Centre Cairo has begun. It is the newest outpost of the Aswan Heart Centre founded by renowned Egyptian surgeon Sir Magdi Yacoub and provides free state-of-the-art treatment for the people of Egypt and... View Article

The pros and cons of zonal planning

Monday, 14th September 2020

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has published a new report which sets out the strengths and weaknesses of zonal planning systems. Planning Through Zoning provides an insight into the use of zonal planning in a number of different nations... View Article

Lords Committee raises concerns about substantial and wide-ranging changes to planning legislation

Monday, 14th September 2020

The Lords Secondary Legislation Committee has published a report highlighting concerns about substantial and wide-ranging changes to planning legislation which result in a lighter touch approval process for certain local developments. The Committee scrutinises policy aspects of all secondary legislation... View Article

Ceremony marks new council housing milestone

Monday, 14th September 2020

A topping-out ceremony was held on Thursday at a new 100% affordable block that will become council homes at council rents for 90 Croydon families when it is completed. Next spring, local people on the borough’s housing waiting list will... View Article

Active fire curtain barriers using Zoom or Microsoft Teams

Monday, 14th September 2020

Coopers Fire can now offer a CPD seminar on Active Fire Curtain Barriers using Zoom or Microsoft Teams. The CPD seminars are designed for architects and other construction professionals across the specification chain. The seminars are of course still FREE... View Article

Polyflor BIMobjects available to download now

Monday, 14th September 2020

Polyflor is pleased to announce that their collection of commercial and residential floorcovering is now available to download on the BIMobject platform in a range of popular native file formats. Recognising the need for digital information to support their customers... View Article