Multi-mode hybrid ventilation system for schools

Passivent’s Hybrid Plus2 Aircool® is a multi-mode ventilation system, boasting a contemporary, streamlined design. Suited to where a single-sided ventilation strategy is required, the system has been developed to meet the requirements of Building Bulletin 101, “Guidelines on ventilation, thermal... View Article

Safe Resin Paving Provides Endless Design Prospects

Rubber resin bound paving delivers a magnificent and stable surface, that provides Architects, Designers, and Councils with great design flexibility. The leading manufacturers of resin bound paving ‘SureSet’, offer an extremely wide colour palette for their EPDM surfacing called PlayBound.... View Article

InsideOut complete milestone residential development of 22 units in Tulse Hill, London, delivering a dense scheme of mixed housing types while maximising private and communal open space.

InsideOut have unlocked the potential of a complex sloping site in Tulse Hill, south-east London, to deliver a bold contemporary residential development of 22 homes. The efficient high-density scheme challenges topography to create a new raised ‘ground’ which maximises the... View Article

CMOStores.com supports Green Homes Grant Scheme

Following the official launch of the Government’s new Green Homes Grant initiative, tradespeople and homeowners taking part in the scheme will be able to hit the ground running with the help of online construction products merchant CMOStores.com. Offering an extensive... View Article

Accessible design in public washrooms

In public places, adapted washrooms must cater for the whole population, not just individuals. Where space is at a premium, separate provision for people with reduced mobility is not always possible. The obvious solution is to specify washrooms with access... View Article

Welsh Slate takes its RIBA-approved CPD online

“Welsh Slate as a building material” is now available remotely. A RIBA-approved CPD on the benefits of natural slate for roofing, cladding, walling, flooring, paving and aggregates is now also available online with Welsh Slate, part of the Breedon group.... View Article

Lancashire homebuilder doubles its workforce

Anwyl Homes Lancashire has increased its workforce by 100% in 12 months and, despite Covid, still has ambitious plans for further growth. The Chorley based homebuilder now has 40 employees, including one of the newest recruits, area sales manager Amy... View Article

Lessons Learnt for Sustainable School Design

Scotland has ambitious environmental goals. It is five years since the Paris agreement. The race to zero emissions is a driver for new types of thinking across all industries, and especially the sector I work in – the built environment .... View Article

Triple technical hire for Midlands contractor

Midlands-contractor G F Tomlinson has appointed three new technical apprentices as part of its commitment to investing in the next generation of construction workers. The latest recruits to the construction firm’s apprenticeship scheme include Jack Harvey and Joe Langley who... View Article

UK’s top five areas for development identified

Global property consultancy Knight Frank has revealed the top five areas across the UK which are prime for major development. Using geospatial mapping data that ranks every Local Authority in the UK against a variety of economic and housing measures... View Article