Secure design: making access control about more than safety

Access control technology is becoming about much more than safeguarding or tracking how a user moves around a space or building Whether designing offices, homes or hotels, architects should remember that users don’t just value the security of their personal... View Article

Mapei to exhibit at Architect @ Work 2020

This year Mapei will be exhibiting at Architect @ Work with its new and improved Ultratop Loft products. Aimed at architects, interior designers and specifiers, the carefully curated show will take place at the Old Truman Brewery in London, 29-30... View Article

The social kitchen

Mark Elmore, head of design at Fisher & Paykel highlights the need for a social kitchen in the home As designers of kitchen appliances, we believe that great kitchens are crucial to wellbeing. The kitchen is the heart of the... View Article

Update on biocides: there is no ‘silver bullet’

By Lucy Bilotto, European Marketing Manager In recent years the arguments for and against the use of biocides have intensified. Some pro-biocide organisations (typically manufacturers utilising biocides in their products) are making bolder claims than ever before. In the absence... View Article

Is home heating set for a period of change?

Over the last 10 years it’s become clearer than ever that we can’t go on heating our homes by burning fossil fuels such as gas and oil. As effective as these fuels are, they release carbon into the atmosphere, a... View Article

BAL Pourable One makes floor tiling easy

BAL Pourable One floor tile adhesive is perfect for fixing natural stone and large format ceramics, porcelain and terrazzo. One bag for all floor installations Like all the “One” range of BAL enhanced tile adhesives, BAL Pourable One is available... View Article

Alderley Park Sports Complex opens to public

A new gym and sports complex in Cheshire has recently been unveiled and is welcoming its first wave of energetic visitors Designed by Pozzoni Architecture on behalf of property developers Bruntwood SciTech, the £4m Alderley Park Sports Complex boasts a... View Article

Long term uncertainty holding back investment for construction

Total construction output in Great Britain is forecast to experience a slight decline of 0.3% in 2020, before a rise of 1.2% in 2021 according to the Construction Products Association’s latest Construction Forecasts. Political uncertainty and bad weather led to a... View Article

Addressing the challenges of senior housing in the UK

Almost 25% of the UK’s population is over 65 and by 2050, this proportion will have grown to an estimated 37%, according to Property Consultants Bidwells insight. While there are ambitious carbon neutral targets for this date, the planning for the care... View Article