Guarantee Building Performance Levels by Designing them into the Fabric
The secret of achieving reliable performance levels is to design them into the fabric of the building. This makes everything fully controllable and repeatable as…
Are We Committed to Sustainable Construction, or Just Talking About it?
Everyone in the construction sector cares about sustainability. They want to be eco-friendly and avert a climate crisis. Or at least they say they do….
Construction Innovation with Purpose Delivers Progress
How often do products (tech gadgets in particular) come with new features that leave us all wondering what problem they were trying to solve? Plenty…
Buildings Ready for Whatever the Future Holds
How do you design a building that can adapt to a future you can’t predict? The answer is to forget trying to predict the future…
DfE Spec21 – Proof that You Deliver Results By Demanding More
Image by Bowmer + Kirkland Where there’s a will there’s a way, as the saying goes. And maybe the biggest lesson from the DfE Spec21…
psi-FAST – The Innovative Building System Designed for DfE Spec21
Assembling buildings using large format panels is already an innovative approach compared to historical methods such as blockwork and bricks. But innovation is a continuous…
Are Updated Fire Safety Building Regulations Still too Restrictive?
Updates to the Building Regulations Approved Document B come into force from December 2022. This update clarifies several aspects of fire safety regulations affecting ‘residential’…
Is Carbon Reduction a Project Priority? This Simple Test Might Tell You
Modern construction projects are expected to promote carbon reduction. But how serious is that commitment? One way to tell is to look at material selection…
Where to Find Greater Certainty for Construction Projects
With inflation at a 30-year high and material costs running 20% higher than a year ago, there’s even more uncertainty than usual in the world…
Fire-Resistance and Sustainability – the Versatility of Panelised Systems
Construction project outcomes are becoming increasingly diverse – it’s no longer just about specifications, time and cost. But, do more detailed outcomes necessarily mean that…
