Ideas surrounding sustainable development can cause confusion. Catherine Davey, Partner at Stevens & Bolton LLP, takes a look at what it can all mean to you.
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Last year was a bad year for the construction industry and 2009’s financial accounts are unlikely to help when it comes to securing funds, but there are ways other ways to ensure you've got adequate working capital . . .
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Tony Millichap, Technical Manager with Kingspan Insulation Ltd, takes a look at the current road to zero carbon housing in 2016 and the role BCOs will play.
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While the Three Little Pigs might have some trouble with the concept, North Kesteven District Council is celebrating a national first - the country’s first straw bale council house.
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Tensar International’s TriAx™ geogrid has been successfully installed by South African World Cup 2010 contractors to overcome poor load-bearing ground encountered on the new Green Point Stadium in Cape Town.
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While it may have caused some arguments, Lancaster’s Kingsway development has also brought plenty of praise. This LABC award nominated design is an imposing work and one that fires the imagination.
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Robin Lancashire, Head of TRADA Technology’s Building Performance Section, discusses solutions when timber or timber-based products have wetted up during stalled builds.
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In the light of continued fatalities, serious injuries and near hits involving the unsafe use of quick hitches, the Strategic Forum Plant Safety Group is issuing a Safety Notice, reinforcing the guidance issued to contractors earlier in the year.
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Fire takes no prisoners, and therefore sensible prevention methods are crucial to avoid tragedy, but every day these precautions are disregarded because of expense, ignorance, or deemed unnecessary to the project, says Mike Woolmington of Intumescent Systems Ltd.
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Safety is quite rightly one of the key concerns capturing construction headlines in recent years, but this is just one of the cornerstones of an ethical working practice. The industry must develop and adhere to holistic solutions that help to ensure every essential box is ticked.
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The NCC and the CPA have joined forces to launch a brand new course, designed to help depot plant managers and supervisors who are new to the role, get to grips with their responsibilities as managers.
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TRADA Technology Ltd has warned that the thermal performance of party walls will have to be considered for the first time when the revised version of Approved Document L (ADL) of the Building Regulations England & Wales (Conservation of fuel and power) is released later this year.
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Like an underperforming schoolchild, Britain’s commercial, industrial and public buildings urgently need to improve their grades to meet carbon reduction targets, says the Carbon Trust. To read more click here
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The construction sector is often the hardest hit during a recession. As we crawl out of the latest, we look how one firm managed drive its business forward during the downturn thanks to a diverse business model. To read more click here.
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The Fairtrade model has seen consumers become increasingly concerned about how products are sourced, the welfare of the workforce that produces them and its environmental impact. Now the construction industry has a means by which its products can be objectively compared. To read more click here
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