Winvic Construction Ltd has again secured Innovate UK funding as part of a cross-sector multidisciplinary research group. Winvic, University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), Edgetrix Ltd and Costain make up the consortium that [read more…]
Reds10, in collaboration with ADS Independent Living Solutions, has been granted funding from the government’s Sustainable Innovation Fund by Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, to develop the ‘Smile Homesâ’ prototype for intelligent, purpose designed, [read more…]
Greater use of home-grown timber in UK construction is taking a significant step forward through a new demonstrator project, which could lead to a major boost for Scotland’s economy and the industry’s environmental impact. A [read more…]
With the aim, laid out by the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC), to make all buildings Net Zero by 2050, the construction industry must make changes — starting with material choice. Here, Nick Cowley, Managing [read more…]
Environmentally conscious building, also known as sustainable construction, is an innovative idea that introduces more environmentally, socially and economically aware construction methods. Here, NBS, the global integrated platform provider, delves deeper into just what ‘environmentally [read more…]
Leading construction materials supplier Aggregate Industries has today (Wednesday 14th October) launched its new, improved SuperLow range of asphalt, which includes a carbon neutral offering. Following its parent company LafargeHolcim becoming the first construction materials [read more…]
Following the £2bn Green Homes Grant (GHG) scheme to upgrade the energy efficiency of homes across England, the provision of high-quality insulation building products will need to be guaranteed to meet demand, says CCF. Janeeth [read more…]
The UK government’s pledge to ‘build back better, build back greener’ rightly puts sustainable construction at the heart of the UK’s Covid-19 recovery. But to meet ambitious carbon targets, there must be a greater focus [read more…]
The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) will work in partnership with TrustMark to ensure that homeowners can be confident of the quality of both the materials and the workmanship of projects completed under the new Green [read more…]
The Government’s recent consultation on extending the ban on combustible materials to more building types and lowering the height restriction in England from 18m to 11m closed on 25th May. Andrew Carpenter, Chief Executive of [read more…]
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