University engagement: Interactive webinars to support timber learning
University engagement: Interactive webinars to support timber learning Timber grows on trees! Wood is one of our truly renewable construction materials if we continue to plant forests and harvest mature trees at a sustainable rate. This means keeping the timber products that are milled and machined from those trees – harvested wood products – in […]
Net Zero Skills
Net Zero Skills 2022 is the year of convergence for the construction industry. We all agree that the ecological clock is ticking, and urgent action is needed to mitigate the impact of global warming but how are we going to do this without understanding and agreeing the skills needed to get to reduce our impact […]
The Value of Solar Property
The Value of Solar Property The Value of Solar Property is a ground-breaking report that looks at the financial benefits of residential rooftop solar systems. The research findings – which included statistical analysis of more than five million property transactions – are clear. The return on investment makes upgrading a home with a solar power system […]
Amended Building Regulations to ensure 30% reduction in CO2 for all new homes
Amended Building Regulations to ensure 30% reduction in CO2 for all new homes The Building Regulations have been amended to secure a 30% reduction in CO2 emissions for all new build homes, which comes into effect in June 2022. The changes represent government’s response to the consultation to the Future Buildings Standard, which examined new homes in relation […]
Recovery Loan Fund
To retrofit or rebuild? That is the question
To retrofit or rebuild? That is the question That is the question in the net zero debate, reports Property Week, as we look into the merits of working with what is already there versus knocking down and starting again. Read More
Building services: How ready are we for heat pumps?
Building services: How ready are we for heat pumps? As Glasgow gears up to host the UN Conference on Climate Change, Neil Gerrard examines how well prepared construction is to deliver the heat pumps the government hopes will form a key plank of its net zero emissions strategy. Read More
HSE site dust crackdown coming in October
Construction Manager 23-09-21 HSE site dust crackdown coming in October Respiratory Risks The inspections will focus on respiratory risks and occupational lung disease, looking at the control measures businesses have in place to protect their workers’ lungs from construction dust, including from silica, asbestos and wood. Other HSE Action The HSE said that while the […]
