Construction & Building Materials

The Tactile Information Co-ordination Group is working on a proposal for a new standard. Its purpose will be to ensure clarity and consistency in the provision of tactile information, thereby ensuring familiarity and consistency for users.

An extract from EYs white paper, co-authored by Todd Lukesh, Eric Ottinger ACABE, Nipun Bajaj, Jordan Stein, Erica Crandon, Mark Gibson and Akanksha Jain

Collaborative reporting for safer structures. Report 961: grouting of joints between load-bearing prefabricated concrete members

The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) is searching for a select group to be Scholars in 2022.

A builder undermined the existing footing of a masonry wall without being aware of the risks.

Andy Pearson takes a closer look at an experiment in bioclimatic architecture and construction to produce low-carbon homes

Inside Actis’ thermally efficient honeycomb-design insulation, which is being shown off to full effect in Scandia-Hus show homes

The designs of a winning team of architecture students from Robert Gordon University
(RGU) went on public display in the build-up to the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow.

Cintec supports the restoration of the Canadian Parliament Buildings.

The New Homes Quality Board (NHQB) has published its draft new Code of Practice for house builders for a four-week public consultation (closing 7 July). The New Homes Quality Code aims to address the gaps in existing protections for new-build customers.

Off-site manufacturer Rollalong has been approved by NHBC Accepts, the industry standard accreditation scheme for the residential housing sector provided by the National House Building Council.

Developers and housebuilders warn the government is unlikely to hit its goal of 300,000 new homes built a year by the mid-2020s unless it ups its planning permission numbers.

Proteus provided a liquid waterproof membranes solution for an ageing dance studio roof.

Steven Soderberg, of Lorin Industries, discusses the use of anodised aluminium on an innovative design for a home in the woods.

The Building Safety Bill, published on 5 July 2021, will create lasting generational change and set out a clear pathway for the future on how residential buildings should be constructed and maintained.

Serious errors were made in the input to a computer program used for designing a retaining wall.

A collaboration between CIBSE, Elementa, Levitt Bernstein, WSP, UCL, Clarion Housing Group and Etude has produced a report on the future of SAP.

The Construction Leadership Council’s Product Availability working group has painted a picture of the overall product availability in the construction industry.

A transfer beam supporting a four-storey building was notched to accommodate suspended ceiling fixings

Stephen Hall, CMF Technical Director, discusses Approved Document B (Fire Safety) Table B3 for loadbearing panelised building systems