Building materials

Trigon Fire Safety’s Karl Wallasch discusses the application of fire engineering on a smoke shaft design for a listed building’s hotel refurbishment.

From our homes to our workplaces and everything in between, modern life is filled with goods and products – but, asks Denise Chevin, have fire and rescue service estimations of risk kept pace?

CABE member Kabbe Njie, Principal Engineer Fire & Life Safety Systems at Heathrow Airport, discusses the growing fire risks of lithium-ion batteries in residential buildings.

Enya Zhang, a student at the University of Central Lancashire, has completed IFSM-funded research exploring the impact of coatings on wood combustion

The Structural Timber Association (STA) has released the latest update to the STA Volume 1 Pattern Book: Structural Timber Buildings Fire Safety in Use, which provides information on the performance of different structural timber elements.

Collaborative reporting for safer structures. Report 1197: Incorrect firestopping by a third-party certificated contractor

Steve McSorley, Director at Perega, discusses the engineering challenges of a crumbling NHS estate – and what contractors may face when bringing these buildings up to date

Investment in construction is now resembling a board game, with the odds stacked against the players – but is their luck about to change? asks Peter Crush

The Building Centre and the National Retrofit Hub’s exhibition explores the barriers and solutions to retrofitting the built environment.

Trade body the Property Care Association (PCA) has published a consumer guide to help householders with concerns over spray foam insulation installed in their properties.

A local authority has partnered with Duraproducts to trial its recycled plastic kerbing for both durability and safety purposes.

Lars Fredenlund, CEO of Cobuilder, believes data templates are key for the CE/UKCA marking transition

Collaborative reporting for safer structures. Report 1322: Structural designs carried out by non engineer

The UK construction product industry is facing a new era of regulatory and standards challenges. Huw Morris outlines everything you need to know about digital product passports.

Seminar content from this year’s UK’s Concrete Show in Birmingham in March 2025 is now available to view online.

Brenda Leach-Water, CABE member and author of The Book of Mould, offers a deep dive into the causes and treatments of damp

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in Ireland has signed the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 56 of 2025).

Ian McKinnon, Chief Product Officer at Veriforce CHAS, asks what the Procurement Act 2023 means for social value.

Seven companies that played a role in the Grenfell Tower fire may be debarred from public contracts, Westminster Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has announced.

Like many countries, Ireland’s population is getting older. Unlike many countries, it has a supportive approach, Huw Morris reports.