Construction & Building Materials

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

After a golden age of market conditions offering affordable coverage, the professional indemnity insurance sector has hit a crisis. The CLC is working to change things

You could argue that product testing has been following ever-decreasing circles, but new regulation and industry efforts focused on safety are set to reform the sector and support broader changes in construction, says James Cash

Domus Ventilation has released a CPD course that covers important changes to residential ventilation in the new-build sector, namely changes to Part F – ventilation of the Building Regulations, and Part B – fire safety (requirements on the use of combustible material in cavities, which differ across the nations).

The Build Homes, Build Jobs, Build Innovation report called on the government to set a target for 75,000 homes a year to be of modular construction by 2030 – 25% of its overall target of 300,000 homes annually.