Building materials

Paul Trace from Stella Rooflight uncovers the myths around the use of rooflights in zinc roofs and offers some advice

A remote community hospital was named winner of the Royal Institute of British Architects’ (RIBA) International Prize 2021 for the world’s best new building – here’s why

F51 is the world’s first multi-storey indoor skatepark and a complex feat of engineering, James Cash discovers

The Futurebuild convention and the Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM) have published their collaborative ‘Futurebuild Report’, which looks at how construction industry working practices can develop and improve, with a focus on worker health.

The new Plastic Packaging Tax will fall heavily on the building sector unless product manufacturers and suppliers team up, says Nick Oates, Managing Director at National Buying Group (NBG)

The Finishes and Interiors Sector (FIS) has launched a Specifiers’ Guide to Partitioning to help specification writers fully understand the criteria for partitioning, including moveable walls and pods.

Is the UK heading towards a timber shortage crisis, asks Stuart Goodall, Chief Executive of Confor

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is checking respiratory health on construction sites as part of a month-long campaign to reduce occupational lung disease.

The Construction Industry Council has opened a consultation to review its Code of Conduct for Approved Inspectors.

There has never been a more critical time for the building industry to embrace social value, says Guy Battle, Chief Executive of the Social Value Portal

Robert Walton, Chief Operating Officer at Constructionline, discusses the rise of social value, how it benefits the wider supply chain and the role of procurement in supporting its rise

Due to world events, British Steel will increase the prices of structural sections for all new orders by £250/t, with immediate eff ect.

Culture and attention to whole lifecycle building costs underpin the South East Consortium’s new Procuring For Building Safety guidance

Dean Fazackerley of LHC Group believes we should be going for gold in public sector construction

Following the announcement from the Offi ce for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) regarding Kingspan’s Kooltherm K15 insulation (including two prohibition notices issued by the OPSS in relation to K15) and the withdrawal by the British Board of Agrément of its certifi cate for K15, the National House Building Council (NHBC) has asked registered builder customers for additional information regarding the use of K15 on all sites.

After months of debate and amendments, the Building Safety Bill became law today (29 April), with the intention to ‘create lasting generational change’ to the way high-risk and residential buildings are constructed and maintained, although many of the new provisions in the 262-page Act are not expected to come into force until 2023.

Scott Millins, Quantity Surveyor at Teampol, discusses the technical considerations of insulation for a public sports centre

A builder has been given a suspended prison sentence for allowing unsafe excavation work, which put workers in danger and rendered the neighbouring property unstable.

The Construction Leadership Council has published a document to support UK firms in their response to the impacts of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.