Intelligence

Matt Lewy, Energy Partner at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson, summarises the regulatory developments around net zero, carbon capture and hydrogen

PAS 2035 ushers in a new standard for low carbon retrofit projects. Stuart Fairlie, Managing Director of Elmhurst Energy, discusses it with Ashley Crawford, Chief Executive of Complete Certification Ltd.

New Chief Inspector of Buildings for England Peter Baker to take part in CABE’s Annual Conference and Exhibition 2021.

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

James Simpson, past Chair of the Building Limes Forum, suggests that switching from cement mortars to lime mortars and binders will reduce the carbon footprint of construction

Matthew Barnett Howland’s research into sustainable building materials has led him to design and construct a house made from cork blocks

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

Michael Barber from information management service provider Amodal asks some pertinent questions about data ownership

Biodiversity should be considered at the earliest stages of planning to help reverse habitat decline, says the National House Building Council

Meeting climate challenges head on with a Passivhaus building design for a primary school

Natural England’s scheme to conserve great crested newts and promote sustainable development

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

A school to learn in and learn from: how environmentally sound building practices form a key part of education and learning

Richard Flynn CEnv CEng FCABE, Chair of the MPSC, discusses continuously improving professional standards in building engineering

Rewilding and wildlife habitat creation are part of a raft of measures to mitigate and reduce the nitrate impact of planned housing in the Solent region

Two unlikely bedfellows – a childcare centre and fire station – are sharing a new building in Austria

James Dodgson, SOCOTEC UK, explores the challenges when duty holders limit the scope of intrusive work during refurbishment surveys.

Cintec supports the restoration of the Canadian Parliament Buildings.

Iain Cox, Chair of the Business Sprinkler Alliance, asks if we’re prioritising sustainability over resilience to fire?

Jayne Hall, Immediate-Past President of CABE, discusses signs of slavery in the supply chain.