Intelligence

Enrico Borgarello, Director of Global Product Innovation at HeidelbergCement, discusses supplying the material for Germany’s first 3D-printed residential building

EngineeringUK looks back on the difficult year that was 2020 and sees hope for the future

Richard Flynn CEnv CEng FCABE, of Flynn & Shaw, Ireland, discusses what ethical professionalism means to him and whether he is seeing changing behaviour patterns in the industry

Tek Hussein, Head of Technical at WeMaintain, runs through some common issues with lifts

Richard Harral, CABE’s Technical Director, says that building more accessible housing is vital, but that is only part of the story

Joe Cilia, Technical Director at the Finishes & Interiors Sector (FIS), considers how designers and specifiers can use the Acoustic Verification Scheme to specify products with confidence.

This situation highlights the need for temporary works to enable permanent works to be installed correctly.

US-based forensic engineer James P Waltz FCABE discusses what forensics mean in the built environment.

Jonathan Gallie, Group HR Director for Stroma, discusses a training programme built on the applied framework of CABE’s competencies.

Lee Lambley, Technical Director at Weber, advises clients, architects, contractors and product specifiers to look more closely now at the fire safety performance claims of renders than they have in the past

Mark Wakeford, joint MD of construction firm Stepnell, believes apprentices are key to the call to “Build, build, build”.

Patrick Scannell, Senior Project Manager at Buildots, asks if Covid-19 will prove a catalyst for change in construction.

Rob McCann, Director at The VAT People, suggests there’s more to VAT than meets the eye.

Shaun Hughes, Regional Manager Southern UK at Victaulic, suggests best practice for using fewer resources.

This case of improvised solution on domestic projects emphasises the need for better information sharing and competence in resolving unforeseen clashes safely.

Part L and F are changing to weave energy efficiency, ventilation and overheating risk into a co-ordinated policy and, as Elaine Knutt discovers, it sees a shift in focus from CO2 to primary energy.

Jackie Macaulay, Chief Operations Officer, CABE, discusses the importance of transparency and procurement in the refurbishment of CABE HQ.

What drew Olamide Adenugba, Planning Director at T A Property, to an industry with an image problem for women and BAME people?

Andy Lowe FCABE, Building Control Director at Bureau Veritas, examines the amends to Building Regulations that will make it compulsory to provide toilets for severely disabled people in many non-domestic buildings.

Work is underway on the £14m transformation of Sheffield Hallam University’s central atrium, the first project to be delivered under the Hallam Alliance, a new procurement and building model.