Intelligence

Nina Cardinal, National Technical Manager at Hanson Cement, discusses how cement and concrete can be more eco-friendly.

Can customers be persuaded to view heat as another supplied utility rather than as the result of supplied utilities? An energy research company and two British energy firms decided to find out.

Ben Venktash, independent Building Environment Services Engineer in the US, discusses the fantastic possibilities of state-of-the-art ventilation systems.

Polypipe is acknowledged as a Green Champion for its intelligent, water-management roofing system

Martin Lambley, Product Manager for stormwater management at Wavin, highlights the fundamentals of Sustainble Urban Drainage Systems

LED luminaires are designed to replace fluorescent fittings in more ways than one

Isle’s Technology Consultant Sylvia Schuster explains why managing the effects of climate change requires urban transformation, specifically for water management

Ben Green, Divisional Marketing Manager for Alumasc, discusses the installation
of its carbon dioxide-neutralising roofing at Nottingham Trent University

Paul Trace from Stella Rooflight offers guidance on the thermal performance (U-values) of rooflights and what to look out for in the specification process

How to undertake and interpret thermal imaging

Stora Enso’s LightHouse project in Joensuu shines a light on the use of wood to reduce the construction industry’s CO2 emissions

Jeremy English, Director at Södra Wood, believes timber is the answer to the building industry’s problems, if only it can give up concrete…

Cable collapse under fire conditions has been a significant contributory factor in the death of fire officers. The BRE and IET researched solutions.

Mediation can prove a low-cost end to construction and engineering disputes. Niall Lawless, Chartered Arbitrator & Engineer, Adjudicator, Mediator and Chair of the CIC ADR Management Board, discusses.

Chartered Fire Engineer Jonny Joinson and Jane Simpson, RIBA & NRAC Consultant on accessibility and inclusion, discuss fire evacuation for buildings.

Research into the cracking of concrete arch dams due to uplift pressure and seismic load by academics Mohammed Noori Hussein, Dr. Muhammad Jawad Kadhim and Dr. Thair Jabbar Mizhir Alfatlawi.

Understanding how to maintain workers’ respiratory safety when cutting tiles is key to meeting the updated EH40/2005 Workplace Exposure Limits.

Rebecca Coates, Chair of UK Radon Association and Head of Radon Projects at propertECO, warns of the heightened risk in energy-efficient buildings.

The National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH) shares three experts’ top career advice.

Mark Beard, Executive Chair of Beard, argues that if procurement standards were higher, the industry would be forced to work harder and do better.