Intelligence

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.

Gerald Kelly, General Manager for the Confederation of Construction Specialists, asks why Professional Indemnity Insurance isn’t working for the UK construction industry.

Dave Allen, Business Unit Director at Bureau Veritas’ Construction Division, says now is the time to get your house in order.

Julie Fleck OBE MRTPI (Rtd), Strategic Access and Inclusive Design Adviser, questions the true meaning of inclusive building design.

BSI’s Robert Turpin asserts that inclusivity and accessibility in the built environment needs to consider neurodiversity.

Enterprise Ireland Market Advisor Anne Corr believes the construction industry has been hiding its light under a bushel when it comes to opportunities.

Neuroscientist Katie Hart says that if we want to bring diversity to the industry, we have to look at how we communicate.

John Barfoot, Learning, Education & Academic Director at CABE, is finding ways to make graduate recruitment easier.

One of the biggest challenges to our industry is increasing the attractiveness of the industry as a career choice says Aled Williams, Director of Research, Innovation and Partnerships at UCEM.