The project of 85 social dwellings in Cornellà de Llobregat (Barcelona) built from wood by the Peris+Toral arquitectes practice has won the Construmat 2024 Prize, which recognised the best works erected according to sustainability criteria.
Three research initiatives led by the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) have received a £14m funding boost through Glasgow City Region Innovation Accelerator programme. The projects are supported with £5.4m from the UK government and up to £8.6m from industry partners.
In April, the desert city of Dubai experienced its heaviest rainfall in 75 years. More than 142mm of rain fell in one day (the equivalent of a year and a half’s rainfall), causing flash flooding of roads and buildings.
Dura Composites was awarded a King’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category for its glass reinforced polymer walkway grating products. The range has up to 33% less embodied carbon and is fully recyclable and lightweight – making installation safer, easier and more cost-efficient.
iov42’s 2024 Deforestation Regulation Readiness Survey is based on responses from those with active involvement in importing timber and related commodities in the UK, Germany, France, Belgium, Austria and Italy.
With over 400,000 retrofitters required to upgrade 27 million homes across the UK by 2050, former and current military personnel are being offered a career in retrofit.
On 25 April 2024, executive approval was given by the Northern Ireland Assembly for legislation to extend the limitation period for actions taken in relation to defective or damaged buildings – from six years to 15 years prospectively and from six years to 30 years retrospectively.
This would achieve parity with the legislative position in England and Wales.
In May, the UK government published its consultation response about the regulation of heat networks, confirming its intention to introduce new legislation in 2025 to enshrine consumer protections on pricing and performance.
From 2025 National Heat Network Zoning policy will come into force, which will seek to decarbonise heat through zoning and scheme development across England and Wales.
The Association of Noise Consultants has received a number of enquiries seeking clarity over the acoustic requirements of Approved Document O (ADO) ‘Overheating’ England. In response it has produced a Q&A document.
According to a National Audit Office (NAO) report, there are risks to the effectiveness of a government policy, launched in February, to make sure developers in England protect or improve biodiversity on land they are developing.
