Building materials

The Royal Albert Hall in west London is distinctive for its unique circular architecture and Victorian styling.

Adrian Buttress, Managing Director at Permaroof, has the following advice for working during the Covid-19 pandemic:

UCEM’s BSc (Hons) Building Control programme and Building Control Surveyor Degree apprenticeship have been accredited by CABE.

Stonemasons Ian Knapper created a floating stone staircase for a historic house renovation.

Historic England has launched a second emergency fund to support the heritage sector recovery from the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic.

In late May a new £1bn building safety fund to remove dangerous cladding from high-rise buildings was announced.

The government has published an amendment to the statutory guidance to building safety regulations – otherwise known as Approved Document B.

Responding to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee report on cladding remediation, Lord Porter of the Local Government Association (LGA) said:

The Sustainable Energy Association has sent an open letter to the Minister of State and the government to support the Domestic Premises (Energy Performance) Bill/EPC band C.

In June the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) published the Roadmap to Recovery plan.

Is it really safe to presume a building constructed after the UK ban in 1999
will not contain asbestos?

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

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

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

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

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

Building engineering involves problem solving and creative thinking, and it’s a skillset that’s honed during studies.

PROTO: The Emerging Technology Centre, Gateshead won best extension in CABE’s Built Environment Awards, and here’s why.

Elaine Knutt explores the science of building when the heating, lighting, ventilation and acoustic needs of the occupants are considered.

Andy Pearson explores why air quality is such a divisive urban issue and how new approaches are reinvigorating the ventilation systems in buildings.