Intelligence

CHAS‘ Alex Minett says strong strategic supply chains are a greater priority than ever, but how can they be supported?

As the focus falls on making our indoor environment healthier, Denise Chevin explores an in-depth government report that offers some answers

Heat networks present an efficient and potentially low-carbon approach to heating, but as James Cash discovers, buildings need to be ready to connect when networks become more available

Oliver Novakovic, Technical and Innovation Director at Barratt Developments, discusses the challenges of delivering a zero-carbon home

Progress on indoor air quality must be backed up with sophisticated monitoring, says Ana Cross of Elta Fans

George Adams, SPIE UK’s Director of Energy and Engineering, says change the built environment of today for a sustainable future

Peter Gunn, Senior Consultant at the Water Hygiene Centre, looks at the highs and lows of water safety considerations for newbuilds.

Collaborative reporting for safer structures. Report 1017: brick slips falling from height

The CSIC plans to transform public spaces into sustainable office hubs through MMC

David Fullerton, UK Head for software company Captego, discusses how visual evidencing can raise quality.

Isolating automated water systems might result in the drying out of green walls, thus presenting a significant fire hazard in external walls

Proactively sharing solutions throughout the built environment sector as well as government bodies across the globe will help to tackle the climate crisis

Matt Lewy, Energy Partner at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson, summarises the regulatory developments around net zero, carbon capture and hydrogen

PAS 2035 ushers in a new standard for low carbon retrofit projects. Stuart Fairlie, Managing Director of Elmhurst Energy, discusses it with Ashley Crawford, Chief Executive of Complete Certification Ltd.

New Chief Inspector of Buildings for England Peter Baker to take part in CABE’s Annual Conference and Exhibition 2021.

An extract from EYs white paper, co-authored by Todd Lukesh, Eric Ottinger ACABE, Nipun Bajaj, Jordan Stein, Erica Crandon, Mark Gibson and Akanksha Jain

James Simpson, past Chair of the Building Limes Forum, suggests that switching from cement mortars to lime mortars and binders will reduce the carbon footprint of construction

Matthew Barnett Howland’s research into sustainable building materials has led him to design and construct a house made from cork blocks

Collaborative reporting for safer structures. Report 961: grouting of joints between load-bearing prefabricated concrete members

Michael Barber from information management service provider Amodal asks some pertinent questions about data ownership