Introducing the BJELIN Hardened Wood Flooring brand and its innovative solutions
Simon Darbyshire, managing director of Bjelin UK explains how the firm has evolved from pioneering a method of installing wood flooring without using glue.
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Retrofit: The ‘green elephant in the room’
In the run-up to Futurebuild at London’s Excel James Parker, editor of Architects’ Datafile and Housebuilder and Developer, speaks to Martin Hurn, event director at Futurebuild.
Solutions for Stormwater Management Round Table Review
In this special episode of Building Insights we captures some of the key highlights from our October 2023 industry round table, ‘Solutions for Stormwater Management.’
Growing Apprenticeships & Diversity for Heat Pump Rollout
Samsung Climate Solutions' Aimee Holloran is accelerating heat pump installations and apprenticeships across the country. She’s a powerful role model for any young woman considering plumbing as a career.
Sam Eden, FMB London
Sam Eden of the FMB’s London Hub discuses how the Ultra Low Emissions Zone could ruin plans to deliver the capital’s energy retrofit goals.
Specialist Membranes for Passivhaus Design
Achieving a Passivhaus-compliant design for a building requires meticulous attention to detail. A. Proctor's James and Iain simplify the process of creating an effective, breathable, and airtight envelope for high-rises.
Improving Indoor Air Quality in Social Housing
AkzoNobel's Duncan Lochhead explores how important air quality and VOCs are in the social housing sector, and best practice tips for specifying the increasing ranges of low-VOC paints.
Sustainability in the Built Environment
Rita Singh of Kingspan Insulation discusses how a fabric first approach works in practice and why retrofit first should be the overriding aim.
Sustainable Design: Liveable Homes with Fabric First Design
Charlie Luxton, ambassador for Samsung Climate Solutions looks at how lower energy house designs will be better places to live, and tackles some of the myths about their ‘liveability’.
Is the Industry Weathering the Economic Storms of 2023?
Jeremy Gray of the Federation of Master Builders discusses their new industry survey findings, and how firms are negotiating tough times.
Marchini Curran Associates Practice Profile
Kevin Smith of Marchini Curran Architects discusses how the studio has gone from strength to strength even in challenging times, following a buy out.
Specialist Membranes for Facade & High Rise Building Design
James Johnston and Will Jones of the A.Proctor Group discusses why we need air-tight high-rises, how specifying the right membrane is key to fire safety, and how the performance gap…
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