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Howard Chapman, Buildingtalk Editor reviews recent top industry Tweets on @Buildingtalk
Buildingtalk on Twitter includes a vertical village, instant retrofit solutions for housing, down-under energy saving lessons, best new building in Scotland, video of Spiderman scaling a 36-storey building in Paris, house buyer record high and getting on with Heathrow Airport’s 3rd runway or lose £147b of economic growth.
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New ‘Vertical village’ wins world building of year – is this a solution to London’s housing problems?
EU grant to bring mass mass retrofit housing to turn 1’000’s of properties into zero-energy homes by wrapping them in clip-on insulation, and adding prefabricated clip-on roof panels that incorporate solar PV units.
Can we learn from Australia about better energy saving in buildings? Research report supported by DECC says yes.
Building in St Andrews wins of RIAS Architects Best Building in Scotland Award
Buyers for homes hit an 11 year high – we need to build more homes or prices will continue to rise
Get on with Heathrow Airport 3rd runway says CBI or £147bn economic growth lost – RT if you agree or add your comment
Watch the video of Spiderman climbing 36-storey building in Paris last week using only talcum powder and courage.
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report shows builders’ merchants’ value sales in October were up +1.2% compared to the same month last year.
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The Encon Group, the leading independent distributor of building materials, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded Silver membership of The 5% Club by the 2024/25 Employer Audit Scheme.
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Located in Charlton, South London, SWA member West Leigh was established during the Blitz, in 1943. During the destruction in London, the company helped in repairing windows and facades that had been damaged by bombings throughout the city.
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