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01 September 2014
28 August 2014
Retrofit industry calls for additional government incentives
The retrofit industry is a key source of income for many construction companies – however figures from the Department for Energy and Climate Change suggest that approximately just 32,000 efficiency measures were installed in June 2014, the lowest level since April 2013. 32,000 efficiency measures were installed in June 2014, the lowest level since April[…]
26 August 2014
Boom in building industry Trade Shows helps win new business + latest news from Buildingtalk
Latest products, projects stories, news and comments from Buildingtalk Editor, Howard Chapman Boom in building industry Trade Shows helps win new business Timber Expo Buyers Specifiers Forum We are undoubtedly moving into better economic times but this too brings challenges. Skill shortages are creating problems. London alone needs 1300 new skilled construction workers every year.[…]
22 August 2014
Computational Fluid Dynamics testing service from Gilberts
19 August 2014
UK growth best in 6 years + latest industry events and training opportunities
Latest products, projects stories, news and comments from Buildingtalk Editor, Howard Chapman On the technology front, building industry tradesmen welcome the Powered Now mobile app for doing business from van or site; a new Flir moisture meter offers both non-contact and contact measurement; and a Tinytag hand-held device designed for spot reading temperature and[…]
12 August 2014
75% energy saving for pre-1919 houses + ONE NORTH £15 billion infrastructure proposal
Latest products, projects stories, news and comments from Buildingtalk Editor, Howard Chapman Following the success of the world’s first whole-house retrofit research project at Salford University, supported by Saint-Gobain, we now have the Cosy Home’ retrofit project in Bolton that achieves 75% energy savings for pre 1919 hard-to-treat properties, supported by Knauf Insulation. This[…]
05 August 2014
Stunning construction growth + future proofing buildings + new book of the month
Latest products, projects stories, news and comments from Buildingtalk Editor, Howard Chapman Check-out construction growth news via Buildingtalk on Twitter [see links below] which includes reports on the 15th successive month of solid growth, record staff hiring and bankruptcies down 18%. If you want to see what projects the top contractors in the UK are[…]
28 July 2014
Can green buildings command a premium in order to meet carbon emission targets?
Commercial challenge The research highlights that commercial property is lagging behind the residential sector and presents the greater challenge as it is fragmented. There are currently 1.4 million commercial properties in the UK to deal with. Nearly 80% of these properties are less than 300m2 in size while less than 1% are 10,000m2 or more[…]
