Every time a major fire makes headline news, the construction industry is reminded of the responsibility it has to ensure that our buildings are as fire-resistant as possible. Given that this can literally be a life or death issue, every component of a passive fire protection system has to be given serious consideration. While this[…]

Unless you’ve been buried under a particularly thick slab of granite for the past few years, the chances are you’ve heard a lot about how Building Information Modelling (BIM) is set to revolutionise the construction industry. The fact is, BIM is here to stay, and it is making major changes to the way we all[…]

Mapei on Stand N920 at Ecobuild 2014. The company will also be exhibiting its Mapei Re-Con Zero product, which turns un-used concrete into re-usable aggregate with zero impact.

The company has provided suitable packing pieces to enable the connection of railway sleepers and handrail transoms to the supporting steelwork of one of the five reconstructed bridges at the station.

Whatever their material make-up, external building envelopes need to have one thing in common: they must provide protection from the weather to the structural members beneath. In so doing, they need to be able to withstand excessive moisture, adverse wind-loading and also incorporate some energy performance. In addition, any material selected in the modern construction[…]

The company’s engineers have recently worked on Birmingham’s New Street Station redevelopment by designing and building a new electrical infrastructure for the transport project.