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26 March 2015

Innovation Centre expanded for construction industry workers

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The Centre’s new meeting room provides extra space for the industry to discuss the creation of sustainable and comfortable buildings The Saint-Gobain Innovation Centre, which is located in London on Great Portland Street, has played host to a series of construction industry events since its opening. Some of these events include Zero Carbon Hub seminars,[…]

  • 26 March 2015

25 March 2015

Government review into Green Deal welcomed by GGF

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Growing energy efficiency market The Energy Secretary Ed Davey Speaking recently at Ecobuild Exhibition in London, Energy Secretary Ed Davey said that there are now over 100,000 jobs in the UK’s multi-billion pound energy efficiency market average household energy consumption has reduced by 20% since the first Ecobuild exhibition comprehensive framework for energy efficiency now in place[…]

  • 25 March 2015

25 March 2015

Youth unemployment & bridging construction industry skills gap

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Youthbuild UK address the issues of youth unemployment and construction industry skills gap with Building Pathways event Building Pathways event sponsored by Toolstation Youthbuild UK held a Building Pathways event recently and young people spoke about how their lives had been transformed by opportunities to work in the construction industry’ Encourage younger generation into the[…]

  • 25 March 2015

25 March 2015

Youth unemployment and bridging construction industry skills gap

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Youthbuild UK address the issues of youth unemployment and construction industry skills gap with Building Pathways event Building Pathways event sponsored by Toolstation Youthbuild UK held a Building Pathways event recently and young people spoke about how their lives had been transformed by opportunities to work in the construction industry’ Encourage younger generation into the[…]

  • 25 March 2015

25 March 2015

New guide explains how to obtain BREEAM certification

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Schüeco’s new guide provides an overview of the BREEAM scoring system and the products which are best suited to BREEAM projects It is becoming imperative for new buildings to be sustainable in their design, construction and throughout their life cycles. BREEAM is currently the most used standard for best practice in sustainable design with 200,000[…]

  • 25 March 2015

24 March 2015

Recent glass industry event deemed a success by GGF

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The recent PIGS event was deemed a success by the GGF The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) made the decision to sponsor a recent People in Glass Society (PIGS) event, which took place on 6th March in Manchester. The Federation was pleased with its decision to support the first event of 2015, which was attended[…]

  • 24 March 2015

24 March 2015

Reduced carbon footprint for Swish Building Products

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Almost 70% of UK consumers are now more likely to buy a product from a company with a low carbon footprint, such as Swish Building Products The company now produces 32% less CO2 than it did in 2008. For 2014, Swish’s carbon emissions from its manufacturing processes were down by 6.5% per tonne on 2013.[…]

  • 24 March 2015

23 March 2015

Carpet recycling conference comes to Birmingham

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Carpet Recycling UK’s Annual Conference is set to take place in Birmingham this June Annual Conference The conference, which will be hosted at Birmingham’s Institute of Engineering and Technology, is set to take place on June 11th 2015. Sponsored by Invista, the manufacturers of ANTRON Carpet Fibres, the conference will explore the developments that have[…]

  • 23 March 2015

23 March 2015

Asbestos in soils – clearing up the confusion

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Dangers of asbestos buried in site grounds Asbestos is the most prevalent occupational disease risk to construction workers in the UK. Research by the Health and Safety Executive suggests that the mineral is responsible for more than two-thirds of cancer deaths within the industry. Although the dangers of airborne asbestos have been known and discussed[…]

  • 23 March 2015

23 March 2015

House of Commons debate on post election energy policies

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Energy policy after the General Election House of Commons debate on post election energy policies GGF visited the House of Commons on the 2nd March for a debate hosted by the Parliamentary Group for Energy Studies (PGES) Over 40 delegates at the debate on ‘Energy policy after the General Election: Priorities for the next Government’.[…]

  • 23 March 2015