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YouGov poll by Saint-Gobain UK and Ireland 54% of respondents said making their homes more energy efficient was a priority for them in the next 3 to 5 years 61% were over the age of 60 a group most at risk from the effects of fuel poverty Mark Weaver Mark Weaver, Project Director for[…]
With the UK election just months away, the stalls are being laid out for us to take a peek at whats on offer. There is certainly an infrastructure bonanza in prospect and the and £2.3bn investment in flood defences will save and £30bn in damage so seems like money well spent. However, the headline grabbing and £15bn on roads is more controversial.
Over the course of a normal winter’s day up to 0.7kg of water vapour can pass through a 1mm gap over 100mm building component thickness, across 1m length at 10Pa pressure difference. Following are some best practice guidelines for successful installations, as experienced by the DuPont Tyvek® Technical team and developed through both on-site support[…]
Lucideon is able to conduct searches on almost any material based subject, allowing companies to gather vital information on composite materials, processes, properties, applications and benefits. Composites play an integral part in the performance efficiency of many products and trying to establish if they could help to improve products can be time consuming and problematic.[…]
Round-up of latest construction industry news Howard Chapman, Editor of Buildingtalk Take a look at the full version of the latest weekly Buildingtalk Newsletter that was emailed to industry subscribers today. Subscribe for free here Follow us via Twitter Jamie Oliver build project + offsite solutions for construction boom + latest projects More indications of[…]
The forum explores how environments can affect the behaviour of many materials Materials are often limited in their behaviour by the environment in which they are expected to operate or perform, with very high or low temperatures, high pressures, exposure to radiation, abrasive and corrosive conditions all having an impact on the performance abilities of[…]
The presentation was part of the Zero Carbon Hub’s ‘Low Energy Know How’ events Held in Grimsby, industry professionals and housebuilders were informed of the zero carbon journey, its definition and cost of meeting the standard, as well as being updated on the performance gap project, which aims to close the gap between the design[…]
GGF support HSE new Beware Asbestos campaign The Glass & Glazing Federation (GGF) is supporting the recently launched Health and Safety Executive (HSE) campaign to help tradespeople work more safely with asbestos and protect themselves from danger. HSE survey 1.3 million tradespeople are potentially at risk of being exposed to asbestos. many tradespeople at risk[…]
Green Alternatives Green buildings are a great alternative to conventional buildings as they are designed and constructed in a way that makes it sustainable and environmentally friendly. Although conventional buildings are very common, according to the World Green Building Council they consume approximately 30-40% of global energy, this is a particular problem for countries such[…]
In a speech to over 200 guests, staff and students, Sir David said: We in Britain have been leaders in understanding the Life Sciences and you will be the leaders of tomorrow. Nothing could be more important in the area of scholarship than this. Understanding the natural sciences and the processes that brought us here[…]
