Celotex Insulating Briatain campaign begins at Ecobuild Ecobuild highlights for me included a visit to the Celotex ‘Insulating Britain’ campaign bus parked inside the exhibition hall; learning about the impact of BIM from Assa Abloy; great presentation (and hospitality) from Wilo; favourite new British product was the hybrid solar panel from Solar Angel; and I[…]

Robot brickies, keeping cool in Sochi, and housebuilder profits surge We begin with a quick exhibition update. This week you can visit Data Centre World, at London’s ExCel to find out 10 reasons why Energetics beat traditional energy providers; next week it is Ecobuild, also at ExCel – follow the link for the latest show[…]

Flood resilient new towns, Ecobuild previews + Teapot House for sale We are expecting recriminations to rise as flood waters recede. However, what we really need is positive solutions to increasingly challenging weather patterns. Ed Milliband announced Labour plans for flood resilient new towns and garden cities around London. Let us know your ideas or[…]

Selfie promo for the FIT Show 2014 Howard Chapman, Buildingtalk Editor, writes… If you are a fan of ‘selfies’, get out your smartphone and snap a prize-winning photo that will be featured as part of promoting FIT Show 2014, the Fabricator Installer Trade Show. Take a look at an example via this link. Somebody has[…]