Free to enter, open to the whole industry, and expanded this year with new categories covering sustainability, building performance and social value. Entries are now open for the London Construction Awards (LCA) 2026, the annual celebration of the projects, people, products and teams shaping the UKs built environment. Entry is free, and organisations of every size, from contractors and consultancies to product manufacturers and individual teams, are invited to put their work

Siderise has launched its new PC-FS Firestop and PC-CB Cavity Barrier range, a passive fire protection package developed specifically for precast concrete cladding systems. Siderise previously supported precast concrete façade applications with its CW-FS Firestop, providing a fully compliant solution. However, growing demand for these durable and efficient external wall systems led the company to develop a dedicated range that addresses practical challenges such as tight tole

Metal Technology has become a trusted partner for certified Passive House facade systems in the UK and Ireland. Within the last four years, Metal Technology’s range has been specified on projects with a combined construction value exceeding £2.5 billion. These include the £120m St Columba’s RC High School and Woodmill High School at Dunfermline Learning Campus, the UK’s largest Passivhaus-certified education buildings. At Queen’s University in Belfast, the £35m Weaver’s Hall

It’s a damp protection approach used by many builders in new building or when forming an opening in a cavity or solid external wall, extending a building, or tackling an existing damp problem. A Wellington Boot keeps the wet out and prevents wet soaking upwardly or inwardly – and that’s exactly what the Type LTT Tray does. Simply bed it in position, and the shape protects the opening at ground level, including the reveals and extending into the cavity. Wellington Boot It or

The EJOT CROSSFIX facade support system has enabled Kovara Projects to install a complex timber cladding feature as part of a large new building at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus. The EJOT CROSSFIX system, which will be showcased at the Zak World of Facades event in Manchester in June, has been used in a project to create Tech Edge West. Delivered by main contractor Glencar, this will provide 70,000ft2 of mixed use office space on the campus near Didcot to su

The £4.8 million restoration and redevelopment of the Stable Future project of the 19th century disused agricultural buildings at the Delapré Abbey in Northamptonshire is making use of a novel foundation detail featuring Marmox Thermoblocks, as part of a highly energy efficient design for a new extension which will become part of Stable Future Wellbeing Hub the visitor and well-being centre. The highly sensitive work at Delapré Abbey, located near Northampton town centre,

James Pastre, Quality Assurance Manager at IG Masonry Support, explores the popularity of brick facades and how offsite manufactured products can fulfil complex requirements. With brick facades as popular today as they have ever been, building designers and specifiers need to be confident the products they specify will achieve the same exceptional finish each and every time. Taking the construction of complex brick features offsite into factory-controlled conditions, how d

Emily Landsborough, Head of ESG at Ibstock, discusses the steps housebuilders and building manufacturers are taking to safeguard the UK’s biodiversity and protecting a beloved British bird facing extinction. Few sights or sounds are more emblematic of the British summer than the scream of swifts soaring across the sky. They are renowned for their brown plumage, contrasting with the white colouration around their throats, and their distinctive call. But the swift’s popul

John Iles, Design Team Manager at Leviat, explains how Leviat’s engineered solutions are helping to transform the former Oval Gasworks into a distinctive new neighbourhood in the heart of London. Next to the iconic Oval cricket ground, this major regeneration project combines contemporary design with heritage sensitivity, delivering high-quality homes defined by high-quality brickwork and architectural detail. To help realise this vision, Leviat provided a range of engin

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Marmox’s Thermoblocks helped solve the cold-bridging challenge in a Passivhaus development in Wigan. The final phase of a PassivHaus...

The NYX Hotel is a new €40m, six storey, 175-bedroom accommodation overlooking the Grand Canal in Dublin.  Designed to be in harmony with...

An environmentally-friendly mortar made from recycled plastic and silica aerogel has been developed by Newcastle University...