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The Highlands’ first Passivhaus school features offsite Wraptite® installation
In the Highlands, north of Inverness, students aged from 3 to 18 are enjoying the health and comfort benefits of the region’s first Passivhaus-standard school. The new £72 million Tain Campus is now home to Tain Royal Academy, Tain Primary School and St Duthus School. It has been constructed to the Passivhaus standard to reduce energy consumption and create a healthy learning environment. The external wall specification included two Proctor Group membranes: the Wraptite® ext
5 days ago
CARBON CLAIMS NEED CLARITY
Senior Architectural Systems is calling on the fenestration industry to move beyond top-line figures to a more evidence-based approach that gives specifiers more accurate data. As part of its ‘What You See Is What You Spec’ campaign, Senior Architectural Systems is reinforcing the clarity of its environmental information and calling on the industry to adopt the same transparent approach. This follows Senior’s publication of product-specific Environmental Product Declarations
6 days ago
MHIAE Hydrolution EZY Heat Pump Range gets top A-Award
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air-Conditioning Europe (MHIAE) Hydrolution EZY air-to-water monobloc heat pump range has received global recognition for its design and engineering excellence after being awarded the Platinum A' Design Award, the highest accolade in one of the world's largest and most prestigious international design competitions. The award recognises products that combine outstanding innovation, functionality and aesthetics, highlighting Hydrolution EZY's ability
Aug 5
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ACO urges local authorities and developers to tackle flash flooding at the surface
Flash flooding across Birmingham on 27 August has once again highlighted the challenges UK urban drainage systems face in coping with extreme weather events. In response, ACO Water Management, the drainage solutions specialist, is urging local authorities and developers to prioritise rainfall interception at the surface, before it reaches sewers that were not designed for modern volumes. Recent heatwaves have delivered long dry spells, baking the ground unusually hard, so tha
12 hours ago
Rooflight Association to Champion Safer, Smarter Daylighting at FIT Show 2027
The Rooflight Association will exhibit at FIT Show 2027, using the UK’s only exhibition representing the entire fenestration supply chain to promote higher standards in rooflight design, installation, compliance and ongoing performance. Taking place at the NEC Birmingham from 18 - 20 May 2027, FIT Show will bring together professionals from across the fenestration, glass, glazing, roofing, construction and installation supply chains. For The Rooflight Association, the event w
2 days ago
The Highlands’ first Passivhaus school features offsite Wraptite® installation
In the Highlands, north of Inverness, students aged from 3 to 18 are enjoying the health and comfort benefits of the region’s first Passivhaus-standard school. The new £72 million Tain Campus is now home to Tain Royal Academy, Tain Primary School and St Duthus School. It has been constructed to the Passivhaus standard to reduce energy consumption and create a healthy learning environment. The external wall specification included two Proctor Group membranes: the Wraptite® ext
5 days ago
Entries Now Open for the London Construction Awards 2026
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
5 days ago
Poor acoustic design is costing UK Plc £40 billion a year
Oscar Acoustics recently hosted a roundtable at dMFK Architects' London offices in association with RIBA to discuss why construction treats acoustics as an add-on, and what specifiers and contractors can do about it. Acoustics is not a snagging issue. It is a foundational design element, influencing how people work, feel and behave in a space. When it is left until late in the design and build process, or cut from the budget entirely, the consequences are measurable and expen
5 days ago
WHAT NEW TECHNOLOGIES WILL WE SEE WHEN THE FUTURE ARRIVES?
Rinnai Director Chris Goggin looks at and discusses the potential next generation of energy technology ideas and appliances that could deliver economic and efficient power to residential and commercial properties in the near future. New and original approaches will replace traditional and well referenced methods of heating and hot water provision. History is saturated with case histories of a process and pattern of technological replacements. Join the free Rinnai newsletter f
5 days ago
R-dme - An energy source for the near future
Chris Goggin explains the relevance and value of rDME for sustaining rural businesses. r-DME offers operational and ecological benefits as an alternative fuel source for off-grid businesses that require practical, economical and technically feasibility heating and hot water solutions. To find out more about future energies and policy join or free newsletter https://www.rinnai-uk.co.uk/contact-us/newsletter-sign As a new era of energy production, distribution and consumption h
Jun 1
Future Homes Standard CPD helps specifiers navigate window-by-window compliance
Deceuninck has launched a new CPD for architects and specifiers to explain the practical impact of the Future Homes Standard on window and door specification. While the headline u-value requirement for new build windows remains unchanged at 1.2W/m²K, the methodology used to assess compliance has shifted significantly. Instead of relying on a standard model window, performance is now assessed against the exact size and configuration of each individual window supplied. That
May 8
Pyroguard protects French Goodlife project
Pyroguard, the world’s leading independent provider of fire safety glass, has been specified as part of the transformation of the former corporate office headquarters of telecommunications company Canal+ into an ambitious mixed-use development in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France. Originally constructed in 2002, the 28,000 m² l’Eiffel building comprises eight superstructure levels and five basement levels. Its reinvention required far more than a conventional refurbishment; it de
Mar 10
Makita's new framing nailers are driven to perform
Makita has expanded its professional cordless range with the introduction of the brushless and high performance BN001GZ and BN002GZ Framing Nailers. Built on Makita’s advanced XGT ® 40VMax platform, the models combine power, precision and reliability to deliver quality results no matter what the task is at hand. The new framing nailers deliver powerful performance combined with the freedom and efficiency required on construction sites. Both offer a true pneumatic feel due
Mar 8
New fastener lengths simplify deeper soffit liner installation
New fastener lengths in EJOT’s DDS-Z range, exclusively available in the UK, are enabling much deeper levels of soffit insulation to be installed easily and efficiently thanks to the screw’s ability to anchor effectively into concrete with an embedment of just 25mm. Existing DDS-Z fasteners in lengths including 275mm, 300mm, 325mm and 350mm are already proving popular with installers tasked with meeting higher thermal performance and fire resistance objectives in projects suc
Feb 9
SmokeGo offers complete smoke control made simple
Fire protection solutions manufacturer, Advanced, has introduced SmokeGo, a smoke control panel designed to offer complete and active smoke management through the fire system, without the complexity. Developed to give specifiers, installers, and end-users a smarter, more intuitive way to achieve smoke control in a range of buildings, it is designed to make smoke control simpler, faster and fully compliant. From dedicated to non-dedicated smoke control systems, SmokeGo makes c
Feb 9
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The Highlands’ first Passivhaus school features offsite Wraptite® installation
In the Highlands, north of Inverness, students aged from 3 to 18 are enjoying the health and comfort benefits of the region’s first Passivhaus-standard school. The new £72 million Tain Campus is now home to Tain Royal Academy, Tain Primary School and St Duthus School. It has been constructed to the Passivhaus standard to reduce energy consumption and create a healthy learning environment. The external wall specification included two Proctor Group membranes: the Wraptite® ext
5 days ago
CARBON CLAIMS NEED CLARITY
Senior Architectural Systems is calling on the fenestration industry to move beyond top-line figures to a more evidence-based approach that gives specifiers more accurate data. As part of its ‘What You See Is What You Spec’ campaign, Senior Architectural Systems is reinforcing the clarity of its environmental information and calling on the industry to adopt the same transparent approach. This follows Senior’s publication of product-specific Environmental Product Declarations
6 days ago
MHIAE Hydrolution EZY Heat Pump Range gets top A-Award
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air-Conditioning Europe (MHIAE) Hydrolution EZY air-to-water monobloc heat pump range has received global recognition for its design and engineering excellence after being awarded the Platinum A' Design Award, the highest accolade in one of the world's largest and most prestigious international design competitions. The award recognises products that combine outstanding innovation, functionality and aesthetics, highlighting Hydrolution EZY's ability
Aug 5
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