German methods for UK eco-town homes
Posted: 18 June 2008Bidders for eco-town homes schemes are considering using German construction standards that cut heating bills by 90% instead...
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Labour MP calls for action on kerb drainage
Posted: 18 June 2008Labour MP Austin Mitchell is calling for hundreds of kilometres of kerb drainage systems across Britain's highways to be replaced if a Highways Agency (HA)...
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Steel vs concrete debate re-opens
Posted: 17 June 2008The heated debate between the benefits of concrete versus steel has re-opened after the British Association of Reinforcement (BAR) released a statement stating that the difference in costs was "not so much mind the gap as watch out for the chasm”.
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Industry warns over Strategy for Sustainable Construction targets
Posted: 17 June 2008Industry figures have warned that targets set in the government’s new Strategy for Sustainable Construction and the Construction Commitments need to be backed firmly by the public sector if they are to be met.
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Scrapped Newport steelworkers get £2m compensation
Posted: 13 June 2008Hundreds of steelworkers thrown on the scrap heap when a Newport business went bust will share in nearly £2m of redundancy money.
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£60m wind farm approved in Scotland
Posted: 13 June 2008A £60m 20-turbine wind farm has been approved for Argyll and Bute in Scotland.
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Care home contractor Castleoak's timber frame contracts
Posted: 11 June 2008Care home contractor Castleoak has netted both safety and charity benefits. James Stagg reports.
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BREEAM points for energy efficiency
Posted: 11 June 2008 Developers will get points for being innovative in an effort to encourage the industry to go further in pursuit of energy-efficient buildings. A revised...
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Analysis of new timber-frame technical guidance
Posted: 11 June 2008This year sees new technical guidance for the timber-frame industry. UK Timber Frame Association chairman Stewart Dalgarno discusses the first initiative - preventing differential movement.
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UKTFA figures: houses built from timber continues to rise
Posted: 11 June 2008The latest figures from the UK Timber Frame Association show that the proportion of houses being built from wood continues to increase despite the slowdown in the overall market. Paul Howard investigates.
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Schools and hospitals face panel fire hazard
Posted: 11 June 2008Combustible panels used after 'misinterpretation' of guidance note.
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Blacktop workers called 'pikeys' by F1 commentator
Posted: 10 June 2008Surface maintenance workers were dismissed as 'pikeys' by Formula 1 commentator Martin Brundle, after blacktop crumbled on part of the track at last Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix.
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Government gives away 8 million energy efficient lightbulbs
Posted: 10 June 2008The government is set to give out eight million free energy efficient lightbulbs to two million housing association households, it was announced today.
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Wienerberger becomes latest to mothball factories
Posted: 06 June 2008Wienerberger is to mothball two of its UK factories, with a loss of 80 jobs, as it becomes the latest brickmaker to scale back its operation as the economic climate worsens.
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Sale of Baggeridge Brick share keeps Michelmersh in the black
Posted: 04 June 2008Michelmersh Brick Holdings has kept its head above water with an annual pre-tax profit of £254,000, thanks in large part to the sale of its shareholding of Baggeridge Brick to Wienerberger following its failed bid for the firm.
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Timber frame firms remain upbeat
Posted: 04 June 2008Timber frame manufacturers are still bullish about the future despite the industry's latest credit crunch victim.
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Birse Civils' timber project over the River Dee
Posted: 04 June 2008When the timber on the bridge holding the railway line over the River Dee needed replacing, Birse Rail found there was more to the job than it had anticipated. Juliet Davies reports.
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Solar panel prices to drop as demand outstrips supply
Posted: 02 June 2008The price of solar panels could be set to fall, as demand outstrips supply for the first time ever.
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Cement industry set to soar by 1bn tonnes within 2 years
Posted: 28 May 2008Cement production is predicted to soar by almost 1bn tonnes over the next two years, as demand rises in China and the Middle East.
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99% of Olympic aggregate material to be moved sustainably
Posted: 28 May 2008Almost all aggregate materials will be transported to London 2012’s Olympic site by rail or water.
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