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BSI revises PAS outlining specification for installing energy efficient measures in buildings

BSI, the British standards company, has revised PAS 2030:2017 Specification for the installation of energy efficiency measures in existing buildings. The updated PAS specifies requirements for the installation of energy efficiency measures (EEM) in an existing...

Selling colour with confidence for windows and doors

Deceuninck was the original systems’ company to invest to make it easy for fabricators and installers to sell colour with confidence. Deceuninck’s Rob McGlennon talks colour.. When it comes to colour in our market, it’s a bit of a double edged sword. While the concept...

Go green at work in 2017

Office workers are being asked to do their bit for the environment and help boost the green credentials of their company. A leading environmental expert has warned that while many of us embrace recycling and make efforts at home, many leave these green attitudes...

Urban car parks could provide millions of homes and help solve the housing crisis

Specialist developer, Pulse Modular Homes Ltd, has found an innovative way to help solve the housing crisis by building affordable new homes on urban car parks. With a multi-million pound scheme already underway in Scunthorpe town centre Pulse is currently working...

Award-winning centre at University of Nottingham features Tobermore Eco Paving

The GlaxoSmithKline Centre for Sustainable Chemistry is the latest landmark development to be undertaken by the University of Nottingham at its Jubilee Campus. Architect, Fairhursts Design Group (FDG) was appointed to design the unique facility and Morgan Sindall was...