Air conditioning remains an expensive and uncommon solution to summer heatwaves in UK homes while it is also generally very difficult to retrofit within older and especially our heritage commercial buildings. There are, however, much more financially viable measures which can be quickly taken to help mitigate high-temperatures and stuffy indoor atmospheres as window renovation specialist Associated Steel Window Services (ASWS) is experienced in providing for its customers. Th

Style has delivered a bespoke acoustic solution as part of an extensive CAT B refurbishment of The Pattern Shop, a Grade II listed industrial landmark in Newcastle. Working alongside Overbury, Style installed Autex acoustic products across four floors, introducing high-impact design features that enhance the building’s heritage character while delivering effective acoustic performance for a contemporary workplace accommodating around 600 employees. A defining element of the

West Fraser’s new Sustainability Report showcases the company’s performance in 2025 across a variety of environmental, social, and governance goals and disclosed targets. “Our 2025 Sustainability Report, Building Foundations for the Future, reflects our commitment to transparency and responsible operations - highlighting our progress while identifying priority areas for further action to enhance our ability to succeed in a rapidly changing world” - Sean McLaren, President and

Showersave, part of The Keystone Group and a market leader in Waste Water Heat Recovery Systems (WWHRS), has collaborated with Blairgowrie Community Recreation Centre to deliver waste water heat recovery technology, helping create a low-carbon, future-ready facility for the local community. Pioneered by Perth and Kinross Council, the £36 million facility located in the centre of Blairgowrie features state-of-the-art amenities including a 25m swimming pool, sports halls, fitn

fermacell® gypsum fibreboards and fermacell® Therm25™ dry screed elements set new standards: as leading building materials in timber and drywall construction, they achieved C2C Certified® FullScope and C2C Certified® Material Health at Silver level in accordance with Version 4.1 at the first attempt. “For our customers, this Silver-level certification represents tangible added value,” says Tobias Bennerscheidt, Director of Marketing & Segments at James Hardie Europe GmbH

Avoidance of climate-harmful emissions through Armacell products 63% reduction in Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 2035 from 2024 baseline 30% reduction in Scope 3 emissions over the same period Decarbonisation roadmap rooted in purpose of driving energy efficiency Armacell, a global leader in flexible foam for the equipment insulation market and a leading provider of engineered foams, announced the Group’s robust climate action plan. Armacell's vision and focus is to continuousl

“Since our founding 70 years ago, West Fraser has recognised its responsibility to the environment and society, while delivering solid financial performance. Guided by our values and leveraging strategic partnerships, we aim to integrate sustainability across all aspects of our business.” - A full copy of West Fraser's carbon negative fact sheet can be downloaded here. West Fraser’s UK operations are officially verified as carbon negative, demonstrating industry leadership at

As the Future Homes Standard (FHS) moves into its final policy stage before implementation, the Waste Water Heat Recovery (WWHR) sector, led by Showersave and Recoup, has identified that the framework may limit opportunities for reducing domestic hot water (DHW) demand – despite hot water accounting for one of the largest energy demands in the homes of the future. The WWHR sector has gathered independent third-party feedback and modelled some national housebuilders’ house t

Window and door sealant tape specialist ISO Chemie is investing further in supporting the house building sector with a new exhibition at a showroom dedicated to Passivhaus principles, sustainable innovation, and smart eco-living. The move will see a permanent showroom at Home by Milestone - The Passivhaus Centre of Excellence in Matlock, Derbyshire, enabling the company to showcase its thermal insulating and load bearing bracket support system WINFRAMER Type 1 and Hybratec

A Manchester based heating and renewables specialist is striving to grow his business based on delivering high standards of service and system performance, including specifying valves and other hydronic components from the ESBE range to optimise the Seasonally adjusted Coefficient of Performance (SCOP) for the air source heat pumps his company installs. Liam Crosby set up his own business in 2019 having been a British Gas engineer for eight years and now heads a team of eight

Working alongside MPACT and Form Design Consultants, Style Group has delivered a high-performance acoustic solution as part of a large-scale office fit-out of Virgin Money’s Glasgow workplace. Designed to improve speech clarity and reduce reverberation in meeting rooms, focus spaces and collaborative zones, Style installed Autex panels across the 11th and 12th floors, combining strong acoustic absorption with distinctive branded aesthetics. Autex Cube™ panels were strategical

The UK is facing a critical housing shortage, with the government pledging to build 1.5 million new homes to meet demand. However, this ambition is coupled with the urgent need to decarbonise the construction industry, a sector traditionally associated with a significant carbon footprint. In a groundbreaking R&D project, FP McCann, a leading UK manufacturer of precast concrete solutions, is tackling this challenge head-on by developing scalable production of graphene-enhanced

Dating back to 1793, Trianco has always been known as the 'Rolls-Royce’ of boilers. The brand can trace its origins back to the Industrial Revolution and the foundation of Newton Chambers. The firm had grown out of coal mining and iron founding into a major group of diverse operational companies. By the 1850s, it was making coal fire ranges at Thorncliffe near Sheffield. Fireplaces, back boilers and free-standing heating stoves followed, and, in 1873, the company was awarded

Bruce Towers & Sons, based in the heartlands of East Anglia, recently completed a major refit of Rinnai hot water heating units in four separate plant rooms across two big schools over a half term. Rinnai’s N Series hot water heating units were installed in cascade arrangements so that the schools and their thousands of staff and pupils had unlimited volumes of on demand temperature controlled hot water. Says Bruce Towers, “We were able to install all the Rinnai units in the

Thomas Dudley Ltd is proud to announce its partnership with eco-cistem™, a pioneering solution in sustainable water management. This collaboration marks a significant step forward in the development of environmentally conscious building technologies, reinforcing Thomas Dudley’s commitment to innovation through teamwork, trusted partnerships, and a family-first approach to business. The eco-cistem™ is a revolutionary toilet cistern that uses grey condensate water - typically

Ecological Building Systems, a leading supplier of natural building products for sustainable construction, has revealed its comprehensive CPD programme for the year ahead. The programme, which is run via live webinars by Ecological Building Systems’ technical experts, includes, for the first time a CPD on designing and building homes using the sustainable EcoCocon straw wall system. The new CPD will focus on how the EcoCocon straw wall system helps create more sustainable,

A domestic property in Alton, Staffordshire sits in an elevated position with driveway and compact stone garage beneath the level of the house. The laundry room is housed in the garage which presented a common but problematic drainage issue: no direct access to the drainage system. Waste water needed to be pumped upwards to the existing soil stack. After a flood caused by an incorrectly specified macerator pump, homeowner Ed Shenton sought a purpose-built solution and turned

Showersave , part of The Keystone Group , has published a new report and executive summary exploring hot water cylinder sizing for domestic heat pump systems with showers. The report comes ahead of the expected publication of the Future Homes Standard (FHS) , under which new-build homes will have to meet a ‘zero-carbon ready’ standard modelled on a notional air source heat pump (ASHP). Titled, ‘Hot water cylinder sizing for domestic heat pump systems with showers: Accounting

Showersave , part of The Keystone Group , which provides drain water heat recovery solutions, has collaborated with Currie Community High School to install Waste Water Heat Recovery Systems (WWHRS) as part of the school’s journey to Passivhaus certification. Built as part of the Scottish Government’s Learning Estate Investment Programme (LEIP) , the £65 million facility in south-west Edinburgh accommodates 1,000 students and includes a swimming pool, theatre, café and e

Flybox provides safe power connectivity within large internal spaces exactly where you need it. It provides all the benefits of a flip-lid floor box, which keeps sockets hidden under the floor until you need them, with the versatility of a lengthy fly lead. The result is easy access to power in all corners of the building – a socket where you need it, when you need it. Simply open the lid and pull the retractable fly lead to the location where a 13-Amp socket is needed and co