Mon, Mar, 8 2010
The insurance benefits of concrete construction have been underlined by reports that insurers could refuse cover for timber-frame buildings due to growing concerns about their fire safety and the increasing cost of claims....
Mon, Mar, 8 2010
The recession and lack of job opportunities has seen an upsurge in university applications. This has resulted in increased demand for student accommodation. ...
Mon, Mar, 8 2010
A half-day course explaining the main features and changes contained in Eurocode 2 and the accompanying UK National Annex will be held by The Concrete Centre on Monday 26th April 2010 at the Holiday Inn, Leeds. The course is 3.5 hours CPD certified....
Wed, Mar, 3 2010
The concrete industry has published its second annual Concrete Sustainability Performance Report. ...
Tue, Feb, 23 2010
New housing statistics from the NHBC show that the market share of timber frame for housing dropped from 27% in the 1st quarter of 2009 to 18% in the fourth quarter of 2009, a drop of 9%....
Sun, Feb, 14 2010
Despite the recession, the UK hotel industry is continuing to expand with over 11,000 rooms opening in 2009 and a further 40,000 planned to open during 2010 – 2015....
Sat, Feb, 6 2010
Two exemplar contemporary concrete architecture projects will be presented at the next Concrete Elegance lecture to be held at The Building Centre, Store Street, London, on 10th March 2010 from 18.30hrs....
Sat, Feb, 6 2010
A new report from The Concrete Centre shows that there is a solution for larger and more energy efficient homes right below our feet: the basement....
Fri, Feb, 5 2010
The promised circular letter to local authorities, Informing Building Control Bodies about the withdrawal of structural design standards (British Standards) and updating Approved Documents A and C was published yesterday on the DCLG website...
Sun, Jan, 31 2010
Installing smart meters in schools that feature the use of thermal mass as part of a passive sustainability design would prove the heating and cooling benefits of heavyweight construction....