Displaying items by tag: Issue 36
Tuesday, 05 January 2021 14:23
New research gives boost to recycled concrete
Results of a new five-year study of recycled concrete show that it performs as well, and in several cases even better, than conventional concrete.
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Tuesday, 05 January 2021 14:19
NZEB’s effect on new home specs emerges
Heat pumps dominate & mechanical ventilation grows, but compliance risks emerge
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NZEBs
Tuesday, 05 January 2021 14:04
Grenfell inquiry hears of damning test culture
Before it was halted until January 2021, the Grenfell Tower inquiry heard a series of damning testimonies on the culture towards fire safety within leading building material manufacturers and certification bodies in the years leading up to the fire.
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Tuesday, 05 January 2021 13:58
Wales to introduce building regulation on overheating
The Welsh government is set to introduce a new section of building regulations to deal with mitigating overheating risk, Part S.
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Tuesday, 05 January 2021 13:54
Net zero carbon plans back renewables over fabric
The Climate Change Committee (CCC)
envisages loft insulation and air source
heat pumps as being among the primary tools
to reduce the carbon footprint of existing buildings,
in its newly published landmark plan for
how the UK can move towards becoming a net
zero carbon nation by 2050.
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NZEBs
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