Speaking to Development Finance Today, Robert Orr, managing director of development finance at Paragon, evaluates how the division is progressing and what challenges smaller developers may face this year. You recently announced that new development lending at Paragon increased fourfold. Do you expect this to become a more prominent part of your commercial division? Yes, […]
Water heating accounts for approximately 20 to 30 percent of household energy demand. Much of the energy is expended warming the water coming into the shower and other areas of the house. By transferring some of the heat …
By James Mills, Product Manager at ROCKWOOL ROCKWOOL, the world’s largest producer of non-combustible stone wool insulation, has introduced two new ranges dedicated to timber and steel frame construction applications Timber Frame Slab and Steel Frame Slab are specifically designed to help developers take advantage of the many performance characteristics associated with ROCKWOOL, providing […]
Delivering those 300,000 homes per year is a challenge and attention is very focused right now on Modern Methods of Construction. But what does MMC actually mean?
The ready-made flats will be brought up from Southampton to Bristol by lorry then craned into place Park Street is set to be closed for three nights next month when a number of pre-built flats are craned into an old nightclub. Bristol developer Urban Creation has applied to Bristol City Council to close the road […]
As part of its ongoing carbon neutral accreditation, XL Joinery, the market-leading supplier of doors and associated products, is supporting a variety of initiatives overseas, which will aid both the planet, as well as the local workers. The first scheme receiving support from the leading door supplier, titled the Portel-Para Deforestation Project, prevents the loss […]
With Boris Johnson about to enter Downing Street as the 55th person to become the country’s prime minister, we must all prepare for the reality of a new administration headed by a man that has been called both the Heineken politician for his ability to reach part ….
The government is proposing to invest up to £18 million to help develop what will be the first mini nuclear power station in the UK. The funding for small and advanced modular reactors will be less expensive to build that traditional nuclear plants – they will be designed so much of the plant can be […]
What does it take to be net-zero in the desert in a decade? Joseph Wheeler, AIA, co-director of Virginia Tech’s Center for Design Research shares his team’s design, which placed first out of 60 entries with its modular construction technique and superior performance in the 2018 Solar Decathlon.
There has been a definite increase in the specification of timber as a construction material in the UK, according to a recent survey conducted by Södra Wood 63% of respondents say they believe timber is growing in popularity as a construction material. The survey generated insight from almost 350 architects, consultants, contractors and merchants. […]