IEA report calls for gas boiler ban by 2025
There should be no new gas boilers sold from 2025, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The recommendation is…
26 May 2021
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Lack of rules on air hygiene helps spread disease
26 May 2021
Developers optimistic about future of offices
London office construction has grown by 20% over the past six months and developers are increasingly optimistic about prospects for…
26 May 2021
BSI to fast track IEQ standard
The British Standards Institute (BSI) is to speed up the development of a new standard for measuring indoor environmental quality…
26 May 2021
Grenfell families condemn ‘grave injustice’ in Fire Safety Bill
The families of the victims of the Grenfell Tower disaster believes the lack of financial protection for people living in…
26 May 2021
Industry bodies slam Future Buildings Standard
CIBSE and 20 other industry bodies have joined forces to condemn the ‘lack of ambition’ in the government’s proposals for…
29 April 2021
Disabled Grenfell residents had no escape route
The Grenfell Tower public inquiry has heard that disabled residents living in the 24-storey building who could not use the…
29 April 2021
Morrell leads products-testing review
Former government adviser and construction expert Paul Morrell has been appointed by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to lead an independent…
29 April 2021
Construction sector ‘full of the joys of spring’
The construction industry grew at its fastest rate since September 2014 during March, according to a survey by IHS Markit…
29 April 2021
‘Greenest ever’ Grid over sunny and windy Easter bank holiday
The UK electricity system was the greenest it has ever been at lunchtime on Easter Monday (5 April), according to…
29 April 2021
New fire risk façade assessment proposed
The draft of a new publicly available specification, PAS 9980 Fire risk appraisal and assessment of external wall construction and…
29 April 2021
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