Part E Robust Details and pre-completion
Colin Potter, Technical and Development Manager, Robust Details Limited (pictured) right) takes a look at acoustics and how to get the most from noise tests
Using technology to see what everyone can hear
Prof John F Culling from the University of Cardiff describes a new computer program that will help deal with sound problems in buildings that are caused by reverberations from conversations
Green light for energy centre
A partnership in the South East will mean that a new heating network will significantly reduce CO2 emissions across two developments. Christopher Brown reports.
Parsonage is an answer to residents’ prayers
Parsonage Farm in West Harptree, Chew Valley, Somerset, a small social housing evelopment in the rural location of West Harptree, has offered more affordable housing to all.
PCT building is a new landmark
Part of an £80 million mixed-use development Knowsley Place building combines a variety of different modern construction methods to create the first part of a striking addition to Bury
Pay heed to new Part L demands on party walls, warns TRADA
TRADA Technology Ltd has warned that the thermal performance of party walls will have to be considered for the first time when the revised version of Approved Document L (ADL) of the Building Regulations England & Wales (Conservation of fuel and power) is released later this year
Recreating Folkestone
Paul Hymers, Senior Building Control Officer at Shepway District Council, takes a look at some of the projects and developments that are helping to bolster the recent renaissance of Folkstone.
LABC President reflects on extraordinary year
The 2009 LABC President's Reception was held at the historic Trinity House in London in September. The event was hosted by Jeremy Hall, outgoing LABC President and Building Control Group Manager at Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, who looked back on an extraordinary year for the construction industry
Cranbrook blazes a trail for sustainable construction
The aim at Cranbrook is to build to the highest possible level of the Code for Sustainable Homes, and by doing so become a trailblazer for mass open market housing developments.
A top priority of the Growth Point and the New Community Partners is to ensure that the new community is sustainable, both in terms of reducing resource use and minimising carbon emissions, and by doing so create a modern market town where people will want to work and live now and in the future.
