UK Construction Blog

MARCH 4, 2025

From simple DIY projects like painting walls in light colours to installing affordable storage solutions that maximise vertical space, you can create a functional, visually appealing extension of your living space. Measure the entire garage space including height, width, and depth using a tape measure.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

I remember a house actually coming off its foundation and floating across a creek and a shed lifting off the ground and drifting down a road with a man standing on its roof. We worked round the clock, pulling people out from their flooded homes that were submerged in almost 10 feet of water. We saved him and did about 200 rescues that night.”

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Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Curtain wall systems are ever present in today’s commercial construction marketplace. The architectural design of curtain walls must be developed alongside increasing demand for high-performing, energy-efficient solutions. Jackson, AIA Photo courtesy Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.

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Construction Specifier

JULY 25, 2024

By Chadwick Collins Photo and illustrations courtesy Single Ply Roofing Industry (SPRI) An often-overlooked issue during new construction or a commercial renovation project is the addition of unwanted moisture into the structure. Typically, water vapor or moisture movement—called diffusion—travels from warm humid (i.e.

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The Pro Builder

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The New American Home (TNAH) 2023 not only showcases stunning design and views of the Las Vegas Valley but also serves as a model of high performance in home design, from the home's natural resource efficiencies and renewable energy systems to the healthy, comfortable indoor environment it provides for its owners.

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UK Construction Blog

MARCH 13, 2025

Twin-wall polycarbonate panels provide excellent thermal efficiency with 80-85% light transmission, creating stable growing conditions year-round whilst reducing energy costs by up to 40%. The panels come in two primary types: twin-wall (double layer) and single-wall construction.

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Construction Specifier

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

A high-performance building envelope minimizes thermal bridging, enhancing interior thermal comfort with substantial R values at the roof and walls. The building’s energy use intensity (EUI) is reduced to 23, a 71 percent decrease from the baseline, thanks to efficient building systems and envelope design.

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Construction Marketing

JANUARY 24, 2024

Mechanical and electrical engineers work on systems within buildings, such as heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) and electrical systems. Surveyors Measure and map construction sites, providing critical data for project planning and design. Ensure compliance with electrical codes and safety standards.

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Construction Marketing

MARCH 30, 2023

This article delves into the five most crucial ones, such as military shelter systems and remote research stations, to ensure structural integrity, functionality, and longevity. When designing military shelter systems , the material choice becomes even more critical.

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Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Designed by the architecture firm, Brooks + Scarpa, this innovative project defies traditional apartment buildings by creating a welcoming cube design that prioritizes communal spaces with a courtyard which is open to the street. The mixed-use building features 279 m 2 (3,000 sf) of retail space and dedicates 12 units for low-income tenants.

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Specification Product Update

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Fire resistant glazing and fire-rated glass door-sets manufactured by Promat UK have been installed to provide assured passive fire protection whilst maintaining high levels of natural light in key communal areas within a major new build-to-rent (BTR) development in South Yorkshire. The larger of the two screens measures approximately 4.2m

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Civil + Structural Engineer

APRIL 20, 2023

BRONX, NY— Located in New York City’s South Bronx neighborhood of Mott Haven, the newly dedicated $175 million 425 Grand Concourse high-rise building serves as the largest Passive House project to date in North America. A principal tenet of Passive House design entails siting the building to optimize sun/heat exposure.

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UK Construction Blog

MARCH 4, 2025

Whether you’re looking for indoor or outdoor stairs, straight or spiral designs, wooden open rise or glass balustrades, modern manufacturing techniques can accommodate virtually any style while ensuring compliance with building regulations.

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Construction Specifier

MAY 23, 2023

California’s office tower (W)rapper is named after its wrapping steel exoskeleton, which provides support to the 16-story building. The building is not significant just for its appearance, but also for its sustainability features. This design allows the building to respond and move safely during seismic events.

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CCR Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Finland-based Vaisala, a global leader in weather, environmental, and industrial measurements, embarked on a visionary project to erect a cutting-edge U.S. a global leader in metal roof attachments, helped them to achieve their goals. Together, the metal rooftop solar systems produce 228kW.

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Construction Specifier

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

By David Hohenstern Photo by Dean Riggott/courtesy Sto Corp A renovation can be triggered by a wide range of factors: water intrusion issues, delaminating exterior finishes, cold walls, and new fire and energy performance regulations. These elements collectively form a high-performance exterior wall assembly.

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Building Radar

JULY 25, 2024

As we progress through 2024, several emerging trends in green building technology are paving the way for more sustainable and efficient construction practices. Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) One of the most significant innovations in green building is the use of cross-laminated timber (CLT). The Rise of Sustainable Innovations 1.

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Construction Specifier

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Even when people are inside, it is hard to block out intruding and distracting noises within the space people are in; noise coming from adjacent rooms, areas above or below, or from hallways; or even from outside the building. The purpose of the building determines what types of noise pollution creates “pain points” for occupants.

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Construction Specifier

JUNE 9, 2022

Deep energy renovations of commercial and multi-unit residential buildings are critical if cities want to tackle their climate emissions on a large scale. 1 For these changes to happen, energy codes must add measures to strengthen energy reduction while not raising resultant emissions. Photo courtesy ROCKWOOL. By Alejandra Nieto.

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Construction Specifier

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

inch rainfall event, which is the ninetieth (90 th ) percentile rainfall event for the District of Columbia, measured for a twenty-four (24)-hour rainfall event with a seventy-two (72)-hour antecedent dry period. Both are stick-built over concrete podiums and have wood roof decks.

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Construction Specifier

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

By Iltaz Alam and Marysusan Couturier Photo ©Chris Boswell/Dreamstime.com Ensuring a building’s durability and energy efficiency hinges on a continuous air barrier throughout the building enclosure. Properly implemented tie-ins enhance the energy efficiency and longevity of buildings and ensure the building envelope acts as one system.

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CCR Magazine

AUGUST 7, 2024

These basic yet effective measures ensure that log homes remain comfortable and energy-efficient throughout the year. Department of Energy highlights that log walls often fall short of typical energy standards. As a result, log walls might fall short of the energy efficiency standards specified in building codes.

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Construction Specifier

AUGUST 24, 2023

This is a follow-up article speaking to additional questions in this system type. The topics to be addressed in this article, when it comes to overcladding masonary facades and foundations, as well as roof assemblies, include the following: Placement and attachment of insulation and air barrier within the assembly.

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CCR Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2024

During a building’s initial construction, providing fall protection for workers assembling, erecting, and/or finishing roof trusses is a difficult task with complicated challenges. During the lifetime of the building, the safety of individuals accessing the roof for a multitude of reasons must be considered.

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UK Construction Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Do you know that reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) has played a significant role in public building construction over the past decades? Get ready to dive into the fascinating realm of lightweight yet strong building materials that have impacted the way public buildings were built.

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CCR Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2024

Kingspan Insulated Panels North America today announces the addition of KS Vektra™ to its line of QuadCore® KS Series insulated metal wall panels. KS Vektra can seamlessly integrate with other KS Series panels, providing distinct architectural flair while delivering high thermal performance.

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CivilJungle

DECEMBER 19, 2020

The beam which connects two or more columns or rafters in a roof or roof truss or in any height above floor level to make the whole structure more stiff and stable at the foundation level is called tie beam. Tie beams are mainly provided at roof truss and floor level and a plinth. Tie Beam Details.

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UK Construction Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

It’s an unassuming hero, quietly tucked between the walls and ceilings, that works tirelessly to curtail energy consumption. It serves as a barrier, resisting the flow of heat through walls, roofs, and floors, thus maintaining a building’s temperature irrespective of external weather conditions.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

DECEMBER 21, 2023

We don't always throw around the word "revolutionary," but building information modeling (BIM) has truly been that over the last few decades. Remember, BIM is all about creating and managing the information of buildings. walls, floors, architecture, etc.). Essentially, 3D BIM lets you create and visualize the building's design.

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Stok

AUGUST 19, 2021

An integrated design charrette allows stakeholders like the investment team, property management, and building occupants to share their perspectives and ideas about the project at a time when their feedback can still be easily and inexpensively incorporated into the design. A few of these key strategies are outlined below. #1:

Renewable Energy Systems 52

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CCR Magazine

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The idea of a Green building makes sense from the viewpoint of benefits like reduced greenhouse emissions , cost savings, improved comfort, and greater compliance. Now, if your building is already standing on less energy-efficient grounds, how can you turn this around? It refers to a building’s exterior or front part.

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CCR Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Everything is now shopped online, and shopping for building materials has dramatically changed due to internet technology. Wider Selection The various online building supply retailers provide a vastly wider array of products than your local store. Even more free shipping also by most of the retail stores also.

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CCR Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2024

Some building materials are more durable than others, like stone and steel, but unfortunately the days of structures surviving thousands of years, like the Egyptian pyramids and Roman cathedrals, are over. Therefore, preventive maintenance of building exteriors has become more important than ever.

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CivilJungle

APRIL 30, 2020

These support walls laterally. Shoring can be utilized when walls bulge out when walls crack due to unequal settlement of foundation and repairs must be carried out to the cracked wall, when an adjacent structure needs pulling down when openings must be newly enlarged or made into a wall. Type of Shoring.

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CivilJungle

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The construction cost of the homes and the price of the building materials are rising day by day. Ferrocement construction is a type of thin wall which is made up of reinforced concrete. The performance of the Ferro-cement concrete structures depends upon the properties of the reinforcing mesh which is used in the construction.

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CivilJungle

JUNE 1, 2022

Also, Read: What Is Skillion Roof | Types of Skillion Roof | Uses of Skillion Roof | How to Build a Skillion Roof. The acquisition of interlayers, such as manufacturer buildings to office buildings, needs several extra layers inside the plant. Methods of Retrofitting Building.

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Construction Specifier

AUGUST 9, 2022

Meet the most innovative precast floor system in the U.S. When Tindall brought its new precast floor system from Denmark to the U.S. customers were not satisfied with accepting the system’s historical performance and European test results. in 2020, the U.S. What is T-SLAB ® ? UNCC testing. Single-span test.

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