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Sustainable Futures UK Report 2026

Explore the current state of sustainability in the UK construction industry based on the results from a comprehensive survey conducted by NBS.

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    Visqueen launches Ultimate Self Adhesive Membrane for hydrocarbon and VOC-contaminated sites

    The construction industry faces growing challenges when building on increasingly complex brownfield sites. Alongside the need for effective waterproofing, developers and contractors must now address ...

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    Siderise: Helping to bridge the gap between Gateway 2 approval and on-site fire protection

    While the new building safety regime hasn’t fundamentally changed what requirements higher-risk buildings (HRBs) must meet to comply with the Building Regulations, it has significantly increased the ...

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    RIBA CPD for Architects: Understanding Flooring Specification and Detailing

    For architects and specifiers, flooring details can have a significant impact on the safety, accessibility, durability and overall performance of a building. Yet the technical considerations ...

Advances in Smart Cities

In January 2016 a research conference was held at the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi on the theme of smart cities.

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Reduce embodied carbon from the start

Measure, compare and reduce upfront embodied carbon using trusted UK data and pre-built assemblies.

Integrating Project Delivery

The construction industry's inherent inefficiencies have long been documented. Over the course of the last 60 years reviews from Simon, Emmerson, Banwell, Latham, Egan and Wolstenholme have all ...

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Wood

You'd be hard pressed to find a more enduring construction material than timber. It's (potentially) sustainable, impressively durable and its flexibility and aesthetic qualities have made it a go-to ...

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BIM for Construction Health and Safety

BIM for Construction Health and Safety Stefan Mordue and Roland Finch

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4D Hyperlocal - A cultural toolkit for the open-source city

4D Hyperlocal: A Cultural Toolkit for the Open-Source City Guest edited by Lucy Bullivant

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Regenerative development and design

Regenerative Development and Design Pamela Mang, Ben Haggard, Regenesis

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Design Engineering Refocused

Design Engineering Refocused Hanif Kara, Daniel Bosia

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Digital Property: Open-Source Architecture

Digital Property: Open-Source Architecture Guest Edited by Wendy W Fok and Antoine Picon

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100 years 100 buildings

100 Years 100 Buildings John Hill

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Designing the rural: A global countryside in flux

Designing the rural: A global countryside in flux Guest Edited by Joshua Bolchover, John Lin and Christiane Lange The rise of the megalopolis has prompted us to yearn for the countryside and ...

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