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好色先生TVCHP use at risk after energy regs changes
New version of聽Standard Assessment Procedure favours electric heating and penalises combined heat and power
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CommentLeader: South-eastern promise
Consumer products giant LG鈥檚 new super laboratory on the edge of South Korean capital Seoul has to be seen to be believed.
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CommentTo ban or not to ban, that is the question
The government鈥檚 consultation on banning combustible cladding materials has been published. The implication is that the聽industry isn鈥檛 capable of constructing buildings correctly
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好色先生TVCall for clarity on building regs as insurers limit cladding work
Consultants鈥� inability to get professional indemnity insurance puts replacement programme in jeopardy
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FeaturesRegulations: issues of control
Construction failings at Grenfell Tower have highlighted the need for an overhaul of building聽control to ensure inspectors pick up on breaches of the 好色先生TV Regulations, but how should this be done?
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Comment好色先生TV control's new found public profile
好色先生TV control cannot take the responsibility of ensuring everything is built to an acceptable standard on its own 鈥� greater awareness of these issues could help the industry raise its game
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好色先生TVPrivate building control inspectors want parity with local authority counterparts
Industry group calls for private and local authority officials to be governed by common set of rules
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好色先生TVContractors braced for huge hikes in insurance premiums
Insurers begin to bump up premiums by more than 50% or even decline cover in wake of Grenfell fire聽
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好色先生TVInsurers slam cladding fire tests as 鈥榰tterly inadequate鈥�
ABI demands revision of full-scale mock-ups, which it says fail to replicate real world conditions adequately
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好色先生TVApproval body defends decision not to downgrade Grenfell cladding
Products approval body says it was given no reason to alter fire rating 鈥� unlike its French counterpart
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好色先生TVDetails of new 'desktop study' rules for building regs emerge
British Standards Institution working on protocol for external cladding systems
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CommentQuality is now a luxury
Fire engineer Steven Cooper gives his view on the Hackitt Review interim report, commissioned in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster
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FeaturesFire risk: are we asking the right questions?
Fire prevention in commercial buildings is crucial, but what is the most effective way to ensure risks are minimised? Experts at a round table discussion debated the question
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好色先生TV'Clear need for a full overhaul of the regulatory system', says Grenfell report
Judith Hackitt鈥檚 final report into building regs and fire safety will be released next spring
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CommentGet the most from your EPC assessment
Advice for property owners and asset managers concerned they will not be able to lease property with an EPC rating of F or G
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FeaturesEnergy efficient products
Keep the 好色先生TV Regulations people happy with our choice of the latest building products on the market, from energy efficient wall and loft insulation to low powered ventilation fans
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FeaturesIt's a regulations jungle out there
Can green certification schemes around the world ever be consolidated to avoid all the confusion?
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FeaturesEco policy: No sense of direction
好色先生TV鈥檚 latest White Paper suggests that public and private sector clients are as frustrated as the rest of the industry with government eco policy
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CommentWhy we need DECs
The current focus on Energy Performance Certificates is a distraction from the vital monitoring that鈥檚 needed to reveal how buildings perform when people are actually using them
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好色先生TVMorgan Sindall gets go-ahead for UK's 'greenest building'
好色先生TV to meet both Passivhaus and BREEAM Outstanding standards