28/05/2015 A TEMPORARY sports complex has been awarded top marks after opening its doors to students for the first time. The University of Nottingham is replacing its existing facilities with a £40 million state-of-the-art sports centre. And temporary building experts Spaciotempo were called in to provide an interim solution while the building work, expected to […]
Summer School shares Austria’s passion for the passive house
21/05/2015 For years, Austria has developed and delivered passive house technology across a wide-range of environments including homes, offices, public buildings, hotels, student accommodation – and even industrial centres. Now, as UK architectural, construction and property professionals seek out more information on the subject, a summer school in Vienna is providing an opportunity to both […]
Crown Paints launches BIM objects
19/05/2015 Crown Paints has added Building Information Modelling (BIM) to its suite of services for specifiers. The new service can be accessed via a link from Crown Paints’ Specification website, www.crownpaintspec.co.uk or by visiting the paint manufacturer’s profile on the well-recognised National BIM Library www.nationalbimlibrary.com/crown_paints BIM Objects have been added, to enable users to integrate […]
Spending cuts could spark plague of pests
30/04/2015 GOVERNMENT spending cuts could spark an explosion in the UK pest population, it has been claimed. New figures reveal the number of local authorities who provide a free pest control service has declined by 26 per cent over the last four years. And the industry’s leading trade body is warning that has the potential […]