Summer’s approaching, meaning it’s time to make outdoor spaces perfect for the long days and all the extra foot fall, so why not make them fun and memorable too…

F.H. Brundle’s well-regarded range of Rinato fencing has passed stringent acoustic testing.

The specification of trees within an urban area can provide many benefits, including improving inhabitants’ mental and physical wellbeing, to filtering urban pollutants and aiding the offset of carbon emissions.

Justin Hayward, Technical Timber Manager at Lathams, explores the versatility of engineered wood and its increasing popularity in both contemporary and heritage projects.

This has been an unprecedented year on many levels, what with construction sites having to implement social distancing measures and four in 10 architects reportedly struggling with their mental health during lockdown . The industry has been battling to keep sites open and building work progressing, and the UK’s 2020 outlook now sits between a contraction of 5 to 12%, with the bounce back in 2021 forecast to be between 1 and 10%.

Major construction projects are becoming increasingly more complex, involve multiple task teams and span several years, making projects fraught with challenges. As individual task teams work in isolation from other members of the delivery team, the result is unsynchronised processes and procedures with no defined standards for quality control. As a result, issues are only identified as work commences on site, causing abortive work and wasted materials which all come at a cost to the project and the environment, says Paul Hargreaves, Group BIM Manager at TÜV SÜD.

Dean Weston from Commodore Design offers advice on how you can create kitchens that meet the growing demand for healthier living.

LCD glass technology is changing the face of privacy glass, providing a host of new possibilities for the refurbishment and construction industry.

RMIG’s ‘City Emotion’ philosophy exists to capture the passion for creative and exciting urban design by offering innovative technologies and materials.

Noise pollution is the primary cause of reduction in productivity and can contribute to stress and illness. Therefore, considering acoustics at the planning stage of an office refurbishment is essential.