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Liverpool’s first net-zero building gets go-ahead
Liverpool City Council has given planning approval for what is said to be Merseyside’s first net-zero in operation office block. Known as Hemisphere, work is …
Plans approved for listed office block extension
Developer Castleforge has been given planning permission by the City of London Corporation’s Planning and Transportation Committee for the refurbishment and …
Mega shed for retailer taking shape
A huge distribution warehouse for retailer T J Morris is being constructed at the Omega Business Park near Warrington. The £118M project is being undertaken …
Chorley business park gets approval
Locally-based FI Real Estate Management (FIREM) has received planning permission from Chorley Borough Council to redevelop the 21-acre Botany Bay site to …
Approval granted for first Passivhaus standard school in Ayrshire
North Ayrshire Council has approved plans for a new primary school at Montgomerie Park, Irvine, which will be built to Passivhaus standards. The primary school …
Composite slabs with in-plane loading
Although composite slabs are normally designed as one-way spanning and subject to (out-of-plane) gravity loading only, they often need to do more than this. …
AD 496: Toughness testing of bolts
Bolts used in environments subject to low temperatures that fall outside the range of temperatures usually encountered, such as in cold stores, may require …
New and revised codes and standards from BSI Updates October 2022
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO 4014:2022Fasteners. Hexagon head bolts. Product grades A and Bsupersedes BS EN ISO 4014:2011 BS EN ISO 4016:2022Fasteners. Hexagon …
Frontage made young
Introduction For its size there can be few cities in the country that are more richly endowed with old buildings than Exeter. It is a town of bustling shopping …
SCCS extends its BS EN ISO 3834 accreditation scope
The Steel Construction Certification Scheme (SCCS) has further extended its scope of accreditations and can now offer certification to the newly issued BS EN …
