Category: Featured
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What can you burn in your garden?
Lighting a bonfire in your garden might feel like a harmless way to get rid of waste, but under UK law it can quickly become an expensive mistake. The Environmental Protection Act 1990 and Clean Air Act 1993 both make it an offence to burn waste that creates pollution, dark smoke, or harm to human…
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How to Integrate Pigments into On-Site Concrete Mixing
Color is no longer a specialty add-on in concrete. It has become a mainstream design feature for residential, commercial, and municipal projects alike. For contractors, that means knowing how to properly mix, dose, and finish pigmented concrete on-site is essential to delivering consistent, high-quality results. This guide outlines best practices for pigment use in field…
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Lords push amendments to protect wildlife from new homes
The House of Lords is considering key amendments that would limit how new planning permissions can impact protected species like barn owls and otters. Under the proposed changes, housebuilders might be prevented from using broad environmental delivery plans (EDPs) to sidestep specific habitat protections. The debate raises urgent questions about how the Bill balances the…
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The Most Affordable OR Splurge-Worthy Gifts For The Design and Home Lover
Welcome to the gift guide for the home design enthusiast…or let’s face it, maybe you are the home enthusiast wanting to get your house more dialed in before hosting people. While shopping for this, I really curated with my gut – I only chose pieces that got me SO excited. Pieces that felt really noteworthy…
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Modern hiring: closing the construction skills gap
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Competency-led, modernised recruitment and selection practices are key to solving construction’s skills crisis. June 2025 marked the launch of the Construction Skills Mission Board (CSMB). The private and public sector partnership body is tasked with the recruitment of 100,000 construction workers a year by the end of Parliament to meet government housebuilding and infrastructure targets. A recent CIOB report has since speculated…
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Why cork insulation is eco-friendly and thermally insulative
Expanded cork insulation is one of the eco materials of the moment, with proponents ranging from RIBA to NASA. You might be wondering if cork insulation could suit your self build project or energy-efficient home renovation. Is it truly eco-friendly, what makes it a good for home insulation, and which forms of cork insulation are…
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AI Early Adopters in Construction See Strong ROI Despite Industry-Wide Hesitation
The 2026 Building the Future report, based on a survey of more than 1,000 AEC professionals globally, reveals that while 95% of early AI adopters use the technology frequently across building lifecycles, broader industry adoption remains uneven due to data security concerns and skills gaps. “AI in construction is still emerging, yet the momentum among…
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Regenerative Design Is Redefining Climate Infrastructure
The impacts of extreme weather are no longer a future concern; they are a present reality overwhelming infrastructure and endangering communities. Record-breaking heatwaves, wildfires, floods, and storms are pushing our built environment to its breaking point. In response, designers must lead with two complementary mindsets: resilience—the ability to withstand shocks and “bounce back”—and regeneration—the ability…
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Andersen Commercial Plumbing Grows via Service & M&A
Andersen Commercial Plumbing (“ACP”), a fast-growing California–based provider of plumbing and HVAC services, has completed 15 add-on acquisitions to date and continues to actively pursue opportunities across the U.S. Founded in 1994, ACP offers a comprehensive suite of turnkey services for commercial and residential customers, including plumbing system repair, fixture replacement, retrofits, hydro jetting, backflow…
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How I Packed Light For My Trip to Italy
Packing For Style I also included a few more interesting pieces in my suitcase – like a red tank top and a blue sleeveless top, along with a floral shirt, and a bolder leopard skirt and jacket. They added a little something extra to the other more neutral items I packed. From afar the collage…