Rhino Doors calls for increased awareness of fire safety in

The UK’s leading manufacturer of engineered doors, Rhino Doors, is calling on architects and specifiers to consider the importance of installing higher performance fire door systems within residential and commercial developments across the country.

In June of this year, the Government brought into force its new Building Safety Act, a piece of ground-breaking legislation which introduces crucial fire safety reforms

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Contractor sought for hydrogen pipeline

Contractor sought for hydrogen pipeline

Caden is planning to build a pipeline will transport hydrogen to northwest industrial users to reduce their reliance on fossil gas.

Part of the HyNet low carbon cluster, it will be the UK’s first 100% hydrogen pipeline at scale.

The opportunity to provide engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) services for the first 100% hydrogen pipeline at scale in the

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Digital Construction Summit: register now

Digital Construction Summit: register now

The key annual event for digital decision-makers in the built environment sector, the Digital Construction Summit, is taking place on September 13-15.

The Summit tackles key industry issues:

  • implementing best practice to meet the requirements of the golden thread;
  • the evolution of BIM to information management;
  • achieving net zero;
  • technology’s role in generating productivity gains; and
  • ensuring the maximum impact
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A new chemically designed lignin leads to stronger, lighter

Research from Washington University in St. Louis may soon lead to lighter, stronger carbon fiber materials and stronger plastics with a gentler environmental impact. The main ingredient necessary for these improvements is lignin, a compound that is essential for most plants but considered a waste product by industry.

The key to opening up lignin’s potential was chemically altering some of

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Smart Electric Panels Could Help Meet Increasing Electricity

Moving households away from fossil fuels and toward green energy solutions will require much more electricity—two to three times more, according to the Rewiring America Handbook. A modern American household will need electricity for vehicle charging, cooking, cleaning and heating, and often all at once.

While renewable energy certainly plays an essential role in meeting this increased demand, updating and

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DBIA Announces the Nation’s Best Design-Build Projects

Washington, DC(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Design-Build Institute of America is pleased to announce the 2022 National Design-Build Project/Team Award Winners.

“As the design-build project delivery method continues to grow – and recent market analysis shows it is anticipated to account for as much as 47 percent of construction spending by 2025 – it’s clear design-build is no longer an alternative

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