LAND & WATER AWARDED THE CONTRACT FOR A VAST THAMES WATER

Leading wet civil engineering firm Land & Water has been awarded a place on the framework contract for the Thames Water River CP0033 Restoration and associated works.

This groundbreaking project will see the implementation of river restoration and fish passage, improving available habitats and resilience within rivers. Land & Water will develop small and large scale solutions to improve the

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CIOB Awards 2022: Refurbishment & Restoration

Gold: Bill Taylor MCIOB, Beard Construction

CIOB Awards 2022: Refurbishment & Restoration

Project: St Peter’s College Chapel, Radley College, Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Scope: Extension and reordering of Grade II*-listed chapel, completed in 112 weeks
Client: Radley College
Contract: JCT 2016
Value: £4.2m

The multiple subcontractors for the bespoke design were smoothly assembled by Bill Taylor into a collaborative team. The interfaces were many and complex. Take the

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New Overlay Code Helps Local Governments Address Existing

Buildings’ importance in the fight against global climate change has been well established. However, the problem is diverse because new and existing buildings play different roles. A model code from the New Buildings Institute (NBI) is designed to help cities tackle emissions specifically from the large stock of existing buildings.

The model code Existing Building Decarbonization Code was published on

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Solvay and 3TREES Collaborate to Extend the Lifetime of BIPV

Solvay’s CYASORB CYNERGY SOLUTIONS® stabilization technology enables 3TREES to meet 25-year material anti-aging requirements, a critical element in advancing BIPV technology and market growth

Solvay announced today a collaboration with 3TREES, a leading Chinese building materials manufacturer, to develop building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) thermoplastic polyolefin roofing membranes that comply with new 25-year weathering requirements. The project will support China’s goal

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