This month
Timber Tome
Learn how to deal with differential movement in timber frame buildings by consulting the new guidance document from the UK Timber Frame Association and Wood for Good. Suitable for use across the housebuilding industry, the guide’s recommendations will be adopted by NHBC for its revised technical standards and a new Chapter 6.2 on external timber framed walls, which housebuilders must comply with from this September.
Seeing through the smoke
A free guide from Smoke Control Services advises housebuilders, architects, M&E engineers, technical managers and quantity surveyors on the steps to take when specifying the smoke control systems for multistorey buildings. It includes a simple ‘yes/no’ flowchart which presents different generic building types and layouts and leads the user to the most appropriate solution.
Weathering the storm
Unexpected bad weather can be disruptive, expensive and sometimes dangerous, which is why MeteoGroup UK has set up an online weather forecasting tool for the construction industry. www.buildcast.co.uk provides detailed site-specific weather predictions for any build site in real time using the company’s accurate forecasting techniques.
Regeneration funding guide
Developers seeking public funding for regeneration projects could benefit from a new guide published by the British Property Federation (BPF) and Davis Langdon. Funding Regeneration: A Guide to Maximising Public Sector Grants simplifies the maze of funding bureaucracy that currently deters many developers from taking advantage of the wide variety of grants that are available.
www.bpf.org.uk/pdf/21108/FINALRegeneration-2008_artwork.indd.pdf
Code Breaker
Stroma has made its Code for Sustainable Homes software available free of charge to all code assessors. With features including requirements evaluation based on the desired code level and automatic report generation customised to the individual dwelling status, the software is available to all, including non-accredited assessors, although anyone who lodges a report must be registered with an accredited scheme.
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Construction Manager
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