CONTENTS 04.19
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ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:
4-8 INDUSTRY NEWS
10-12 HOUSEBUILDER NEWS
14-16 COMMENT
16-18 NEW DEVELOPMENTS
22-26 CASE STUDY
47 FIT SHOW PREVIEW
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ASSISTED LIVING DEMENTIA-FRIENDLY BATHROOM DESIGN With an ageing population, dementia is on the rise in the UK. Stuart Reynolds of AKW discusses how housebuilders can act on this and create bathrooms that are dementia-friendly, promoting both dignity and safety.
PRODUCTS:
Appointments & News .......................................28-30 Assisted Living ......................................................30-31 Building Fabric ......................................................29-33 Finance & Insurance............................................34 Groundworks ........................................................35 Heating, Ventilation & Services .......................35-39 Insulation ................................................................38
Interiors ...................................................................38-44 Landscaping & External Works........................45 Plant & Workwear.................................................45 Structural Elements.............................................48-50
Classified & Directory ..............................................51
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COMMENT WILL NEW BIODIVERSITY MEASURES BE A NET GAIN OR LOSS FOR THE HOUSEBUILDING SECTOR? Brian Berry of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) discusses the Government’s recently announced plans to support biodiversity growth through housebuilders, and how these should be configured so as not to hinder SME builders.
FEATURES:
CASE STUDY THE JOY OF MODULAR Joymount in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, is a 40-home social and affordable housing development under construction for Clanmil Housing Association. Raymond Millar, construction director at the project’s offsite contractor, The McAvoy Group, explains how the company is using modern methods of construction to reduce the build programme by around 60 per cent.
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HEATING & VENTILATION PIPING HOT Underfloor heating – used in combination with air source heat pumps – can provide housebuilders and property developers with flexible and efficient heating solutions. Paul Wakefield of Grant UK explains.
McAvoy Group’s modular approach (page 22)
TIMBER & JOINERY BREAK OUT OF THE WHITE BOX With the demand for quality rising, it is increasingly hard to stand out as a developer. Lulu Greenhalgh-Jones of Carpenter Oak explores how housebuilders can use timber to break out of the new development ‘white box.’
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