december 2025 contents +news
All the latest architecture, building, contracting & developing news
+hot topic
Streamlined skills solutions +paints & fi nishes
Specifying for long-term damp and mould protection
+maintenance, refurb & heritage conservation 24 Reviving traditional British skills for contemporary heritage projects
+fi re, safety & security
The role of fi re doors in enhancing building safety
+sustainability & energy saving solutions 34 Building in sustainability from the start: Turning regulation into value
+fl oors, walls, ceilings & acoustics
From the ground up: Why early collaboration on a polished concrete fl oor matters
+hospitals, care facilities & retirement living
Later life living – turning a corner for investors?
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Sustainable indoor heating and cooling solutions provider, Myson, discusses the energy saving benefi ts of renovating heating systems, revealing that savings of up to 30% can be achieved. The company off ers a wide range
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of products suitable for low temperature heating systems, including vertical and horizontal panel radiators, designer radiators, fan-assisted radiators, intelligent fan convectors, underfl oor heating, towel warmers and space saving plinth heaters. See page 14 for further details.
...to the December issue of ABC&D magazine... Cutting-edge timber engineering is the star of the show in this month’s project feature on page 04. Fusing sustainable architecture with educational innovation, the new Design, Technology & Engineering building at Stowe School in Buckingham redefi nes how a structure itself can actively support curriculum delivery. The DTE building celebrates construction transparency through purposefully exposed structural elements, enabling students to observe and explore the inner workings of the building. December’s Hot Topic looks at how the specifi cation of cladding solutions can help address labour shortages further down the development chain on page 16; Bobby Hall sets out the requirements of meeting Awaab’s Law on page 20; Main Contractor ACT, in collaboration with SB Joinery, explore how today’s renovation projects reinterpret traditional British craftsmanship for contemporary living on page 24; and on page 30, Steve Goodburn examines how every component within a fi re door system works together and why compliance relies on treating the fi re door as a composite system. Anna Maclean looks at how early-stage sustainability integration saves cost and risk downstream on page 34; Woody’s Concrete Company explains why initial collaboration between architect, contractor and specialist matters when specifying polished concrete fl oors on page 38; and on page 46, Daniel Austin asks whether later life living provision is turning a corner for investors.
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