ICFA members have swept the board in this year’s Build It Awards! All the shortlisted projects announced in the Best ICF Category have been supplied by our own members demonstrating their commitment to high quality products and service. The nominated…
“The UK has set in law a target to bring all its greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 – one of the most ambitious targets in the world. Homes – both new and existing – account for 20%…
While we like to offer our clients seminar training for ICF, we have also begun to offer a new service here at Econekt. We can now provide our clients with our ‘Supply and Assist’ service which aims to bridge the gap between classroom or seminar training and hiring a contractor to complete your self-build project.
Following the budget announcements this week, the ICFA are delighted that Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) will play a greater role in accelerating the delivery of homes in the UK.
Altherm ICF received the Irish Construction Excellence Award 2020 in the category for Construction Product. Find out more about Altherm ICF by visiting their association membership profile page.
If you are planning to include Modern Methods of Construction into your CPD Programme, Nudura has a great seminar for you to check out. Updated for 2020 the RIBA Approved CPD ‘An Overview of Insulated Concrete Formwork (ICFs) – A Permanent Solution’ explores this innovative building system and the benefits it can offer to specifiers and homeowners.
Responding to the Building Better, Building Beautiful report, the government has published a draft National Design Code. Forming part of a suite of proposed changes within the National Planning Policy Framework, greater concentration will now be placed on engaging with the local community when planning the quality, design and sustainability of new developments.
Many agree that the current COVID-19 pandemic will have a long-lasting impact on the UK’s economy and construction industry. However, out of the disruption should come the opportunity to evaluate and reassess the ‘usual’ and with Boris Johnson announcing plans to “build back greener” now is the time for developers to consider how Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) can benefit their project. ICFA chairman Christopher Stride discusses how Insulating Concrete Formwork could be the answer to the UK meeting the “Build back greener” targets.
Now that the glamour of being photographed beside the latest renewable technology of wind turbines and solar farms has worn off, the principle of Fabric First is being recognised as a more immediate and reliable process of improving energy efficiency in buildings.