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Luton Town’s New Stadium: Power Court’s £450m Journey from Planning to Premier League Reality

UK Construction Blog

Power Court’s design incorporates roof structures specifically engineered to enhance crowd noise and create the electric atmosphere that Premier League football demands. The club’s commitment to ecological sustainability drives every aspect of the design process, from material selection to energy efficiency systems.

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Article 4 Direction: What Property Owners Need to Know Before Converting

UK Construction Blog

Common restrictions include domestic alterations, change of use conversions, external modifications, and temporary structures that would otherwise fall under permitted development rights. These directions require property owners to obtain planning permission for certain changes that would normally be permitted without formal application.

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Deep energy retrofits: The future of sustainable buildings

Construction Specifier

Therefore, existing structures have been targeted for renovations to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. In 2015, the historic Paris Agreement was ratified by world leaders at the UN Climate Change Conference to commit to a collective climate action to reduce emissions and limit the Earths temperature increase to 1.5

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Henley to lead Leeds mill restoration

The Construction Index

The goal is to future-proof the structure of the building while retaining its architectural character. Structural reinforcement will use bespoke stainless-steel components fabricated by HZS Stainless Steel , integrating seamlessly with original timber, masonry, and concrete to ensure the building’s long-term stability.

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Lack of clarity weighs on timber frame sector

The Construction Index

Muir Timber Systems recently secured a contract with SIM Building Group for 22 affordable homes at Whitehill Court in East Dunbartonshire A survey of more than 80 UK timber frame manufacturers that build homes and schools reveals “a sector with growing pressure on its shoulders and diminishing clarity about how to meet it”, according to its authors.

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The Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Enormous Complexity Under a Veil of Simplicity

ENR Construction

based architect—SOM—to serve as collaborating architect and architect-of-record to help with local codes, seismic requirements, structural engineering and navigating construction. SOM joined in 2015. The building can move 5 ft laterally in any direction thanks to a state-of-the-art seismic protection system with 56 base isolators.

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Offsite vs. Onsite Construction Part 2

Civil + Structural Engineer

The panel of experts below, representing the construction, engineering, and building systems industries, explore and explain the many benefits of this alternative construction method. Ochs: To put it simply, using offsite construction saves time and money. Perry: One of home builders’ chief concerns is a lack of skilled labor.