Tag: Built Environment

Ability by Dimplex: FCU design – reducing waste at the Cat A stage

Correct specification of high-performance fan coil units (FCU) can help reduce operational carbon and increase the sustainability of HVAC services in commercial buildings. The challenge is that in many cases, Cat B fit outs can result in FCU waste, increase embodied carbon and undermine sustainability gains. Here, Troy Chambers, Head of National Sales at Ability by Dimplex, looks at the options available to building designers and M&E engineers to help reduce Cat B fit out waste by paying close attention to the fan coil system design at the Cat A stage…

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BMBI: New year off to a weak start as like-for-like value sales slip

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report shows January’s builders’ merchant like-for-like total value sales (adjusted to remove the effect of trading day differences) were -2.6% lower than the same month in 2025. Like-for-like volume sales fell -7.2% while prices increased +5.0%.

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Abloy UK relaunches London showroom to showcase the next generation of security solutions

Abloy UK has relaunched its showroom at The Building Centre in London, unveiling a newly renovated demonstration space designed specifically for architects, specifiers and security consultants seeking high end solutions for their designs and developments. 

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Exciting Futurebuild Conference Confronts the 3Rs: Resilience, Reuse and Regenerative Design

Futurebuild 2026 has unveiled an unashamedly provocative main conference programme, placing resilience firmly at the centre of the built environment conversation…

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Futurebuild and UK Construction Week London to Unite in 2026 – Creating the UK’s Built Environment Super Event

In a landmark move for the UK construction sector, UK Construction Week London and Futurebuild will come together from 12 – 14 May 2026, creating a new national platform for the built environment at Excel London.

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Leading voices confirmed for Futurebuild 2026

Futurebuild 2026 connects you with the people shaping the built environment through two flagship CPD-accredited conference programmes.

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Futurebuild 2026: Connecting People, Ideas and Solutions

Futurebuild returns for its 21st edition, bringing together thousands of specifiers, decision-makers and innovators committed to shaping a more sustainable built environment.

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