Tag Archives: built environment

VELUX celebrates 70 years

1. 1954 Engelsk VELUX Brochure

VELUX has celebrated its 70th anniversary of its official launch in the UK. Since its inception, the Danish manufacturer has been transforming living spaces with daylight and fresh air, continually driving innovation and sustainability in the built environment. The VELUX journey in the UK began even before the official establishment …

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BCIS finds Autumn Statement “underwhelming”

CROSTHWAITE PHOTO

BCIS’s chief economist, Dr David Crosthwaite, has responded to the Autumn Statement by labelling it as “underwhelming” for the construction industry. The Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) provide cost and carbon data to the built environment industry. Crosthwaite said: “In light of the OBR’s central forecast being downgraded, the Autumn …

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Free online construction carbon database launched by BCIS

James Fiske CEO BCIS

The Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) has launched its free-to-access carbon database and is asking for the industry to unite behind it. The first data repository of its kind, it’s Built Environment Carbon Database (BECD) is designed to help drive down carbon emissions by enabling users to both submit data …

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