Winter is coming, but don’t forget the dangers of overheating

Guy Thompson, Director, Sustainability – Built Environment and Housing at The Concrete Centre, explores the link between well-designed homes and workplaces and wellbeing.

Concrete can help keep communities afloat

Read more from Elaine Toogood, Head of Architecture at The Concrete Centre, about how concrete can help us to tackle the increasing risks from flooding.

Fighting fire in building design and construction

Chris Leese, Director MPA UK Concrete, comments on the critical role that building material specification can have on the fire-safety of commercial and multiple occupancy residential properties.

Innovation cementing a more sustainable future

Richard Leese, MPA director of industrial policy, energy and climate change, considers some of the innovations in cement that have the potential significantly reduce the carbon emissions in concrete.

Fire safety regulations must be more proactive

Tony Jones, Principal Structural Engineer at The Concrete Centre, addresses the need for fire safety regulations to take into account all known risks.