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Building Insights — 99 episodes

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#89: Keeping Fabric First in Future Homes Standard Compliance

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#88 - Ask the Expert: Thomas Beard of Amtico

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#87: Tackling Fuel Poverty with Smarter Housing Solutions

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#86: Ask the Expert – Nick Whant of NSBRC

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#85: Approaches to Heating & Renewables for the Future Homes Standard

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#84: Exploring Solutions for Biophilic Design in Commercial Buildings

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#83: Ask the Expert – Shelforce

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#82: Solutions for Low Energy Domestic Retrofit at Scale

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#81: How colour helps SEND children get maximum benefit in mainstream education

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#80: Reviewing Progress on Awaab’s Law & The Social Housing Act

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#79: Tracking Innovation on Water Saving in Commercial Buildings

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#78: Martin Hurn on Futurebuild 2026 – Resilience, Reuse and Regenerative Design

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#77: Ask the Manufacturer – ID Systems

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#76: Better than Net Zero

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#75: Embodied Carbon & the use of Timber in Construction

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#74: Ask the Expert – How NIBE is focusing on heat pump quality and smart control for self-build success

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#73: Squaring the Circle – Practical Solutions for Harnessing the Circular Economy at Scale

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#72: Navigating the Pathway to the Decarbonisation of Social Housing

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#71: The Role of Secondary Heating in Future Homes Standard Compliance

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#70: Ask the Expert – Tom McSherry of BuildStore

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#69: Ask the Expert – Jamie Sandilands of Grant Westfield

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#68: Ask the Expert – Tom McSherry of BuildStore

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#67: Exploring Solutions for Inclusive & Sensory Design In Education

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#66: Design for Dementia Network 2 – Creating Supportive Spaces for Dementia Care

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#65: Managing the Golden Thread of Information to Ensure Long-Term Safety

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#64: Net Zero-Ready Homes – Delivering the Future Homes Standard

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#63: Using Performance Specification to turn Good Design to Good Construction

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#62: Cool your roof down – How RENOLIT ALKORPLAN Bright membranes lead this campaign!

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#61: Round Table Highlights – Solutions for Water & Energy Saving in Commercial Environments

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#60: Foundations for Healthy & Safe Housing - The Social Housing (Regulation) Act Round Table Review

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#59: Best practice compliance management

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#58: Ask the Expert – Charlton & Jenrick

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#57: Analysing Futurebuild's impact after 20 years

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#56: Tackling the crisis in SME housebuilding

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#55: Ask the Expert – Dawn Scott [Audible Article]

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#54: Water Efficiency & Energy Saving Innovations in New Build Housing Round Table Review

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#53: BRiCS – a new housebuilder putting the focus on quality placemaking

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#52: Bringing green features into the heart of developments for Biodiversity Net Gain

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#51: Ask the Architect – Greg Blee [Audible Article]

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#50: Solutions for Commercial and Residential Adaptive Reuse Projects

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#49: Multi-Generational Living: Creating Additional Living Space

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#48: Design Solutions for Supportive Dementia Care Environments Round Table Review

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#47: Changing Trends in Bathroom Design

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Builders' Voices #10: Christian Hale, Hale

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#46: Simplifying Sustainability Data vs. Vision vs. Action

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#45: Navigating the path to structural timber for net zero

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#44: Ask the Expert – Giles Fallan, BuildSafe [Audible Article]

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#43: Clearing the path to timber [Audible Article]

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#42: The Phoenix, Lewes – a first look at the future [Audible Article]

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#41: Ask the Expert – Scott Wolters, EGGER UK [Audible Article]

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#40: Ask the Architect – Gillian Burgis Smith, Strawberry Leopard [Audible Article]

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Builders' Voices #9: Stephen Rankin, Vantage & Co

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#39: Streamlining Construction: Where can Technology & Innovation make a difference to competency?

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#38: Reimagining London's Districts from Borough Yards to the Camden Film Quarter

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#37: Elevating Facade Fire Safety: Going beyond compliance in the new building safety regime

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#36: Exploring Solutions for Residential Deep Retrofit Round Table Review

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#35: Driving a sustainable housebuilding business in a challenging market

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#34: Design & aesthetics in hardened wood flooring

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#33: VMZINC from Napoleon to the Stirling Prize

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Builders' Voices #8: Chris Carr, FMB

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#32: Following the Golden Thread to Safety Round Table Review

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#31: New products from BJELIN – Woodura Hardened Wood Flooring causing a stir in the flooring market

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#30: The Benefits of Retrofit & Refurbishment

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Builders' Voices #7: Jeremy Gray, FMB

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#29: Introducing the BJELIN Hardened Wood Flooring brand and its innovative solutions

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#28: Retrofit – The ‘green elephant in the room’

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#27: Solutions for Stormwater Management Round Table Review

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#26: Growing Apprenticeships & Diversity for Heat Pump Rollout

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Builders' Voices #6: Sam Eden, FMB London

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#25: Specialist Membranes for Passivhaus Design

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#24: Improving Indoor Air Quality in Social Housing

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#23: Sustainability in the Built Environment

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#22: Sustainable Design – Liveable Homes with Fabric First Design

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#21: Is the Industry Weathering the Economic Storms of 2023?

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#20: Marchini Curran Associates Practice Profile

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#19: Specialist Membranes for Facade & High Rise Building Design

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#18 Key Considerations when Designing Leisure Settings

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#17: Change of Legislation in the Building Industry

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#16: Future Homes Standard & The Decarbonisation of Homes

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#15: Specialist Membrane Solutions for Offsite & Modular Construction

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#14: Improving Colour & Design in Social Housing

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#13: Innovation in Insulation

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Builders' Voices #5: Alli Gay, CHI Homes

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#12: Improving Sustainability in Social Housing

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#11: Key Considerations when Designing Education Spaces

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Builders' Voices #4: Nic London, N. London Construction

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#10: Key Considerations when Designing for Dementia Patients

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Builders' Voices #3: Adrian Swan, Swan Homes

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#9: The Road to Zero Carbon (2030-2050)

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#8: Fire Safety & Project Accountability post-Building Safety Act

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Builders' Voices #2: Kelly Worrall, NH Construction & Yorkshire Marketing Consultants

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#7: How to Build a Low Carbon Home

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Builders' Voices #1: Rob Bailey, Swallow Hill Homes

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#6: Are SuDS Finally Becoming Mainstream?

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#5: What are the Components of a Healthy Home?

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#4: Sustainability & Wellness in Commercial Buildings

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#3: The Future of Tall Building Design

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#2: Delivering the Future Homes Standard

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#1: What does it take to go Passivhaus?