In your weekly PCA update this week: Building Moisture Index (BMI) System Update PCA Board Meeting: Election of Officers Join us for our next webinar BS 8102 Consultation closes on 23rd October! Construction & Mental Health Free Training for Manchester-based members Surveyor Training in Scotland COP26: Disruption in and around Read the full article…
It has been a year since we launched our Building Moisture Index (BMI) technology and following many sets of our BMI Diagnostic Packages with monitoring kits being sent out to some Housing Associations, we can share with both PCA members and the wider public that we have recently updated the Read the full article…
In your weekly PCA update this week: PCA Awards – Meet the Winners! Covid-19: Yesterday’s problem or today’s challenge? Update on our Building Moisture Index (BMI) System BS 8102 Consultation closes on 23rd October! Join us for our next webinar Talentview – Construction COP 15 – Why we should be Read the full article…
The successful vaccination programme has seen the economy and everything that drives it open up rapidly. It seems that if we can navigate the not inconsiderable challenges of fuel supply, material inflation, and skill shortages, then demand is strong. The fact is however, that the virus which shook the world Read the full article…
In your weekly PCA update this week: The proposed revision of BS 8102 PCA Awards 2021 Join us for our next webinar Sprayed Foam Insulation – New webpage Amenity Forum meeting Contracting & Client Relationship Training HSE’s Stress Indicator Tool The proposed revision of BS 8102 Many of you will Read the full article…
No doubt many of our members will have seen that parts of London are once again underwater, with tube services and travel being affected across the capital. I’ve previously written that science is indicating the frequency of these events will increase, and the number of times I’ve put pen to Read the full article…
In your weekly PCA update this week: Give construction a break… Calling all CSJK surveyors… Join us for our next webinar Commons Select Committee – Final piece of the jigsaw Missed the webinar? View the recording… Basement Water Management Training Protect your staff from stress at work Welcome to our Read the full article…
It seems there is a growing trend to create additional space in our homes, following the pandemic and the problems this has created. Depending on whether you need the space to accommodate long term home-working, an area for family time, exercising, or an extra bedroom – it seems this solution Read the full article…
It seems there isn’t any let up right now for the construction industry and for our members. Every time we appear to turn a corner, we seem to meet another obstacle and have to find a way to navigate around it. The past 18 months has tested every business. First Read the full article…
No, we are not talking about taking your clothes off! That would be naturism. No, this is an opportunity to become part of a UK-wide network of like-minded botanical detectives – and we hope you will want to be involved. Most of the PCA invasive weed group members spend long Read the full article…
In your weekly PCA update this week: The Autumn Equinox and Japanese knotweed Retrofit Internal Wall Insulation 1 week to go until our next webinar! A Plant Biosecurity Strategy for Great Britain Training Ahead of the Condensation Season Work Right Campaign The Autumn Equinox and Japanese knotweed For many of Read the full article…
By the time you read this, we will already be three days beyond the autumn equinox (22nd September) – the start of astronomical autumn which signals when daylight and night time hours are equal and the plane of the equator is at right angles to the sun. Is this important Read the full article…
Last week the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) released its “Retrofit Internal Wall Insulation: Guide to Best Practice”. This was designed to provide guidance for designers, surveyors, project managers and installers about retrofit internal wall insulation. A copy of the document can be found via the button below: Read the full article…
In your weekly PCA update this week: Invasive plants: The Jekyll and Hyde conundrum NHIC Annual Parliamentary Meeting 2 weeks to go until our next webinar! ITV’s report into Britain’s failing housing system… Reminder: BS8102 open for comment Online Training – Spaces in October! Ground Gas: Design & Detail HSE’s Read the full article…
Non-native invasive weeds get a lot of bad press for obvious reasons. But are they ‘all bad’? Robert Louis Stephenson’s allegorical tale about good and evil provides a useful analogy here so lets see how it helps? Most invasive weeds arrived in the UK by deliberate human intervention because they Read the full article…
In your weekly PCA update this week: Is it time for waterproofing & flooding to work together? 3 weeks to go until our next webinar! TBIC Meeting Update Contaminated land in Oldham CITB Consensus Results Defects in Cavity Construction HSE’s New Online Tool Is it time for waterproofing & flooding Read the full article…
No doubt many of our members will have seen the horrific news coming from New York last week where at least nine people tragically died, eight of whom were residents trapped in basement apartments as a result of flash flooding form Storm Ida. I will not pretend for a second Read the full article…
In your weekly PCA update this week: Hodgson View: The new version of BS5250 2022 Training & Examination Dates are Released! Our housing stock must stand the test of time Article on PIV sent for Peer Review to International Journal Join us for our next webinar! Apprenticeship Programme secured until Read the full article…
A recent study found that homes in England produce more carbon emissions than all of the country’s cars… and are a greater threat to the climate! The study estimated that there are 25 million homes that produce some 58.5 million tons of carbon dioxide a year. This compares to 27 Read the full article…
It was a long time coming but the new version of this important standard was published at the end of July. Running to almost 170 pages and costing £350 (£175 for BSI members), it is hardly light reading on a budget. Before we get into any opinions a little introduction Read the full article…
