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POLYFOAM™ XPS – the extruded polystyrene insulation manufactured by RAVATHERM UK – has received a British Board of Agrément (BBA) certificate for its inverted roof system and floor board insulation. RAVATHERM UK’s POLYFOAM™ XPS floorboard and inverted roof solutions passed a series of comprehensive and independent assessments set by the BBA, including laboratory tests, on-site evaluations and quality management inspections.  The BBA certification complies with Building Regulations and the National House Building Council (NHBC) Standards,…

By Kas Mohammed, BMS Business Manager at Schneider Electric  The way companies work has been transformed over the past decade. As Schneider Electric and Unwork’s latest collaboration, the Smart Working Report, reveals the confluence of new ideas, technological innovation and a new generation of workers has upended longstanding approaches to not only the way we work, but the expectations we have of the environments we work in. As the role of the workplace changes, so too…

The world is changing at an exponential rate and science fiction is fast becoming science fact. We are moving towards an increasingly digital, interconnected society and with it comes the realisation that everything we know will change. The built environment has been slower than other industries to react to this change. In some ways, it’s been in ‘catch-up’ mode, clutching tightly to the ‘status quo’. The reality is that operational construction functions, activities and experiences,…