Homeowners and businesses can expect to spend more on their bills after Ofgem increases its energy price cap. From April 1st, customers will see their outgoings soar by £693 a year if they pay by direct debit or £708 for pre-payment customers. This massive increase is the result of a record rise in global gas […]
A speculative city centre office project in Manchester known as the Island is to go ahead, after Bowmer and Kirkland secured the contract
Glass partitions, which bring in lots of light while keeping spaces separate, could be the solution you have been looking for.
Most of the time, when people ask glazing specialists about glass it will be about the advances in safety, structural stability and the range of tints, frosts and fascinating technology added to modern glass. However, there is one field where all of these advances in safety glass technology are counterproductive, and that is the arts […]
Office buildings all around the country filled up with staff for the first time in weeks, after the working-from-home order came to an end.
The town of Woking will soon feature residential skyscrapers tall enough to dwarf even a terrifying tripod.
A team of scientists based in Singapore have developed a ‘smart window’ technology that could potentially reduce energy usage, bills and consumption by simply adding a coating onto structural glass panels. The team at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore developed a thermochromic window material that automatically responds to changes in temperature and either heat or cool rooms […]
ere are few urban legends in the glass world as pervasive as the idea that an operatic soprano voice is so powerful that it could shatter glass.
The contractor has been named for the task of constructing a trio of new towers in a major residential scheme that will revive a largely run-down part of the city. Far East Consortium (FEC) has appointed CR Construction (UK) to build the three towers at Victoria Riverside on the banks of the River Irk, a […]
Nottingham is set to be transformed, with recently released plans revealing it could be the “most significant city centre development sites in the UK”. The council established an independent Greater Broad Marsh Advisory Group, made up of local and national advisors, to propose ideas on how to redevelop the derelict Broadmarsh shopping centre. Together with […]