Petition Launched To Change Regulations On Trickle Vents
In response to new Building Regulations that came into force in June 2022, requiring all window replacement installations to include trickle vents, a Government petition has been launched with [...]
Could The Future Building Standard Be Watered Down?
Whilst the arguments over trickle vents continue to rage on, eight months after their implementation, attention has rightly turned to the next major set of revisions due to come [...]
Glazpart Joins BPF
Sponsored news from Glazpart: As part of its external affairs strategy, Glazpart has joined the British Plastics Federation (BPF). With the trading environment adapting to legislative and policy changes [...]
I Used ChatGPT To Ask About Fenestration And This Is What It Said
You may have heard of something called ChatGPT over the last few weeks. ChatGPT is an AI text platform that is both fascinating people and terrifying copywriters in equal [...]
The Time For Complaining Has Passed
Seven months after the implementation of the updated Building Regulations, which have seen lower minimum U-Values and mandatory trickle vents to all windows, I am still seeing plenty of [...]
All Eyes On 2025
We’re still feeling the effects of the newly updated Building Regulations that came into force in June 2022. The main point of contention remains the implementation of trickle vents [...]
Window Energy Ratings Need To Be Updated
I think the sector can think of itself in a new era. There will be the pre-June 2022 era, before mandatory trickle vents, and the post-June 2022 era which [...]
Six Months On From Mandatory Trickle Vents
The implementation of the new Building Regulations was perhaps the biggest talking point of 2022. In particular, the introduction of trickle vents to every window installation. There are few [...]
£1bn In New Grants For House Insulation Measures, But Nothing For Windows Again
Another Government brings with it another new initiative to try and spur work in insulating the leakiest of Britain's homes. This time, there is a fresh wave of £1bn [...]
We’ll Likely Never See 0% VAT For Windows
Back in March of this year, then-Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that energy-saving measures such as insulation and heat pumps would have their VAT lowered to 0%. They were already [...]
#FreshAirFeeling – New Campaign For Better Ventilation In UK Homes
Sponsored news from Certass: Certass Trade Association has launched a new ventilation awareness campaign via its dedicated consumer site certifiedcompetent.co.uk. #FreshAirFeeling is a campaign designed to fill the consumer [...]
New-Build Homes Are Woefully Unprepared For Hot Weather
In the grand scheme of British summers, this one hasn’t been too bad. Since June we have had prolonged dry spells, a decent amount of sunshine and very little [...]
UK Fenestration Should Be A Far Bigger Sector Than What It Is
Think about this for a moment. Fenestration, which by definition is the arrangement of windows and doors in a building, is literally everywhere. Every home. Every office space. Every [...]
Government Publishes FAQs On New Trickle Vent Regulations
Happy trickle vent day! As of today, June 15th 2022, the newly revised Building Regulations for England have come into force. The debate around trickle vents today has been [...]
Giving Fabricators A Way To Vent
This is a sponsored article by Glazpart and REHAU: In response to impending changes to Part F of the Building Regulations increasing requirements for ventilation, REHAU has partnered with [...]
Just 34.5% Feel Ready For Updated Building Regulations In June
In just under two months, a raft of newly updated Building Regulations will come into effect, with new rules on ventilation and minimum u-values having direct impacts on the [...]
When It Comes To Building Regulations, It’s All About 2025
In just a couple of months, the fenestration sector in England will be required to comply with newly updated Building Regulations. Amongst the various changes, the two that are [...]
Inflation Hits 6.2% As Cost Of Living Crisis Hits Home
Near the end of March, we saw a double-dose of bad financial news. First, inflation rose to 6.2%, which exceeded forecasts of 6%. Rising inflation has prompted the Bank [...]
Trickle Vents Are The NEW Hardware
This is a sponsored article by Glazpart: Many of you will be aware of the impending changes to the building regulations especially the requirement for trickle vents to be [...]
A Lesson To Be Learned On Failure To Act As One In Building Regs Updates
In the weeks to come, as the industry scrambles to get ready for revised Building Regulations coming into force from June 15th, there will be a massive increase in [...]
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