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What lies beneath?

It is critical when deciding what type of house or extension you or your architect/building designer propose to build, to consider what lies beneath. The requirement of a soil classification / geotechnical report should not be taken lightly nor just be a document that merely ticks the box in order to obtain a building permit. Soil testing is a procedure usually conducted by a qualified engineer in order to determine the workability of the soil that is to be located beneath a new building structure and its foundations. A site soil test report is critical to avoid potential and unnecessary costs. The term foundation defines the substrate that houses your proposed footing system whether it be

Cutting carbon with sustainable timber...

A new residential construction project in London – said to be one the largest of its type – is employing cross-laminated timber instead of concrete in order to save carbon. The Dalston Lane development in Hackney is to use more than 3,500m3 of the sustainable timber (CLT), making it the largest project of its kind globally, claimed engineers at Ramboll. The 121 units are spread over 10 storeys. The overall height of the building is more than 33 metres. It will provide “significant residential capacity” over 12,500 square metres, and more than 3,400 square metres of commercial space. Ramboll CLT engineer Gavin White told The Engineer that the timber was much less heavy than concrete, making i