To function well our bodies need a core temperature of around 37°C and a skin temperature of between 32 and 33°C. That said, everyone tends to have slightly different criteria for what’s ‘just right’ for them so it’s always useful to have greater control over the temperature of a space so that it can be tailored to a specific individual.

To create a thermally comfortable home which also protects the wellbeing of the occupant, careful consideration of both design and installation of thermal bridges is required. Here we look at what thermal bridges are, what impact they can have and how you can prevent them.

Timber is a great building material to use when you want to limit the impact of your home on the environment. Its versatility means you can use it for everything from roofs to floors, it can allow homes to be built much faster, and the natural visual variation of timber means it looks good too.

In July 2019, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan officially declared London the world’s first National Park City .

But what does this mean, and why is it so important to have – and celebrate – green spaces in our cities?

It’s long been thought that plants act as a natural air purifier, absorbing harmful chemicals in our homes and other buildings. However, a new report suggests that if we want to breathe in cleaner air, it might not be as simple as filling your home with some extra greenery.

We’ve known for some time that noise pollution is a real and measurable problem, one with equally real and measurable impact on our wellbeing. But new research points towards the damage noise pollution has on nature – reopening the debate around its effect on humans.

When we think about heat loss in the home, we immediately think of walls and roofs as the main problem areas. And while these can account for up to 40% and 25% of heat loss respectively, they’re not the only culprits.

When we think about heat loss in the home, we immediately think of walls and roofs as the main problem areas. And while these can account for up to 40% and 25% of heat loss respectively, they’re not the only culprits.

Supporting people that live with dementia is one of the greatest health and social care challenges of modern times. Today, around 850,000 people in the UK have dementia, a figure expected to reach at least a million by 2025 and 2 million by 2051. In fact, 225,000 people will be diagnosed with dementia this year – that’s one person every three minutes.