Above: A development of low energy Wallform apartments and town houses As the construction market slows down yet again in the face of economic uncertainty and threat of further recession,…
2023 – The Year for Building Better?
30 Years of Wallform Performance
Above: The first BecoWallform project was Beco House in Brigg, built in 1992. 2022 marks 30 years since the introduction of BecoWallform to the UK construction market. Next year, 2023,…
How much could insulating British homes save?
Very interesting article in the Guardian discussing how much energy and money could be saved by insulating the average home in Britain https://t.co/t801voZajR — Beco Products Ltd (@BecoWallform) August 2,…
Icebox Challenge Highlights Passivhaus Performance
For the past couple of weeks, two specially constructed huts have been standing in St Enoch Square in Glasgow as part of an experiment to demonstrate the difference between Scottish…
Fabric First – The Comfortable Self Build Solution
Whether you are building mansion or a cottage, energy efficiency and low impact – both financially and environmentally – are key considerations. As the price of energy – renewable or…
Confidence in Design – Or Just Wishful thinking?
As COP26 approaches it becomes clearer that, other than regular declarations of intent, Westminster is unlikely to achieve anything of real significance to mitigate Climate Change in buildings. The construction…
“Build Back Better” – Yes, We Can
As construction recovers from the effects of imposed isolations there is a more serious drive to “Build Back Better” and take on board the need to improve both the output…
Building BecoWallform Time-Lapse
This short clip was filmed on site last week by project management company Subadra Ltd at their latest Wallform ICF project. The property is on course to become the UK’s…
Building Your Future
There is growing awareness worldwide of the need to take action to mitigate the effects of Climate Change. The performance of buildings in terms of the energy required for heating…
Flood Resilience
Yorkshire Flood Resilience is one of three DEFRA-funded pathfinder partnership projects nationwide that are working to raise awareness of property flood resilience and its benefits among home and business owners,…