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Inside the Design Workflow
Design teams now begin most projects in coordinated digital environments. On many schemes, the model is the primary working document long before drawings are issued. For manufacturers, that changes how products are discovered and selected. Revit-ready BIM content is used directly by architects and engineers day-to-day. Find out more about it's benefits for manufacturers on a international scale.
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How to Tell if Lighting Design is an Afterthought
Lighting design can make or break a space. It shapes how we see, how we feel, how we move. And yet, so often, it’s an afterthought. Popped in at the end. Ticked off a checklist. Done. But when lighting is an afterthought, the space suffers. Read more in Mount Lighting's break down of the key signs that lighting design isn't being given the attention it deserves.
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Ideal Commercial Heating Provides Low Carbon Heating for Listed Student Accommodation
This refurbishment project upgraded two listed buildings in Cambridge into high-quality student accommodation, replacing the existing boiler system with Ideal Heating's high-efficiency air source heat pumps. The result is a low-carbon, energy-efficient heating solution that preserves the buildings’ historic character while delivering modern comfort and sustainability.
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Quelfire Launches QuelSelector V5 with Whitewall and Shaftwall Data
In 2022, Quelfire launched the QuelSelector – its product selector tool – to make it easier for construction professionals to identify appropriate, tested solutions. Since its launch, Quelfire has continually improved the tool and is pleased to introduce Version 5 (V5) of the QuelSelector, released in January 2026.
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Stelrad Radiators: Celebrating 90 Years of Warmth
2026 marks Stelrad Radiators 90th anniversary and will see significant celebrations throughout the year. The company has come a long way in its nine decades of supplying vital heating products both in the UK and further afield particularly across Europe.
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Glidevale Protect Strengthens Product Management Team with New Appointment
As part of the company’s commitment to investing in its team to deliver practical, well‑designed solutions for the construction industry, building products manufacturer Glidevale Protect has appointed John Curley to the role of Product Manager.
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Thread of Change: The Evolution and Future of BIM
Simon Lewis, partner in the construction and engineering team at Womble Bond Dickinson, and Nima senior vice-chair, reflects on the impact of BIM in construction. Read this article, originally featured on the PBCT (Planning, Building, and Construction Today) website.
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How Blauberg’s Flat-Pack MVHR Solved a Historic Challenge
Imagine being tasked with installing a state-of-the-art ventilation system inside one of the world’s most prestigious and historic venues, the Royal Albert Hall. Blauberg UK were afforded this incredible opportunity, but not without encountering challenges along the way...
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Beyond the Blueprint 3D Design & BIM in Practice
At Clerkenwell Design Week 2025, Ryan Wigham (Associate Director at Bimstore) joined Miles Cantley (Innovation Director at Mount Lighting) and Bethan Hellings (Head of Design at Avent Interiors) for a BIM-focused panel discussion. Taking place at the Mount Lighting Design Studio, the discussion ranged from 3D design and BIM in practice, to how we conceptualise and create spaces.