Recent changes to Part L of the building regulations in England come into effect from June, and will be a significant step towards achieving the Government’s Future Homes Standard, which aims to ensure that all new homes built from 2025 will produce 75-80% less carbon than those delivered under current regulations.

Sustainability is no longer just a consideration – it’s a crucial priority for architects and specifiers. Learn how to specify glass that strikes the perfect balance between sustainability, performance, and aesthetics by watching our latest webinar.

For privacy, pure style or to allow more light into internal rooms, our patterned glass range gives you a whole range of attractive options. In fact, we offer 21 different patterned glass designs – from classic to contemporary; no-one offers a bigger choice. The advantages of Pilkington Texture Glass are easy to see.

Standards & RegulationsStandards & Regulations A quick guide to some of the Standards & Building Regulations used in construction that have implications for the choice of glass

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97% of buildings in Europe require an energy efficiency refurbishment, according to a new report. Based on data from Energy Performance Certificates (EPC), the conclusion of the latest BPIE analysis is that less than 3% of the building stock in the EU qualifies for an A rating.

Managing Director of Pilkington UK Neil Syder spoke exclusively to Glass Worldwide about taking up the family trade, why the company that he joined as a school-leaver still excites him and how innovation and collaboration with bodies such as Glass Futures and British Glass are crucial to the long-term prosperity of the flat glass sector.

Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, part of the NSG Group, intends to use green hydrogen at its site and scale its production of low carbon glass from 2027, under pioneering new plans with Grenian Hydrogen.

Published as an early Christmas present to take effect on 15 th June 2022, we now know the new regulatory requirements for mitigating overheating in new residential buildings in England.

Through the FGMA, we aim to promote best practice in product performance, design and application for flat glass, and positively encourages the development of industry standards and technical guidelines for the benefit of all stakeholders in the glass and glazing industry and wider society.