A New Standard in Luxury Living in Belgravia
Chelsea Barracks Phase 1 and 2 is a historic collaboration between planners and architects to create a new standard of luxury living in Belgravia, London’s most desirable neighbourhood. This development …
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Top tips for using air conditioning in a sustainable way: how to keep cool while saving energy
While there is a plethora of advantages to using air conditioning, not everyone utilises it in an efficient way, which translates to added costs and superfluous energy waste. This could …
Connecting the outdoor environment
Outdoor public spaces are more ‘connected’ than ever. EV charging points are being installed to support the electric car revolution, public WIFI zones are commonplace and digital information and signage …
How have June’s Changes to Part L Effected Window Specification?
On the 15th June 2022, interim changes to building regulations came into force as a step towards The Future Homes and Building Standard. NorDan’s Commercial Sales Manager Sonia Travis examines …
VitrA Expands Sales Team Again
VitrA, one of the leading bathroom manufacturers has expanded its sales team once again this time with two more members of staff. Anne-Marie Newman joins as a Contracts Manager for …
Hot Designs In Cool Metal
Metallic effects with natural tones and textures stimulate the creativity of interior design lovers. A distinctive and impactful choice that transforms spaces adding trend-setting character and sophistication. Key elements that act as focal …
Focussing on the Future: Domus Ventilation Launches Net Zero Roadmap
Domus Ventilation, manufacturer of market-leading ventilation systems that save energy and improve indoor air quality, has released its Net Zero Roadmap in time for Net Zero Week. Net Zero Week …
ELLE Decoration Award for VitrA and Tom Dixon
The Liquid range by VitrA and Tom Dixon, which is inspired by pop art and Victorian bathrooms, has won another award, this time in the prestigious EDIDA 2022 awards. The …
BE-ST and UKGBC Scotland team up on joint sustainability mission
Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) has announced a new partnership with the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC Scotland), with a shared ambition to radically improve the sustainability of the …
Vent-Axia Encourages and Supports Hand-Dryer Enthusiast with Work Experience
Crawley-based Vent-Axia has been working with Surrey Choices, an organisation that helps disabled people and those with support needs, to provide work experience for 19-year-old Gabriel Hogan. Gabriel is taking …
Perega delivers safe solution for Windrush Memorial
Perega, one of the UK’s leading independent structural and civil engineering practices, recently delivered essential design consultancy for the new Windrush Monument at Waterloo Station, which was unveiled last week …
A stunning look inside and out for Leamington Spa home renovation
When the Kandola family embarked on the renovation of their late Victorian semi-detached property in Royal Leamington Spa, they were keen to incorporate high quality materials throughout. While the property …
Lime-based Mortars, Renders and Plasters – preserving the past.
Lime has a long history of being used in the construction and repair of historic buildings. 6000 years to be precise when in 4000BC, the Egyptians used lime to plaster …
Vicaima design bowls them over at The Heyford Hotel
A new and stylish Boutique Hotel at the heart of the Oxfordshire countryside has specified Vicaima trend setting door designs to compliment the mood of its relaxing and entertaining interiors. …
When does cost outweigh conservation?
Paul Trace of Stella Rooflight discusses the importance of maintaining the historical integrity of buildings during an economic downturn. It’s hard to imagine a tougher economic climate. Having emerged from …
Vent-Axia Welcomes New Infection Resilient Environments Report
Leading ventilation manufacturer Vent-Axia has welcomed a recent report on infection resilient environments, by the National Engineering Policy Centre (NEPC), which calls for a major upgrade of buildings to create healthier indoor …
How to add an outdoor power supply without compromising a site’s aesthetics
Historic sites, such as castles and stately homes, are a big draw for tourists who are often keen to visit to see the architecture, heritage, gardens and settings that they’ve …
Multi-Sensor Fire Alarms: four things you may not know
Optical detectors may be the number one fire detector in the market today, but the popularity of Multi-Sensors has increased dramatically over recent years and prices have fallen, making them …
Advanced Welcomes Fire Safety Guidance for New High-Rise Residential Buildings
Fire protection solutions manufacturer, Advanced, has welcomed the amended Approved Document B of the Building Regulations as a “positive step in the right direction to improve fire safety in new …
iF Gold Award for VitrA
The iF Awards are one of the most prestigious in the world of product design. VitrA Bathrooms has been awarded a Gold iF Design Award in the 2022 competition for …
Vent-Axia Shares Tips to Love your Lungs and Stay Healthy this Clean Air Day
Leading British ventilation manufacturer Vent-Axia is sharing tips on how to love your lungs on Clean Air Day on Thursday 16 June 2022. Clean Air Day is led by environmental …
Mechanical Ventilation Delivering Fresh, Clean Air
With a greater focus on health in our workplaces and homes, the issue of indoor air quality (IAQ) is gaining more attention. Building services professionals play a key role in …
National Ventilation Designs and Supplies Ventilation to London Landmark, The Golden Hinde
National Ventilation, a leading UK-based ventilation manufacturer, has designed and supplied a ventilation system for the Golden Hinde, a full-size reconstruction of the English galleon captained by Sir Francis Drake on …
Clean Air Day 2022: we all have a role to play
We are in the midst of a health crises, but most of us are unaware of it. The Government’s Clean Air Strategy 2019 puts air pollution as the fourth greatest …
Nittan fire detection system installed at mixed use development on Emirates Stadium site
Nittan Europe, a leading manufacturer of conventional and addressable fire detection products, has had its Evolution analogue addressable fire detection system installed throughout Ashburton Triangle, situated on the Emirates Stadium …
BINGO! EcoRight colour matches mortar on new HQ for Europe’s biggest online gaming company
The new headquarters of Tombola has modern and technologically advanced open-plan offices on the first and second floors, and a three-storey-high atrium which will flood natural light throughout the glazed …
VitrA Launches Root Bathroom Furniture
Three distinct styles (Flat, Groove and Classic), seventeen choices of colour, and three vanity basins make Root, a new highly versatile bathroom range from VitrA, a winning choice for all …
Perth city centre church transformed into new civic space
Pop Up Power Supplies® has provided outdoor power distribution units for a £2 million redevelopment project in the centre of Perth, which has transformed the redundant St Paul’s church from …
Vent-Axia’s Award-Winning MEV Range now Available in Recycled Plastic
Industry ventilation leader and innovator Vent-Axia has launched its award-winning Lo-Carbon™ Multivent mechanical extract ventilation (MEV) range in recycled plastic, making sustainable attainable for housebuilders. Leading UK ventilation, this move to manufacturing …
Mitsubishi Electric to Expand Production Capacity at A/C Base in Turkey
Mitsubishi Electric has announced today that it will invest 1.44 billion Turkish lira (89.6 million GBP) in a new plant at Mitsubishi Electric Air Conditioning Systems Manufacturing Turkey Joint Stock Company …
National Ventilation Holds Bake Sale to Raise Money for Young Lives vs Cancer
National Ventilation, a leading UK-based ventilation manufacturer and supplier, held a bake sale in their office to raise money for Young Lives vs Cancer. The ventilation company raised a total …
The National Trust TRUSTS EcoRight to provide lime-based products for conservation and restoration at Basildon Park
Basildon Park is set in over 400 acres of manicured gardens and beautiful parkland. Surrounding it all is the boundary wall that is the subject of restoration work by AF …
Demand for Open Plan Living Rises in Post-Pandemic Landscape
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on how we work, how we shop, and how we socialise. And now, it’s affecting our property preferences, too. A Berkshire-based firm, …
Vent-Axia Hosts Webinar on How Building Regulations Will Affect Ventilation in Domestic Retrofit
Leading ventilation manufacturer Vent-Axia is to host a webinar, ‘Domestic Retrofit Legislation and Guidance for Ventilation’, on the recently launched Building Regulations. Aimed at electricians, contractors, installers and electrical wholesalers, …
Imaginative and integrated interior design, Vicaima makes it real!
Vicaima, as one of the leading European exponents of contemporary joinery solutions, including interiors doors, doorsets, wall panels and associated furniture products, have just introduced a new brand for professionals …
Keeping Schools Healthy
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, rates in schools are affecting children’s education as well as the health of both pupils and staff. It’s vital to reduce cases in schools, …
Social Housing Building Regulations Webinar to Set Out Changes to Ventilation in Existing Homes
Leading ventilation manufacturer Vent-Axia is hosting a webinar aimed at the social housing sector on the recently launched Building Regulations. ‘Domestic Retrofit Legislation and Guidance for Ventilation’, will update delegates …
VitrA London Expands Specification Team
VitrA Bathrooms has appointed Rebecca Lowe as a Specification Executive. Rebecca is based at VitrA London, the bathroom brand’s striking flagship showroom and creative hub in Clerkenwell, London. Rebecca joins …
UKGBC publish guide to accelerate industry action on commercial retrofit
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has published a guide to support industry to retrofit the UK’s poorly performing commercial buildings. Retrofitting our existing commercial buildings is critical to meeting forthcoming government …
Designer and Lifestyle Blogger Completes Renovation of Chalet-Style Cabin on Minnesota Lake
Once an early 70s kit home, the Minne Stuga House is now a weekend retreat and vacation rental bathed in natural light and clad in sustainable Kebony wood. Hidden away …