Leading biomass solutions provider, Euroheat, has launched a range of short films designed to make understanding biomass easier for installers and end users alike. Housed on its YouTube channel, http://www.youtube.com/user/EuroheatHBS, …
When HRH Prince Charles walked through the entrance to the Co-Operative Academy of Stoke-on-Trent in Tunstall it is unlikely he knew he was walking through one of the most thermally …
Environmental Control Films, having demonstrated via their wireless monitoring that window film can reduce temperatures within hotel rooms and offices by as much as 5 degrees, have now taken things …
James Latham’s group product sales and development manager, Paul Leach, has taken on responsibility for developing sales of Accoya® – its modified, highly durable and dimensionally stable certified softwood. Paul, …
Recycling old carpet to help organisations achieve Zero Waste to Landfill targets was a recurring enquiry theme for Carpet Recycling UK at May’s Facilities Show. Facilities managers from diverse business …
While energy saving initiatives can enhance an organisation’s carbon reduction status they also have significant economic benefits. Steve Browning, Marketing Manager of Trend Controls, explains how Building Energy Management Systems …
One of the coldest winters and springs for over 50 years has led to Panel Systems seeing a significant increase in demand for its Floormate and Roofmate insulation products. Perfect …
London Ambulance as responsible employers who were looking to make sure the glazing across their sites met all the required standards outlined in Regulation 14 (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations …
Architect Thomas Bechtold faced an interesting challenge when his client commissioned a contemporary new family home in the town of Bühl, in south western Germany. The requirement, a modern four-bedroom …
As part of the Hush Acoustics range of products we provide acoustic materials for floors, walls and ceilings in new build and refurbishment health care projects. In order to meet …
Urban greening company Treebox has installed a living hoarding at Guy’s Hospital in London to help the hospital minimise its carbon footprint and achieve its ambition of being a sustainability …
Leading green screen company Mobilane is breathing fresh air indoors and out with the launch of its latest innovation, LivePicture – a framed arrangement of plants that can be hung …
Forty-eight houses in Luton are benefitting from the retrofit of external wall insulation (EWI) from Sto as part of the Council’s on-going refurbishment programme. The post-war properties are Orlit houses …
SipBuild UK manufactured and built a new classroom and series of extensions at Meadowside CP School in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, in just five weeks using Structurally Insulated Panels (SIPs). Meadowside …
With the aim of reducing carbon emissions and improving efficiencies, NHS Surrey embarked on a programme of upgrade to their heating and hot water systems across more than twenty sites. …
Sheffield-based architectural panel manufacturer Panel Systems has supplied Aluglaze insulated panels to a major supermarket retailer for a 633,500sq ft distribution centre on Kingsway Business Park in Rochdale. Over 400 …
UNIPUR PLUS Structural Insulated Roof Panels by UNILIN, division insulation, now offer architects and specifiers 0.15W/m2K thermal performance across a span of 4.2m, dramatically improving the thermal performance of large …
Whitewells Farm Cottages, in rural Worcestershire, offers 4* luxury accommodation, heated by a Euroheat wood-heating biomass system; reducing fuel bills by 40% while qualifying for the commercial RHI. Originally converted …
Histoglass have supplied their extremely thin high-performance double glazing system for the Victorian, Grade II Listed landmark property Pioneer House in Dewsbury. Pioneer House has dominated Dewsbury’s skyline since 1878 …
The Titanic Visitor Centre in Belfast is the city’s newest, most impressive and popular attraction, boasting a unique multi-faceted aluminium facade, Ireland’s longest lift and a sculptural geometric roof with …
Urban greening company Treebox has unveiled an innovative style of living wall for use in both residential and commercial projects. Living walls are becoming increasingly popular in both external and …
A school in the West Midlands now exceeds building regulations for thermal performance thanks to the installation of a new Stratex warm roof from Kemper System. Barr Beacon School and …
FAKRO has announced the award of a Passive House certificate for its quadruple-glazed FTT U8 Thermo roof window. This has by far the best U-value currently available in a standard …
Klober Permo Air underlay has been used by self-builder Jacqui Wolfe in the construction of an oak frame home in Helsby Cheshire. The project will consist of several phases using …
The graph below shows the impact of installing E Clear 70 window film can have. The Claridges Hotel has two penthouse suites on the same elevation. The Brooks suite has …
Mobilane’s Living Hoardings have been installed at Ponders End in Enfield as regeneration work takes place following the 2011 riots. The council has leased the Living Hoardings for three years …
The celebrated Mipolam range already has an outstanding reputation for its performance in health and education buildings and the new Mipolam Esprit is impressively durable and now even easier to …
If you’ve seen Lumisty in action you’ve experienced the unexpected and. Upon first encountering the product, people are often struck by what they think is an optical illusion. Walking past …
Leading roofing and cladding manufacturer Marley Eternit is celebrating, having achieved yet another industry first, with improved ratings on its UK manufactured fibre cement and profiled sheeting products as the …
When SOAS, University of London resolved to lower carbon emissions and save money on its prestigious Brunei Gallery, it commissioned Trend Controls to carry out an energy audit and put …
As a national distributor of the product, James Latham is seeing popularity of Accoya® – its modified, highly durable and dimensionally stable certified softwood – grow by the day. Accoya® …
Standing on a prominent corner site in the centre of Loughton, Higgins Homes’ new Artisan Apartments reflect the Arts and Crafts style of architecture that pervades the town. The building …
Transom door closers from Alpro Architectural Hardware are being installed at Stanmore Place, a luxury landscaped residential project of over 500 apartments in north-west London. The Alpro closers are being …
The newly launched TwinSash can achieve a U-value of just 0.38. Halo’s new window system is unlike anything else currently available on the UK PVC-U market. The pioneering window system …
Bowater Architectural’s System10 Aluminium has been shortlisted for the Retrofit Product of the Year Award at the dedicated Greenbuild Awards. Sales and Marketing Director Colin Torley explains: “We are thrilled …
With the delayed publication of the new Part L of the Building Regulations now due in April, architects, specifiers and main contractors will be reassured to know that the Schueco …
A Greater Manchester housing organisation has re-roofed 1,000 properties with Marley Eternit’s industry leading pollution-busting EcoLogic tiles over the past four years, as part of an ongoing planned roofing replacement …
Mobilane Green Screens provide a perimeter security solution which satisfies environmental and social sustainability requirements, and which delivers a wide range of further benefits including; security, aesthetics, improved air quality, …
Timeguard has taken sensitive presence detection to the next level, making it more affordable, with its latest range of PIR detectors. The new detectors provide enhanced presence detection over …
Recently there have been misconceptions in some areas of the UK marketplace that certain ‘common solution’ alternatives for concrete-to-steel connections perform just as well as the Schöck Isokorb type KS14 …
