Find your comfort zone with the new evohome from Honeywell
Honeywell Today Announces the UK Launch of evohome, Designed to Bring the Perfect Balance of Comfort, Control and Energy Saving, Featuring a New Way of Heating the Home Through the …
Sustainable Development
Hunter Douglas Light & Energy Tool maps sun control impact on interior light & climate
Sun control significantly impacts the interior light and climate of a building. It blocks out annoying sun rays and keeps the interior temperature at appropriate levels the whole year round. …
Vent-Axia’s Energy Efficient Heat Recovery Shortlisted in Energy Awards
Vent-Axia has made the final shortlist in the prestigious Energy Awards 2013, which recognise and reward companies leading the way in reducing carbon emissions. Vent-Axia’s Lo-Carbon Kinetic Plus E, Mechanical …
Cembrit’s solution for ridge ventilation
“Our Continuous Vent Ridge is a new product that fills a gap in the market,” says Ged Ferris, Marketing Manager of Cembrit. “It is available in blue/black, the most popular …
Jaga launches eGuide portfolio with “A Guide to Façade Heating”
Jaga Heating Products UK has released its first ever Electronic Guide which is available as a free download, intended to help architects and engineers make informed decisions when identifying solutions …
Cedral Weatherboard revives historic canal side project
Marley Eternit fibre cement Cedral Weatherboard has helped to revive a historic former-mill site on the banks of the Grand Union Canal in Hemel Hempstead. The stylish one to two …
New heating season promotion helps installers make a safer choice this winter
Leading manufacturer of energy and climate technology systems, Viessmann, is launching a new promotion for all UK Gas Safe Registered and Irish Registered installers to mark the launch of the …
Planting The Seeds Of A Successful Green Roof Specification
The drive towards more sustainable buildings has led to an evolution of green roofs from specialist eco-feature to much more mainstream specification. Whether the green roof is specified to help …
Warming up to a new routine
Sean Green, Senior Product Manager for Baxi Commercial, whose brand names include Andrews Water Heaters, Potterton Commercial and Baxi-SenerTec UK, considers the energy saving choices open to leisure and recreational …
Benefits of Riefa Green Roofs
Why Riefa Green Roofs? Riefa – Suitable for new or existing roofs RIEFA is totally organic and contains only natural material. It can be composted or disposed of safety. The …
Taking a positive approach to energy effficiency
Chris Dale, Director of Danfoss Ltd, looks at why air source heat pumps are increasingly being specified for new developments. “Building requirements, such as the Code for Sustainable Homes, mean …
Latham’s look to the future with latest cladding solution
Accoya® – the modified, highly durable and dimensionally stable certified softwood – is now available from all ten of James Latham’s nationwide distribution sites. Accoya® wood is a perfect solution …
The bathroom Kartell by Laufen, designed by Ludovica + Roberto Palomba, is here
On one hand, Kartell, Italian, creative, colourful and iconic. The family company that has marked the history of design and revolutionised furnishing in the use of plastic materials for over …
New Planning Guidelines Make Green Roofs A”No-Brainer”
RIEFA is a development of an insulation product made by Riefa Fornatec, based in Reitburg, Germany. The mission of the company was produce a hi-tech yet sustainable insulation product, initially …
All a-flush with water-saving credentials
Specifying sustainable, water-saving plumbing solutions to reduce a public building’s water consumption is becoming ever more crucial as climate change and population growth take hold. Roca’s Specification Executive, David Bromell, …
Rising energy prices hots up demand for insulated loft boards
A desire by homeowners to reduce their fuel bills and make their homes more energy efficient has led to an increase in demand for Styroloft loft boards from Panel Systems. …
LUXURY SCOTTISH HONEYMOON CABINS REAP THE BENEFITS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY
Two honeymoon log cabins within the luxury wedding venue, The Vu in West Lothian, are reaping the rewards of renewable energy, following the installation of two Danfoss DHP-AT air source …
UNILIN insulated Roof Panels help meet revised Part L requirements
In line with revisions to Part L of the Building Regulations announced in July 2013, developers and specifiers are turning to UNILIN Structural Insulated Roof Panels for a fast track …
Graze factory gets the press fit treatment
Graze.com is the newest concept in healthy snacking, with delicious and nutritious treats ordered online and delivered straight to customers’ doors. A modern and contemporary company, Graze’s factory is currently …
Elta Fans co-operate in construction of group’s ‘outstanding’ head office
UK fan manufacturer Elta Fans has supplied ventilation equipment for the highly sustainable and award-winning headquarters of The Co-operative Group in Manchester. ‘One Angel Square’ has received several awards for …
Schöck Isokorb proves ideal for Velux Headquarters
The industrial landscape leading out through the north eastern outskirts of Vienna is, perhaps surprisingly, a seemingly endless accumulation of dull unimaginative commercial buildings. Endless that is until you reach …
BRETT LANDSCAPING PAVING DESIGN UNITES MEDICAL CENTRE AND SCHOOL
Brett Landscaping has used its creative expertise to produce an aesthetically-pleasing, cost-effective paving design that provides a cohesive identity for a refurbished healthcare and education complex in Surbiton. The new …
Mitsubishi Electric looks to the clouds to offer advanced control
Mitsubishi Electric has launched an innovative Wi-Fi interface which will deliver ‘cloud-based’ control systems to both installers and end-users of air conditioning, with the real possibility of being able to …
Sustainable theatre saves water with Roca
Arcola Theatre in Hackney is one of the most respected arts venues in the UK, with a commitment to sustainability as well as creativity. Arcola’s aim is to be the …
Monodraught X-Air Systems Create a Future-Proof Controllable Natural Ventilation Strategy for a Primary School near Stansted Airport
Bold ambitions led an Essex primary school to move to a village’s new estate, and gain an exciting modern building by Sarah Wigglesworth Architects. With inventive design and successful collaborations …
REYNAERS ALUMINIUM PROVES ENERGY EFFICIENT FOR COUNTY HALL
Bright, airy and a need to reduce energy consumption by 40 per cent were the requirements when Reynaers Aluminium was contracted to provide their quality aluminium window and door solutions …
Lathams New Flooring Range Looking ‘Aged’ …..But In A Good Way!
James Latham has bolstered its already extensive solid and engineered Bausen flooring portfolio with the addition of ‘1757’, a contemporary range of ‘aged’ Oak engineered boards with broken edges, a …
Halo’s FlushSash offers classic style with modern performance
The latest innovative window system to come from Halo – a highly-specified brand of The VEKA UK Group – has been hailed as an innovation in heritage fenestration applications. The …
Latest guide helps healthcare designers
DESIGNING better healthcare facilities is the aim of a new guide produced by flooring experts Tarkett. The company has drawn on its 130 years of commercial flooring expertise to produce …
Use Bitumen
Bitumen is good RECYCLED WASTE CARBON STORAGE SUSTAINABLE ZERO LANDFILL NATURAL DURABLE Bitumen – black in colour but with the greenest of credentials. Bitumen is good for the building and …
ECO PROJECT PROVIDES RESPITE SPACE IN COUNTY DURHAM
TWO ‘eco-kabins’ at Holmside in County Durham, that will provide respite care to young people and adults with autism and learning disabilities, are reaching completion by architecture and design firm …
NEW ADDITION TO SCHUECO AWS OPEN OUT WINDOW SYSTEM IS SUPER-INSULATED
The tried-and-tested AWS range of outward-opening aluminium windows from Schueco UK has now been extended by the addition of a new system, the Schueco AWS 75.SI. This new window offers …
Potterton Commmercial boilers show major energy savings following refurbishment of Wigan Town Hall's heating system
Baxi Commercial Division has supplied five floor standing condensing boilers for a refurbishment of Wigan Town Hall’s heating system which has shown a 22% energy saving over the year to …
Altro floors and walls help create BREEAM ‘outstanding’ Co-op headquarters
Altro floors and walls have been installed in the Co-operative Group’s new £100m beehive-inspired headquarters in Manchester, helping to create one of the most innovative and sustainable buildings in Europe. …
Green and pleasant screens
They absorb pollutants, deter graffiti artists and have a calming effect on those who live around them. Sean Farrell of green screen supplier Mobilane explains why ‘living walls’ can help …
Biomass TV – Euroheat brings wood heating to life
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, …
Prince Charles given a Thermally Efficient welcome in Stoke
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 …
The Wonders Of Window Film
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 …
ROLE WIDENS FOR LATHAM’S TIMBER SPECIALIST
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 carpet helps achieve Zero Waste targets
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 …