New building regulations coming into force this year will require windows to be made even more airtight, says Andy Swift, sales and operations manager for ISO-Chemie. Changes to Part L …
Hamilton (Building Contractors) Ltd has been shortlisted for this year’s prestigious Insulated Render and Cladding Association (INCA) awards, not once but four times. The 2021 INCA awards, which are to be …
ISO Chemie’s thermal insulating and load bearing bracket support system has been specified for a ground breaking modular house design that could impact on the new homes market and environment. …
Andy Swift, sales & operations manager – UK & ROI at ISO Chemie, considers how current foam tape sealants secure a decorative finish for doors and windows and better energy …
Domus Ventilation, part of the Polypipe group, has launched the new Solis Air Brick™ range of low resistance, non-combustible metal air bricks that are fully compliant with the revised Building Regulations Fire Safety Approved Document B. Changes to …
The Liquid Roofing and Waterproofing Association (LRWA) has launched a number of new guidance documents for specifiers and contractors responsible for the design and installation of inverted roofs. The free …
With such a vast range of FAKRO roof windows available, choosing the right one for your home can look like an overwhelming decision. However, once you understand both your home …
The FTT roof window features an innovative structure which offers excellent thermal insulation parameters with an impressive Uw of 0.58W/m²K and is the most energy-efficient quadruple glazed window manufactured by …
ROCKWOOL insulation has been specified and installed on a landmark project in the centre of Manchester, providing two new tower blocks with a façade system that ticks all the boxes: …
Histoglass Thin Double Glazing D13 (13mm), with clear and toughened float glass throughout, was chosen for the superb refurbishment of Leeds Printworks on Hunslet Road. It offers the very latest …
Lightweight support structures, such as free-cantilevered steel balconies, can be prone to vibration when people move about on them more heavily than usual. As designs become ever more lightweight and …
Imago Lift & Slide Door by Italian hardware giants, AGB, was chosen for an ambitious hillside house in Italy. Its large glazed area and slimline frame makes it the perfect …
The Chiswick Point development, at Bollo Lane, in West London, is a £20m contemporary mixed-use residential scheme offering 124 one, two and three bedroom residential apartments, including three penthouses. The …
H+H’s Thin-Joint System of aircrete blocks and Celfix Mortar is a key element in the construction of a Passivhaus development of 16 semi-detached houses and 12 sheltered accommodation apartments on …
Reynaers has launched its improved aluminium Concept Wall 50-HI (High Insulation) system, which offers better thermal insulation properties than ever before. This new variant of CW 50 benefits from improved …
As part of the extensive remodelling and improving of schools across the London Borough of Islington, Reynaers aluminium systems have been installed throughout Islington Arts and Media School in a …
Network Rail – Icephobic Coating Network Rail is the owner and operator of most of the rail infrastructure in Great Britain. One issue they’ve been working to solve is icicle …
UNILIN Structural Insulated Roof Panels by UNILIN, division insulation offer advantages for end users, specifiers and contractors in equal measure. For end users, UNILIN roof panels provide a highly efficient …
Reynaers Aluminium has supplied a range of systems to South Staffordshire College’s Cannock Campus, helping to create a smart and modern new look as part of a £4.2m upgrade of …
Panel Systems, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of insulated panels, has responded to customer demand and launched a new weather-resistant panel – SoffitLiner, which is designed to improve the …
An exciting new swimming pool insulation product is now available through Panel Systems, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of Styrofoam insulation, which meets current building regulations requirements and helps …
Schueco UK has just launched AWS 114, a façade insert window that can be fitted into all types of Schueco façades including stick, unitised and add-on constructions. Its design benefits …
UNILIN, division insulation has announced a new website for its structural insulated panels at www.unilininsulation.com. Designed to be simple to navigate, the new website features allows architects and specifiers to …
An infinite view combined with ultimate performance is offered with Hi-Finity – the new, ultra-slim and elegant large sliding door system launched and now available from Reynaers Aluminium. Revealed at …
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 …
Following some 25 years of successful business in Italy and mainland Europe, the composite window specialist Uniform has set up a UK subsidiary Uniform Architectural Ltd in Bristol. Directors Chris …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
New thermally-efficient aluminium windows and doors have been supplied and installed by fenestration specialist Total Glass as part of a major refurbishment project at Lostock Hall Academy, a secondary school …
The self-adhesive tube version of leading elastomeric pipe insulation product Class O Armaflex is now being manufactured and supplied directly from Armacell’s UK plant in Oldham. New production lines 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 …
The debate over the environmental, sociological and financial pros and cons of demolishing or renovating older housing stock will undoubtedly continue. However, increasingly it appears renovation and refurbishment will remain …
Axter provided New South Quarter main contractor, Barratt Kent, with inverted, warm and intensive green roof waterproofing specifications for this Croydon urban village. Axter approved contractor Tilbury Contracts …
