Although a requirement for most new developments, other – often forgotten – planning measures encouraging sustainable drainage (or SuDS) also apply to new or replacement paving around existing properties. They are explained in brand new editions of Interpave’s ‘Permitted Paving’…
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Hatherlow Church chose Yeoman Rainguard Aluminium gutters & downpipes to replace an old cast iron rainwater system. To accommodate the large water flow levels from the pitched roof, 130 x 100 mm Deep Flow XL Aluminium Gutters were installed to…
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Introducing Sovereign: Contour’s new range of wall and floor mounted heat convectors. Combining sleek design and functional usability, these convectors-with lamella heat exchangers-have been manufactured for office and sales areas, car showrooms, hotels and other public buildings. Providing Public Spaces…
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Trevor Bowers, director at Washroom Washroom explains how washroom designers can draw on the latest materials and finishes to create washrooms which not only have the ‘wow factor’ but which also perfectly complement the interior design of the building as…
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A substantial, £2.1 million programme of renovation and extension has transformed Torquay Academy in Devon. Designed and managed by NPS South West, the project was delivered by Morgan Sindall, with FD30 fire doors and other internal timber door sets supplied…
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UK, 28 January 2020 – Ethical cosmetics retailer Lush is now able to deliver energy efficient air conditioning to employees at its new office space in Poole thanks to the installation of Mitsubishi Electric’s City Multi VRF heat recovery system….
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Architects and specifiers designing in shared waste and recycling facilities for social housing schemes must ensure wheeled bin stations are 6m or more from property to comply with CFPA guidance. Whether the brief is a redevelopment or new build, Fire…
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At Intratone, we have more than 10 years’ experience in the housing industry. The challenges that housing associations and property managers face inspire us to continue creating the pioneering property access technologies we are known for. Our state-of-the-art intercoms and…
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The task of installing drainage and waterproofing solutions into a wetroom has been simplified, thanks to the new CGI animated videos from CCL Wetrooms. The latest CGI software provides a visual step by step guide to installing a Linear Screed…
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Façades clad in Nordic Bronze from Aurubis characterise a new multi-functional building, designed by F3 Architects and constructed by BASE Contracts, that plays a pivotal role in urban regeneration around the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in North London. Aimed at…
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Junckers has launched a new acoustic flooring system with height adjustable cradles. Called New Era, the updated system has been developed specifically to comply with minimum standards for multiple occupancy buildings, set out by building regulations. The New Era system…
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A Norwich underground car park has been given a bright and colourful, hard-wearing character thanks to Bradite’s high performance CF22 Floor Finish. Locally based Cladspray Solutions tackled the job at Trinity Street where a basement car park beneath a new…
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Reducing thermal bridging in building envelope connections is an ongoing mission as architects and engineers strive to design and construct energy efficient buildings. Thermal bridging occurs when conductive materials provide a conduit for energy to transfer across a thermal barrier…
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As an independently tested, proven-in-practice and versatile construction material, Membrane WP from the FireflyTM range is ideally suited for use within facade build-ups and other wall constructions, where it will offer weather as well as fire protection while allowing moisture…
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The availability of artificial light over the last two centuries and the restructuring of our working day means we are fast becoming the “Indoor Generation”, a generation of people whose experience of daylight and fresh air during the week can…
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