04 August 2015

Enviornmental standards achieved by liquid membranes factory

IKO’s Clay Cross and Grangemill Quarry sites have previously been endorsed; now, all three of its factories comply with environmental standards. The standard has been achieved by Appley Bridge factory, which is based in Wigan This is great achievement for the company. Group Managing Director, Andy Williamson, has stressed that IKO’s investment in environmental and[…]

04 August 2015

The Passive House Standard: How to achieve optimum air quality

The Passive House Standard focuses on delivering maximum air comfort and quality via post-heating or post-cooling the fresh air flow, without air recirculation. To achieve the standard in a central European climate, a certain criteria must be followed from the planning process’ outset. Passive House criteria Space heating and cooling demand All Passive House buildings[…]

04 August 2015

Quality management standard awarded to glazing systems manufacturer

BSI is a globally accredited certification service which has been assessing organisations’ quality management systems since 1978. The ISO 9001 certification is a widely recognised quality management standard, and was awarded to Wrightstyle for ‘the manufacture and supply of specialised glazing systems’. It covers every aspect of Wrightstyle’s business from quotation through to the final[…]

04 August 2015

Natural ventilation solution for new office headquarters

The Phoenix Partnership created a new, 85,000 square-foot premises to accommodate its growing staff numbers, as it aims to increase its staff levels from 200 up to 650 in the next few years. The new headquarters building has been fitted with Gilberts’ bespoke natural ventilation solution A specific element of the brief was to achieve[…]

04 August 2015

Glass surface repair detailed in new publication

‘Glass Repair Removal of Surface Damage from Glass’ emphasises the visual performance when the glass is viewed inside a building. The GGF’s new publication offers details and information on glass surface repair The data sheet addresses causes and types of glass surface and edge damage, as well as optical and visual quality across many types[…]

03 August 2015

How Modernism changed the face of art, architecture and design

Furniture designers ARAM take a look at how Modernism made all things new Modern architecture is so closely ingrained in modernism it’s impossible not to spot the influence just by looking out of a window. The efficiency of homes, heavy-use of concrete and ‘machine for living’ sentiment is reflected in modern housing projects, skyscrapers and[…]

03 August 2015

Zero Carbon seminar programme announced for UK Construction Week

The Zero Carbon Hub aims to support the mainstream delivery of energy efficient homes in the UK. It identifies risks, removes barriers to innovation and helps to demonstrate that energy efficient homes can be delivered by the mainstream housing industry. Seminar programme The seminars will be presented in a series of thirty minutes slots, which[…]

03 August 2015

Window and door products outlined for social housing specifiers

CMS recently hosted over 70 Scottish social housing leaders at the CMS Innovation Hub to debate how the latest building technology can be deployed to meet government targets to cut fuel poverty. Chaired by Norman Kerr of Energy Action Scotland, the CIH seminar also included a keynote speech by the Scottish Government Minister for Housing[…]

03 August 2015

Live refurbishment of hospital ward completed by Novus

The in-patient Acute Frailty Unit has been designed with elderly patients in mind, allowing staff to assess each patient’s independence prior to returning home. Novus team’ worked to complete the refurbishment around the hospital’s patients The centre includes mock stairs and a home-from-home living area and kitchen. Live ward refurbishment The refurbishment took a total[…]

03 August 2015

Condensing combi-boiler offers compact heating solution

At 515mm wide, the Vortex Pro Combi XS has been dubbed as the “slimmest oil-fired condensing combi-boiler on the market.” Offering 26kW, it has been designed as a replacement for older oil-fired combis, which tend to be smaller in size but incredibly inefficient. The Votex Pro Combi XS boiler has been described as the “slimmest[…]