The large housing estate of terraced properties is managed by Wakefield and District Housing (WDH) who appointed Effective Energy to deliver funding under the ECO initiative for EWI as part of its on-going programme of development at Victoria Estate. CPM Contracts installed Alumasc EWI systems to 109 properties in order to provide an energy efficient,[…]

Stacey Temprell, Residential Sector Director at Saint-Gobain, explains how a holistic approach to building can improve occupant health and wellbeing. My Comfort _ the Multi-Comfort building concept When we typically spend 90% of our time indoors or in vehicles, it’s fair to say that the buildings we live, work or play in every day, have[…]

  Stacey Temprell, Residential Sector Director at Saint-Gobain, explains how a holistic approach to building can improve occupant health and wellbeing.     My Comfort – the Multi-Comfort building concept When we typically spend 90% of our time indoors or in vehicles, it’s fair to say that the buildings we live, work or play in[…]

CASE STUDY: Chester Balmore project Isokorb specified for Passivhaus residential scheme – Chester Balmore project, near Highgate in North London The Chester Balmore project, near Highgate in North London, is part of Camden Council’s community investment programme and will deliver 53 new homes, a GP surgery and shops.     Once a 1970’s estate, the previous[…]

CASE STUDY Schöck Isokorb for new Velux Headquarters   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 Wolkersdorf, some twelve miles away, where attention is drawn immediately[…]