Roofs

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19 February 2015

New guidance for the specification of non-fragile rooflights

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NARM’s new guidance document has been produced to reduce specification errors for non-fragile rooflights Walk-on rooflights are high specification glass structures designed to floor loadings. They are unsuitable for most rooflighting applications. Specifiers often refer to walk-on specification, which demonstrates their confusion; their requirement is actually for a non-fragile rooflight. The National Association of Rooflight[…]

  • 19 February 2015

16 February 2015

Scheduling service from Freefoam sees results

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Freefoam’s scheduling service provides product specification and quantities for its building products The company has reported that its scheduling service has created business over the last 12 months with 62% of schedules resulting in orders. The scheduling process is managed by Tish Redmond, who was promoted from within Freefoam to join the scheduling service team[…]

  • 16 February 2015

16 February 2015

Shingles used on new care units in Staffordshire

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Douglas Macmillan required the care units so it could continue offering palliative care to its patients that had been dismissed from the hospice The care units were created for patients who are ready to be discharged from the hospice, which is located in North Staffordshire, but may not feel like they are ready to cope[…]

  • 16 February 2015

12 February 2015

Roofing shingles used for university building

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The Palatine Centre at Durham University was fitted with roofing shingles from Silva Timber’s range The roofing shingles, which have been designed as an alternative to traditional roof tiles, complimented the existing timber cladding and glass work of the building’s modern design. They were installed alongside photovoltaic panels, solar thermal collectors and rainwater harvesting, which[…]

  • 12 February 2015

11 February 2015

New XENERGY flame retarded XPS roof insulation material

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Dow inventors of Styrofoam extruded polystyrene insulation, developed XENERGY to significantly improved LAMBDA insulation performance and to deliver a Global Warming Potential (GWP) of less than five. Dow Building Solutions announced commercial roll-out of XENERGY insulation LAMDA values up 11% The Dow manufacturing process uses CO2 as the blowing agent, adding infra-red blocking particles to[…]

  • 11 February 2015

10 February 2015

Membranes for pitched roofs released to meet new standards

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IKO’s Rubershield PRO EXTRA is part of the range that has been released to meet the new wind-uplift standard The Rubershield breathable membranes, which have been designed for pitched roofs, are being released in February before the new legislation has been enforced. The Rubershield ECO, ECO EXTRA, PRO and PRO EXTRA have all been BBA[…]

  • 10 February 2015

10 February 2015

New ventilation products to be displayed at Ecobuild

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Polypipe Ventilation’s latest ventilation products will be unveiled at Ecobuild Polypipe’s Silavent Sapphire intermittent extract fans will be among the new products launched at the show. Designed for use in kitchens and bathrooms, the new fans are available as both standard and Green Line energy efficient models. They will be showcased alongside the existing models[…]

  • 10 February 2015

06 February 2015

Roof and wall panels specified for indoor skate park

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Steadmans supplied UrbanExtreme with its roof and wall panels that have been designed as eco-friendly products UrbanExtreme has been designed to encourage young people to pursue healthy activities at a low cost. Fitted with a café and the capacity to hold children’s parties, the indoor skate park specifically targets cyclists, skateboarders, in-line skaters and scooter[…]

  • 06 February 2015

05 February 2015

Insulation for waveform roof at new Heathrow Terminal 2

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Knauf Insulation Earthwool Building Slab RS45 installed within Kalzip’s waveform roof at Heathrow Terminal 2 The iconic waveform roof at Heathrow’s new Terminal 2 includes Knauf’s Earthwool Building Slab RS45 insulation products, in 50mm and 75mm thicknesses, installed within a 40,000m2 Kalzip System in AluPlusPatina finish. Knauf Insulation has been working with Kalzip for over[…]

  • 05 February 2015

03 February 2015

Single ply membrane fixed to new nursery roof

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Protan SE 1.6mm single ply membrane has been designed to provide protection against harsh weather conditions The building’s curved, monopitch roof areas have been mechanically fixed with Protan SE 1.6mm single ply membrane, which has been supplied in a ‘maritime grey’ shade to sympathise with the stainless steel and aluminium structure of the building. Protan[…]

  • 03 February 2015