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17 March 2015

Insulation specification simplified with new Quick Guides

Posted on by KoruEditor

EcoTherm’s Flat Roof Quick Guide is available to read now Both of EcoTherm’s new manuals include information on its range of insulation products, A product selector feature has been designed to help readers to identify which of the company’s polyisocyanurate (PIR) insulation boards suits their project best. The Guides also provide technical information on EcoTherm’s[…]

  • 17 March 2015

17 March 2015

REHAU attempts to break world record with charity skydive

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REHAU’s team are ready to take to the skies to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK The Underfloor Heating Manufacturers Association have invited REHAU to take part in an attempt to break the world record for the highest number of fundraisers to jump in tandem over a 24 hour period. The members of staff from[…]

  • 17 March 2015

17 March 2015

Helping new builds to comply with the latest Part L legislation

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Latest NHBC Guide to Part L Within the guide, the NHBC gives examples of typical house types along with a list of the measures needed to ensure the buildings comply with Approved Document Part L 2013. The guide also educates on the effects of thermal bridging which can have an impact on the approaches to[…]

  • 17 March 2015

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16 March 2015

Green Deal is not enough to install energy efficient glazing

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New £70m Green Deal Fund now open The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) announced that the scheme, now open to new applications, is with up to £5,600 available to households in England and Wales to help with the cost of installing certain energy saving measures such as solid wall insulation, double glazing, boilers,[…]

  • 16 March 2015

16 March 2015

Crowd-funding opportunity for new Eco Window Cleaning invention

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Howard Chapman, Editor of Buildingtalk 21st century window cleaning saves water, waste and time + safer I came across this interesting Dragons Den style innovative device that makes window cleaning easy. Its secret lies in its chambered design. Just fill one side of the unit with clean water, via its internal flexible hose, and pump[…]

  • 16 March 2015

16 March 2015

HydroBond membrane waterproofing solution for housing development

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Crest Nicholson’s Park Avenue housing development Newton waterproofing solution for the Crest Nicholson development at the old training grounds for London Irish Rugby club in Sunbury-on-Thames. Park Avenue housing development in Sunbury-on-Thames is a combination of 193 apartments and spacious executive homes on a site that was the old training grounds for London Irish Rugby[…]

  • 16 March 2015

16 March 2015

Ensuring efficiency of life safety systems in buildings

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Ensuring the safety of employees David Brown from Hochiki Europe explains why it is important for specifiers to support organisations to optimise the efficiency of their life safety systems To comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, organisations must do more than install the appropriate fire safety and emergency lighting equipment in their[…]

  • 16 March 2015

16 March 2015

Infra-red beam smoke detectors designed for large interior spaces

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FFE’s infra-red beam smoke detectors can provide coverage of large interior areas such as warehouses, exhibition centres, museums and airports Illumino Ignis, a supplier of fire, safety and disability products, specified FFE’s Fireray infra-red beam smoke detectors as they allow for coverage of a large area at a reduced cost. The detectors can be installed[…]

  • 16 March 2015

16 March 2015

Emergency lighting testing system launched by Advanced

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Advanced’s new emergency lighting testing system, Lux Intelligent, offers cloud monitoring and mobile management features Lux Intelligent has been developed as an automatic emergency lighting testing system which can show when emergency lighting is functional and compliant with BS5266-1. The system can be networked onto existing wiring and luminaries, allowing for easy installation. It features[…]

  • 16 March 2015