Insulation

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17 March 2015

Insulation specification simplified with new Quick Guides

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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

11 March 2015

Insulation donated to charity housing project

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MoCoCo House provides safe and appropriate housing for young adults Statistics have shown that many teenagers are being allocated unsafe accommodation after leaving local authority care. In response to this, CRASH launched a refurbishment project to transform an old bus garage into suitable housing for MoCoCo, a charity based in Cheshire. MoCoCo approached CRASH with[…]

  • 11 March 2015

20 February 2015

Sustainability report reveals economic progress

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Within its latest sustainability report, Knauf Insulation reveals how its recent ventures and products have helped the environment In the report, it is announced that Knauf Insulation has reduced its energy usage by 14%. The report also reveals that the company has cut its CO2 emissions by 12% and achieved zero waste to landfill for[…]

  • 20 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

06 February 2015

Kingspan Tarec free downloadable BIM objects from BIMStore

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Kooltherm FM Pipe Insulation and Insulated Pipe Support Inserts, available as freely downloadable BIM object from BIMStore, provide a far greater level of technical detail than a generic BIM object. Kooltherm FM Pipe Insulation and Insulated Pipe Support Inserts now available as a freely downloadable BIM object from the BIMStore This allows specifiers, mechanical engineers[…]

  • 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

26 January 2015

Saint-Gobain video celebrates 350th anniversary

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Saint-Gobain 350th anniversary Saint-Gobain’s history dates back to 1665, when it was formed to produce glass on an industrial scale for the famous Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles, the royal palace of King Louis XIV of France. It’s one of the oldest companies in the world and the longest standing member of[…]

  • 26 January 2015

20 January 2015

Insulation for Grand Designs home close to cliff edge in Wales

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Cefn Castell, located just metres from a crumbling cliff facing the west coast of Wales, had previously been home to a 400 year old farm house ruin. For owners Kay and Rob Hodgson, the spectacular location was everything they’d been looking for. Their new home, built on this precarious site, has been featured on the[…]

  • 20 January 2015

07 January 2015

Kingspan OPTIM-R provides insulation for seaside farmhouse

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This Cornish cottage was built with Kingspan OPTIM-R Insulation specified for use within the roof terrace At 40mm thick, Kingspan’s OPTIM-R Balcony & Terrace System uses vacuum technology to achieve a thermal conductivity of 0.007 W/m-K. The systems, which all hold LABC System Approval, include OPTIM-R Flex infill panels, which can be cut to fill[…]

  • 07 January 2015

05 January 2015

Protan protecting Lakeland Climbing Centre roof from the weather

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Lakeland Climbing Centre in Cumbria almost 30m high and thus subject to severe wind and weather loadings. 30 years-old roof needed replacing, but with minimal impact on the Centre Westmorland Flat Roofing’s solution was to use innovative vacuum roofing technology, unique to Protan, to overlay and secure Protan SE1.6mm single ply membrane to the 350m2[…]

  • 05 January 2015