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11 Dec 2019
Comprehensive Tyvek® & AirGuard® systems create a robust, airtight and energy-efficient building envelope… inside and out.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Services, Innovations & New Products, Insulation, Membranes, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency, Walls
4 Dec 2019
The DuPont Tyvek® FireCurb® was recently specified for the six-storey mixed-use Silbury Boulevard project in Milton Keynes.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Regulations & Accreditations, Cladding, Damp & Waterproofing, Facades, Health & Safety, Posts, Security and Fire Protection, Walls
24 Jul 2019
Tyvek® FireCurb® has all the high-performance properties of the Tyvek® brand, while offering even greater peace of mind for ethical professionals.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Systems, Case Studies, Membranes, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Walls
30 May 2019
Tyvek® & AirGuard® systems create a robust, airtight and energy-efficient building envelope inside and out with its enhanced range of tapes and accessories.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Regulations & Accreditations, Building Systems, Health & Safety, Posts, Research & Materials Testing, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency
21 Nov 2018
The John Taylor free high school in Burton-on-Trent is a complete new-build development on a greenfield site, featuring the use of a range of DuPont Tyvek products throughout.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Services, Case Studies, Membranes, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Walls
3 Oct 2018
Tyvek® FireCurb® Housewrap offers an innovative flame retardant technology, ideal for high rise buildings.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Health & Safety, Security and Fire Protection
5 Sep 2018
Tyvek® has been proven to provide lasting performance and peace of mind, where cheaper membranes fail.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Membranes, Posts, Research & Materials Testing, Roof Edge Protection, Roofs
14 Jun 2018
Tyvek® AirGuard® Smart offers a myriad of benefits, with the ability to adapt to varying climatic conditions whilst improving thermal performance.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Damp & Waterproofing, Innovations & New Products, Roofs, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency, Thermal Imaging and Monitors
7 Mar 2018
Bradley Cameron, Technical Manager at the Tyvek® and AirGuard® Building Knowledge Centre, has been talking about Tyvek’s new wind uplift calculator tool, designed to give a more accurate assessment to ensure better outcomes.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Facility Management & Building Services, Health & Safety, Information Technology, Innovations & New Products, Membranes, Posts, Roofs, Walls
7 Feb 2018
Quintain House by Rowlands Roofing, where Tyvek® was used, has enjoyed award success, the latest being at the International Federation for the Roofing Trade.
Posted in Articles, Awards, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Damp & Waterproofing, Innovations & New Products, Membranes, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Roofs, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency
25 Jan 2018
An small two-bed residence in London features DuPont Tyvek® membranes to help guarantee supreme wind, water and UV resistance.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Facades, Insulation, Membranes, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency, Walls
17 Nov 2017
The Tyvek® e-Guard W1 from DuPont has proven the perfect solution for when a suitable reflective breather membrane was required for the walls of a new housing development on the Cornish coastline.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Case Studies, Membranes, Posts, Timber Buildings and Timber Products
10 Nov 2017
The DuPont™ Tyvek® FireCurb™ Housewrap flame retardant breather membrane has caught many an eye lately, especially at this year’s UK Construction Week
Posted in Articles, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Exhibitions and Conferences, Membranes, Posts, Security and Fire Protection
19 Oct 2017
The new Tyvek membrane from DuPont is BBA certified and comes from the renowned experts in advanced and dependable building membranes. Want more information? Well here it is…
Posted in Articles, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Posts, Roofs, Timber Buildings and Timber Products, Walls
27 Jul 2017
The historic Jamaica Inn in Cornwall has outgrown the original 1750 stone structure and builders AD Williams are creating a new extension.
Posted in Building Industry News, Roofs
10 May 2017
DuPont recently assisted a project to bring key membranes, AVCLs, tapes, sealants and correct installation methods together into one ‘passive house’ at BRE.
Posted in Building Industry News, Building Regulations & Accreditations, Insulation, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency
28 Apr 2017
Fforest Timber agreed to work with DuPont to apply the very latest membrane solution from the Tyvek system of advanced products for a new build project.
Posted in Building Industry News, Insulation, Timber Buildings and Timber Products
27 Apr 2017
DuPont membranes was chosen for an upmarket detached private home in Rostrevor, Ireland, built to special commission.
Posted in Building Industry News, Insulation, Walls
31 Jan 2017
The UK’s first treehouse recently featured on Grand Designs, built to meet passive house standards and set 40 feet into the forest canopy.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency
7 Dec 2016
Fforest Timber Engineering has utilised DuPont Tyvek’s latest membrane solution for a three storey, two block standalone development in Aberdare, Wales.
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11 Oct 2016
Kilbroney Timber Frame has specified DuPont Tyvek Reflex and DuPont AirGuard to achieve impressive results at a new timber frame private home in Ireland.
Posted in Building Products & Structures, Insulation
16 Sep 2016
The Tyvek 500 HV coverall has been developed to meet the high visibility needs of those working in rail, mining, road maintenance and other hazardous sectors.
Posted in Building Products & Structures, Posts
14 Sep 2016
Concerned by water tightness failures in alternate roofing underlays, DuPont Tyvek instigated a test to examine the ‘real world’ performance of its systems.
Posted in Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Research & Materials Testing, Roofs
6 Jul 2016
Dupont Tyvek and AirGuard have been specified by Extraspace Solutions for a €20 million modular office development in Letterkenny, Ireland.
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2 Jun 2016
DuPont has launched an accredited CPD service for its DuPont Tyvek and AirGuard advanced membranes.
Posted in Building Industry Events, Continuing Professional Development (CPD's), Posts
24 May 2016
The advanced breather membrane has been installed under traditional slate roofs at the Church of Saint-Martin in Arlon and Saint-Nicolas-en-Harvé in Mons.
Posted in Building Products & Structures, Roofs
18 May 2016
A new report has revealed how the DuPont Tyvek Classic Xpert Eco-Pack packaging concept can help to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases.
Posted in Research & Materials Testing, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency, Waste Management & Recycling
23 Mar 2016
DuPont Tyvek FireCurb Housewrap has been specified to protect Afyonkarahisar’s new Park Afyon AVM building from the effects of wind and water.
Posted in Facades, Security and Fire Protection
15 Dec 2015
DuPont Tyvek Reflex, an advanced, weather-resistant breather membrane, has been specified to protect a timber frame apartment building from Torquay’s unpredictable storms.
Posted in Articles, Insulation, Timber Buildings and Timber Products
19 Oct 2015
DuPont Tyvek has been used in the recent renovation of a 19th century two-storey stone built cottage in Cornwall.
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16 Sep 2015
Suricatta Systems has utilised DuPont Tyvek and Plantex geotextiles to create its SURI emergency shelter system, which has been developed to offer enhanced accommodation in humanitarian crises.
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12 May 2015
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