Airbloc, part of Nortek Global HVAC (UK) Ltd, Europe’s leading developer and manufacturer of energy efficient radiant and warm air heating systems, has launched a new common controller for the AC and ACR range of Air Curtains.

Illumirail is a stylish and practical lighting application for incorporating into handrailing installations. With the choice of RGB, coloured and bright white LEDs, it doesn’t just aesthetically provide the finishing touch to any handrail project, it also offers a solution to safety and security issues surrounding dark stairwells and walkways. Illumirail can be fitted in wall mounted or post mounted handrailing.

As one of the world’s oldest building materials, timber has been undergoing an evolution which looks set to have far reaching implications for construction. Nic Clark, Board Member of the Structural Timber Association and Director of KLH UK, gives the ‘lowdown’ on engineered timber solutions.

As the national obesity crisis worsens and a regular flow of statistics informs us that we’re a nation in trouble, we seem to have become obsessed with how fit or unfit we are. No surprise then that this interest has started to manifest itself in the workplace. Michael Page, Joint Managing Director of workplace consultant, Saracen Interiors, explains more.

Tom Kitchener of Aliva UK explains how a close partnership of interior design and finish experts devised an unusual, luxury finish on a Grade II Listed townhouse.

International multi-disciplinary engineering company, Cundall’s new London office at One Carter Lane is the first project in the UK and Europe to achieve WELL Certification through the WELL Building Standard (WELL).

O2i Design’s expertise in sustainable construction and renewable energy helped to gain planning permission for, and develop, two bespoke eco homes, including solar thermal panels, PV cells and ground source heat pumps, enabling running costs to be kept to a minimum.

The Golf Classic is the UK construction Industry’s national golf tournament. For 25 years it has offered golfers of all abilities the opportunity to play in their region, make new friends, and forge profitable partnerships.

Baldwin Boxall has announced that its popular Omnicare EVC system can now be extended to include up to an incredible 8,064 outstations! The company admits that it is extremely unlikely that a system on this scale would be needed, but it does mean that previous limitations no longer exist.

Whenever and wherever a new building is built - commercial or domestic - it has to comply with strict fire safety regulations. For designers, architects, contractors and builders, these regulations have the ability to throw a build into disarray if these aspects are not properly thought out.