Are you ready for 2018’s ErP directive? Here, Chris Meir at Remeha explains further
Tighter requirements for NOx emissions from space heating are set to come into force in 2018, says Chris Meir, Sales Director at Remeha. As air quality rises up the environmental agenda, it’s more important than ever to mind the NOx.
This recently-unveiled discovery centre offers visitors uninterrupted views of Hadrian’s Wall
The Sill: National Landscape Discovery Centre, at Once Brewed in Northumberland, opened to the public on July 29th and has since received acclaim from visitors and Northumberland businesses as a whole.
The University of Eindhoven has taken the top award in the Education category
Heralded as the world’s most sustainable education building, the Atlas building at the University of Eindhoven has taken the top award in the Education category at the 2017 BREEAM Awards. The project achieved a BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ rating and the highest ever BREEAM score for an educational building with 93.86%.
Studor supplier wins prestigious award
A company which manufactures products for Studor, the drainage ventilation expert, has won a prestigious award.
August 2017 issue
The August 2017 edition of Future Constructor & Architect.
Botanic Garden pools blossom thanks to refurbishment scheme
Here John McMullan, Commercial Manager at EPDM roofing and lining specialist, Firestone, discusses the recent refurbishment of the ornamental pools at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE), using the company’s PondGard EPDM liner.
Stanton Williams has radically transformed the former Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nantes
The Musée d’arts de Nantes opened its doors to the public on 23rd June 2017. London-based architecture practice, Stanton Williams, has transformed the existing Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nantes – an exemplary expression of the city’s civic and cultural pride. Located in the heart of a residential quarter in the city, the Musée des Beaux-Arts consisted of the 19th-century ‘Palais’ and 17th-century oratory chapel.
An in-depth look into the use of natural building materials for floor and wall applications
Natural building materials used thousands of years ago are growing in popularity today. The most dramatic are marble and terrazzo and it is very easy to see why these high-performance, aesthetically-led products are still so popular and specification demand for them is escalating.
Midland Lead explains why lead ticks all the boxes for architects
Boudewijn Tuinenburg, Managing Director of leading lead sheet manufacturer Midland Lead, discusses why lead offers such a magnificent finishing touch to a build and highlights the importance of using patination oil to perfect the job.
