There’s more to meeting the latest requirements of Part L than meets the eye and, as John Mellor from leading UK building materials manufacturer Glidevale Protect explains, ‘hidden protectors’, such as reflective breather membranes and vapour control layers, can make a difference to the thermal efficiency of a building.
The Sash Window Workshop specialise in upgrading traditional timber windows and doors to be more energy efficient. The company offer installation and draught proofing services across London and Southern England and a supply only service across Great Britain.
Interface, Inc. (NASDAQ: TILE), the global flooring solutions company and leader in sustainability, today unveils its newest carpet tile collection, Past Forward, offering new modern classics inspired by decades of iconic design.
Leading British ventilation manufacturer Vent-Axia is celebrating winning ‘Commercial/Industrial Ventilation Product of the Year’ category at the prestigious HVR Awards 2023.
Two employees from Breathing Buildings walked Peddars Way to raise vital funds for the charity Young Lives vs Cancer. Together, James Lupson, Factory Supervisor, and Mark Thomas, Purchasing Assistant, walked the long-distance footpath through the Suffolk and Norfolk countryside to raise an impressive £210 for the charity.
Dulux has announced its Colour of the Year for 2024, Sweet EmbraceTM. The colour is a delicate, optimistic and modern tone that is understated and comforting and brings a sense of stability and softness to a space.
Passivent, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of natural ventilation solutions, has unveiled a market-leading 15 year no leak guarantee available as standard across three of its most popular roof ventilation terminal products.
James Latham provides UK’s fastest-growing fast food chain with HIMACS to boost visual appeal across sites nationwide.
The practice of offsite manufacturing has been around for hundreds of years; the first example being recorded in 1895 by Sears Roebuck and Company in the US, who began selling new home-building kits. Over the past few years, offsite manufacturing has become a preferred method of construction for many specifiers and contractors.
Behind every modern, imaginatively-designed brick facade is likely to be a range of innovative masonry support. It’s the unsung hero of many wonderful private and public buildings; the unseen aesthetic and structural aid. But what else do we know about these vital, non-visible products? This feature provides an overview of how and why masonry support is needed in buildings and how it has allowed architects to set new parameters in brickwork design, says Ovidiu Bruzan, Senior Structural Engineer at IG Masonry Support.
