Mul-T-Lock helps secure schools of the future

With schools and universities reopening across the country, the safety of students and staff has never been more important. Security expert Mul-T-Lock recognises that every educational facility has a different security requirement and effective management of everyone who comes and... View Article

Dream big and dream bold with Aliva

Architects can dream big and dream bold with Aliva UK’s ‘Class A’ EWI brick slip systems, a product suite that offers versatility, adaptability and cost effectiveness. Aliva UK combines EWI with four leading-edge solutions: Clay, Lightweight, Stone and Ceramic to... View Article

Tesco goes with the flow

Following successful trials, record’s traffic light FlowControl system is now being rolled out across 1,100 Tesco stores across the country. Fully automated and with highly accurate counting, the FlowControl is being supplied and installed on customer entrance and exit doors... View Article

Multi-mode hybrid ventilation system for schools

Passivent’s Hybrid Plus2 Aircool® is a multi-mode ventilation system, boasting a contemporary, streamlined design. Suited to where a single-sided ventilation strategy is required, the system has been developed to meet the requirements of Building Bulletin 101, “Guidelines on ventilation, thermal... View Article

Safe Resin Paving Provides Endless Design Prospects

Rubber resin bound paving delivers a magnificent and stable surface, that provides Architects, Designers, and Councils with great design flexibility. The leading manufacturers of resin bound paving ‘SureSet’, offer an extremely wide colour palette for their EPDM surfacing called PlayBound.... View Article

InsideOut complete milestone residential development of 22 units in Tulse Hill, London, delivering a dense scheme of mixed housing types while maximising private and communal open space.

InsideOut have unlocked the potential of a complex sloping site in Tulse Hill, south-east London, to deliver a bold contemporary residential development of 22 homes. The efficient high-density scheme challenges topography to create a new raised ‘ground’ which maximises the... View Article

#athomewithmapei online CPD’s

Mapei present the remaining dates of their 2020 CPD Calendar, offering information on current building standards, best practise, and technical issues 29/10/2020 – Below Ground Waterproofing Covering an introduction to BS 8102:2009 and key points to note for basement waterproofing.... View Article

Kloeber expands Window Range!

Kloeber is delighted to announce the expansion of their window range with the addition of three new aluminium windows; Kustom Window, Heritage Window and Über Window. Kustom Window is part of their standard range but offers greater value as an... View Article

Accessible design in public washrooms

In public places, adapted washrooms must cater for the whole population, not just individuals. Where space is at a premium, separate provision for people with reduced mobility is not always possible. The obvious solution is to specify washrooms with access... View Article

Welsh Slate takes its RIBA-approved CPD online

“Welsh Slate as a building material” is now available remotely. A RIBA-approved CPD on the benefits of natural slate for roofing, cladding, walling, flooring, paving and aggregates is now also available online with Welsh Slate, part of the Breedon group.... View Article

Lessons Learnt for Sustainable School Design

Scotland has ambitious environmental goals.   It is five years since the Paris agreement.  The race to zero emissions is a driver for new types of thinking across all industries, and especially the sector I work in – the built... View Article