Sustainability, style and substance

Latest research from Waterwise estimates that over 2 billion litres of water is used each day across Britain through showering, the equivalent to almost 800 Olympic size swimming pools. With the Environment Agency predicting an extra 3.6 billion litres of... View Article

AluK’s C70S 70mm window system has arrived

AluK has launched its brand new C70S aluminium window system, designed with all the versatility required to suit low, mid and high-rise applications in both residential and commercial projects. Engineered to the highest UK standards, the C70S delivers what AluK... View Article

Forbo reaffirms Marmoleum’s carbon neutrality

As part of its Live Forward campaign, Forbo Flooring Systems is underlining its commitment to sustainability and minimising the environmental impact of its products and processes wherever possible. This includes highlighting that its linoleum product, Marmoleum, is CO2 neutral without... View Article
Growing interest in digital wooden buildings

Growing interest in digital wooden buildings

Wooden buildings are on the rise. Investors are seeking more sustainable building alternatives and digital technologies are making wooden buildings cost-competitive compared with traditional alternatives. A major shift has been taking place in recent years in construction. The use of... View Article

Enabling Support from Horne

Horne’s CARE shower is widely used across the NHS, extra-care, dementia care and Changing Places facilities and, with its enhanced inclusive design, provides extra support to enable better independence for its users. The robust riser rail is fully redesigned; a... View Article

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