ERoofing launches sister site Silicone Direct

ERoofing, one of the UK’s leading roofing online stores, has launched a new sister website, Silicone Direct (siliconedirect.co.uk). The website will focus on sealants, silicones, and adhesives, providing a superb range of products at low prices, with fast delivery, and excellent customer... View Article

The handmade tale

Jason Hughes of Imperial Bricks looks at how architects are embracing the opportunities offered by the latest ranges in brick products, blends and finishes Bricks have long been used by architects to add interest to ‘basic construction.’ Durable and practical,... View Article

Scots take the Passivhaus road with new standard

This Summer, the Scottish Government is due to consult on the “Scottish equivalent to the Passivhaus standard,” as a compulsory requirement for all new homes. This represents a significant shift, with modelling from the Passivhaus Trust suggesting that heating demand... View Article

Selfbuilder Diaries

Jo and Andrew’s dream New England-style home on the Dorset coast is finally taking shape after years of planning woes, and their original builder dropping out a week before demolition began! Jo takes up the story… When we purchased our... View Article

Design your very own ‘Wonderwall’

Interior designer Judith Harrop describes how with careful design, you can make a media wall for all your home entertainment needs that’s an integral part of your interior design, and provides the right balance of aesthetics and function The term... View Article

Wetland wonder

Simon Roberts and Sarah Bruml managed to achieve their innovative, sustainable and flood-resilient cabin on a highly sensitive site next to a tidal creek and natural wetland in Southwold, thanks to a bedded-in design TEXT DEBBIE JEFFERY IMAGES DAVID VALINSKY Serendipity... View Article

Brilliantly British manufacturing from DoorCo

DoorCo recently announced the addition of a new door to their composite door portfolio that is being manufactured in their new Doncaster facility. Revealed as BRiTDOR, the new timber core composite door represents the new brand’s classic British origins. BRiTDOR’s... View Article

FabSpeed launches CMS40, the lightweight brick façade system

Introducing the CMS40 Façade System by FabSpeed, a Michelmersh Group brand, in collaboration with fellow industry leaders, Cladmate Façade Systems. The CMS40 is a lightweight, easy-to-install, cost-effective system that integrates mechanically fixed, non-combustible brick slips to offer the beautiful clay... View Article

Specification with confidence: in-roof solar

UK architects are suffering the effects of a sector-wide skills crisis that threatens to derail project timelines across the country. With an ageing workforce retiring en masse and too few young professionals entering the pipeline, firms are grappling with severe... View Article

It’s now easier to do the right thing by bats

Bats have experienced a decline in the number of available roosts in the urban environment over recent years due to improved building design, modern materials, and construction practices, resulting in less defects, offering fewer nooks and crannies for our small... View Article