FaulknerBrowns Architects wins planning approval for Screen Hub UK

Screen Hub UK will expand studio production space at Pinewood Studios and create a new film-inspired visitor attraction, a business growth hub and an educational training hub. FaulknerBrowns’ outline proposals for Screen Hub UK received outline planning consent from Buckinghamshire... View Article

theEDGE2.0 | minimal sightlines, maximum light

theEDGE2.0 sliding doors from IDSystems were named ‘Best Glazed Doors’ for 2021 by Build It magazine. With incredibly narrow 20mm frames between the glass and huge panels up to 3m across, theEDGE2.0 sliding doors create an almost completely uninterrupted view out as... View Article

Low energy living with VELFAC composite windows and doors

For most self-builders low energy performance is a key project goal, reducing energy bills and helping save the planet without compromising year round comfort in every room. VELFAC aluminium / timber windows and doors offer great low energy performance. U-values... View Article

Vent-Axia welcomes Part F of the Building Regulations

Leading ventilation manufacturer Vent-Axia has welcomed the publication of new Approved Document Part F of the Building Regulations, as a “vital step to improve indoor air quality” as we move toward the Future Homes Standard on the road to Net... View Article

F. Ball launches RAG® 2022

F. Ball and Co. Ltd. has unveiled an updated version of its highly anticipated F. Ball Recommended Adhesives Guide (RAG®), which includes new floorcoverings launched by manufacturers during 2021 and F. Ball’s Styccobond F58 PLUS adhesive, which also made its... View Article

Sika launches new low odour balcony waterproofing range

Responding to the continual growth in popularity of versatile liquid applied waterproofing solutions, Sika has launched Monoflex LO, an innovative low odour waterproofing range for balconies, walkways and terraces. Developed at Sika’s world-leading Global Technology Centre in Preston, the new... View Article

Newton Waterproofing delivers comprehensive gas protection solution

When it comes to the challenge of waterproofing and gas proofing a below-ground structure, Newton Waterproofing Systems, the UK’s leading independent designers and suppliers of guaranteed waterproofing systems, stock a range of products that combine effective waterproofing and gas protection.... View Article

Tactile Design

Embassy Gardens with David Phillips Embassy Gardens is a premium development in the Nine Elms regeneration zone. Recognised for its iconic glass Sky Pool suspended 115 feet in the air, this prestigious property surrounding the US embassy boasts both residential... View Article

Jackon is ‘Future Homes ready’ at Futurebuild

Stand: H50 At Futurebuild this year JACKON will be promoting the fact that it is Future Homes ready. The company’s building systems are ready for the rigorous new u-value targets for new-builds, when these come into effect in 2025 as... View Article

It’s good to share

GEZE UK has made donations to three local charities as part of their focus on Corporate Social Responsibility. A total of £1,820.00 was shared between St Giles Hospice, Lichfield Foodbank and the Pathway Project – a charity that supports adults,... View Article

Fireproof balconies

Fire safety in residential multi-occupancy buildings is a key issue of our times. We spoke to Richard Izzard of AliDeck to find out more about successful fire safety remediation of balconies. Leaseholders and building owners up and down the country... View Article

Prioritising air quality

John Moss of EnviroVent looks at the issue of ventilation in social housing and how we may be failing a generation by not addressing it properly. Now the lockdown restrictions have been removed, employees, school pupils and social housing professionals are... View Article

Installing trust

Adrian Pavey of Nationwide Windows and Doors argues that social housing professionals need to think about more than just the final product. It’s easy for installation companies who work in the private sector to have a tunnel-vision approach of focusing... View Article

Put cladding to the test

As members of the Centre for Window and Cladding Technology (CWCT), Aneira Beament of Ash & Lacy discusses standard test methods for rainscreen cladding systems. In recent years, the construction industry has stepped up its scrutiny of testing, quality, certification... View Article