All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 554
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Archive TitlesFaberMaunsell and Hugh Broughton Architects
FaberMaunsell and Hugh Broughton Architects have won the competition to design a new research station for British Antarctic Survey featured in BSj’s April edition. Their dramatic design will be based on two platforms, each with six interconnected modules, and includes a central social and recreational section. Other features include a ...
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Archive TitlesShifting markets appeal: Glaverbel CEO’s opening speech at GPD looks to the future
Arthur Ulens opens proceedings at GPD by examining how emerging markets, environmental concerns and product innovations will have dramatic effects on the future of the glass industry
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Amari open day success to be repeated
Amari Building Plastics, specialising in the supply of quality roofline, drainage and building plastics, opened its door to suppliers and customers during its Open Day on the 8th and 9th of June. It provided the opportunity for customers to meet with and talk directly to the Amari team in ...
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Archive TitlesA breath of fresh air
Part F of the Building Regulations is 10 years old so the revised version, to be released next year, provides a welcome update. To ensure that you’re prepared, BRE’s David Ross reviews the changes
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Archive TitlesLight advice
Spurred on by what it calls a lack of appropriate or sensible lighting guidelines in the UK, Zumtobel Staff has launched Lighting for the Workplace.
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Actions, not words
The engineering industry is at crisis point because of an extreme skills shortage and it is time to stop waiting for someone else to sort out the problem. I am the managing director of a Liverpool-based M&E engineering consultant and there are not enough home-grown apprentices coming through for smaller ...
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Right place – right time: leading expert john colvin talks about his life in glass
Presented with an award for his contributions to the glass industry at GPD, John Colvin thinks it was the result of his being in the right place at the right time some 35 years earlier, when he took a job at Pilkington
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Archive TitlesA 3000-seat international equestrian centre
A 3000-seat international equestrian centre is the focal point of the modernisation of Al Shaqab in Doha, Qatar. The competition facility will be capable of hosting Olympic-standard events. It features a 350 m long, 35 m high clam-shaped steel roof which will support the high intensity sports lighting. WSP is ...
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Part L delayed until April 2006
The government has admitted that amendments to Parts L and F of the Building Regulations will not come into effect until April 2006, four months later than expected.
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10% renewables obligation starts to bite
Croydon council has given the go ahead to the first large scale housing scheme to comply with its 10% renewables obligation. The 360-home development will include the installation of 61 solar water heaters to the as well as photovoltaic panels on the four-storey buildings and 20 building-mounted micro wind turbines. ...
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Mcllhatton’s 1st ‘C’ rated casement
Mcllhatton and Co Ltd is the first company in the UK to achieve a British Fenestration Ratings Council 'C' rating under the Window Energy Rating Scheme on a casement window. Achieving the 'C' rating means Mcllhattons can carry the 'Energy Efficiency Recommended' swing tag logo.
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Archive TitlesGolf day raises close to £11,000
The tree-lined fairways and glassy greens of the Hawkstone Park, Windmill Course in Shropshire provided both a test of golf and a stunning backdrop to the 2005 GM Fundraising Golf Day.
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Archive TitlesPowerglaz project
Romag’s Powerglaz, by producing solar electricity, has helped to transform the disused tearooms in the village of Falstone, Northumberland, back into a thriving business, shop and community facility. Architects RMJM, based in Edinburgh, oversaw the design of this small but significant project demonstrating the use of BIPV (building intergrated photovoltaics).
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Archive TitlesPlay the season with Pilkington
We’re just a couple of weeks away from the start of a fantastic new football season. To celebrate, Glass Age has teamed up with Pilkington Building Products – UK to launch the Pilkington 2005/06 Fantasy Football competition
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Archive TitlesRehau underfloor heating
Rehau has developed a new electric underfloor heating solution which it says is ideal for use in conservatories.
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Archive TitlesFloat savings with shapes
For producers of trapezium shaped automotive glass Grenzebach says it has reduced waste down to virtually zero.
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New environmental guide
Insu, supplier of polycarbonate and glass laminates for solar control in conservatories, has produced an Environmental Guide for Conservatory Designers. The intended use of this 14 page, A5 guide is to provide conservatory companies and homeowners with the design information necessary to resolve conservatory climate problems from the outset, so ...
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Decorex points the way forward for decorative tape
Decorex is a machine series for automatic application of functional or decorative accentrim tape.
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Archive TitlesEurocell roof to create jobs
Extrusions player Eurocell has unveiled ambitious plans for its output of both bar length and prefabricated conservatories to rise to 50,000 units a year.
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Archive TitlesDuraflex coupling system
Duraflex has launched a conservatory Sidewall and Bay Coupling System to make fabricating and installing conservatories faster and easier. The innovative system is designed for use with both the Duraflex 65mm and 70mm PVC-U suites, and is available in Duraflex’s full range of finishes: White, Golden Oak, Rosewood and Mahogany.