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Roofing Insights with A. Proctor Group | Simplifying the roofing detail

|Date: 10 April, 2023

Roofing Insights with A. Proctor Group | Simplifying the roofing detail

In the first in a new series of articles from A. Proctor Group, we look at the true cost of simplifying t ...

In the first in a new series of articles from A. Proctor Group, we look at the true cost of simplifying the roofing detail. Traditionally in pitched roof construction in the UK, a ventilated cavity wa ...

10 April, 2023
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Domus Ventilation | Changes to Part F of the Building Regulations

|Date: 6 March, 2023

Domus Ventilation | Changes to Part F of the Building Regulations

Paul Williams, Product Manager at Domus Ventilation, discusses the revised Building Regulations Part F, h ...

Paul Williams, Product Manager at Domus Ventilation, discusses the revised Building Regulations Part F, highlighting what specifiers should be doing differently and why. The world is a very different ...

6 March, 2023
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Royal Borough of Greenwich shows off innovative building methods used in sustainable council home

|Date: 15 December, 2022

Royal Borough of Greenwich shows off innovative building methods used in sustainable council home

Royal Borough of Greenwich has been showcasing the cutting-edge modular construction techniques being use ...

Royal Borough of Greenwich has been showcasing the cutting-edge modular construction techniques being used in its Greenwich Builds programme, which is creating hundreds of zero carbon council homes fo ...

15 December, 2022
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Housing association specifies ISO Chemie for energy improvement pilot project

|Date: 16 August, 2022

Housing association specifies ISO Chemie for energy improvement pilot project

ISO Chemie’s thermal insulating and load bearing bracket support system and sealing tapes have been speci ...

ISO Chemie’s thermal insulating and load bearing bracket support system and sealing tapes have been specified for a new energy improvement initiative being carried out by a Yorkshire housing associati ...

16 August, 2022
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Social housing Building Regulations webinar to set out changes to ventilation in existing homes

|Date: 5 May, 2022

Social housing Building Regulations webinar to set out changes to ventilation in existing homes

Ventilation manufacturer Vent-Axia is hosting a webinar aimed at the social housing sector focusing on up ...

Ventilation manufacturer Vent-Axia is hosting a webinar aimed at the social housing sector focusing on updates to Part L and the new Part F of the Building Regulations. ‘Domestic Retrofit Legislation ...

5 May, 2022
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Making the right decisions now for carbon zero buildings fit for 2050

|Date: 21 October, 2021

Making the right decisions now for carbon zero buildings fit for 2050

Adam Sanford, Framework Lead at Southern Construction Framework, discusses the importance of making the r ...

Adam Sanford, Framework Lead at Southern Construction Framework, discusses the importance of making the right decisions now for carbon zero buildings fit for 2050. The reality is that Carbon Zero 2050 ...

21 October, 2021
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PAS2035 Airtightness and Ventilation

|Date: 15 September, 2021

PAS2035 Airtightness and Ventilation

Luke Smith, Managing Director of Build Test Solutions, discusses PAS2035:2019 and offers advice on how be ...

Luke Smith, Managing Director of Build Test Solutions, discusses PAS2035:2019 and offers advice on how best to satisfy its requirements for ventilation and airtightness. PAS2035:2019 came into force f ...

15 September, 2021
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A. Proctor Group | High-performance membranes for modular construction

|Date: 12 May, 2020

A. Proctor Group | High-performance membranes for modular construction

The benefits of modular construction have been widely discussed with advocates including the Government n ...

The benefits of modular construction have been widely discussed with advocates including the Government now recognising its potential to address the UK's challenges in terms of both housing capacity a ...

12 May, 2020
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A. Proctor Group launches new fire resistant vapour control layer

|Date: 7 February, 2020

A. Proctor Group launches new fire resistant vapour control layer

The A. Proctor Group, experts at solving condensation, airtightness and energy efficiency problems in bui ...

The A. Proctor Group, experts at solving condensation, airtightness and energy efficiency problems in buildings has launched a new innovative high-performance fire-resistant vapour control layer Proch ...

7 February, 2020
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A natural solution for thermally-efficient social housing

|Date: 23 February, 2018

A natural solution for thermally-efficient social housing

Fintan Wallace from Ecological Building Systems discusses the benefits of addressing airtightness and the ...

Fintan Wallace from Ecological Building Systems discusses the benefits of addressing airtightness and thermal bridging with natural insulation as part of social housing upgrades. One of the huge chall ...

23 February, 2018
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