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How tighter building envelopes can counteract climate change

|Date: 13 August, 2019

How tighter building envelopes can counteract climate change

Simon Storer, Chief Executive of the Insulation Manufacturers Association (IMA), considers how tighter bu ...

Simon Storer, Chief Executive of the Insulation Manufacturers Association (IMA), considers how tighter building envelopes can help counteract climate change. The UK Government’s Future Homes Standard ...

13 August, 2019
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Kingspan Insulation | Avoid unnecessary costs

|Date: 24 June, 2019

Kingspan Insulation | Avoid unnecessary costs

Adrian Pargeter, Head of Technical and Product Development at Kingspan Insulation, reveals the hidden cos ...

Adrian Pargeter, Head of Technical and Product Development at Kingspan Insulation, reveals the hidden cost of ‘cheap’ insulation The Government’s decision to lift the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) bor ...

24 June, 2019
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Roofing, Cladding & Insulation | Isover: Combating nuisance noise

|Date: 3 May, 2019

Roofing, Cladding & Insulation | Isover: Combating nuisance noise

Most people are familiar with the frustration that nuisance noise can cause, but what about the potential ...

Most people are familiar with the frustration that nuisance noise can cause, but what about the potentially harmful effects it can have on health and wellbeing? William Brown from Isover discusses why ...

3 May, 2019
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Roofing, Cladding & Insulation | Occupant comfort and wellbeing

|Date: 29 April, 2019

Roofing, Cladding & Insulation | Occupant comfort and wellbeing

Internal paints and plasters have an all-important role to play in a building’s aesthetic make-up. These ...

Internal paints and plasters have an all-important role to play in a building’s aesthetic make-up. These materials are also known to affect interior air quality, which in-turn, could have a detrimenta ...

29 April, 2019
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Roofing, Cladding & Insulation | Sika: Warm front

|Date: 24 April, 2019

Roofing, Cladding & Insulation | Sika: Warm front

When the original built-up aluminium roof system at Tollcross International Swimming Centre had reached t ...

When the original built-up aluminium roof system at Tollcross International Swimming Centre had reached the end of its service life, a condition survey was conducted and a new warm roof build-up solut ...

24 April, 2019
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Facades | Lessons in louvre

|Date: 17 December, 2018

Facades | Lessons in louvre

Barrier Louvres were specified for The Cycle Works' new-build student accommodation at Coventry Universit ...

Barrier Louvres were specified for The Cycle Works' new-build student accommodation at Coventry University, to help provide a healthy and comfortable environment for students, LABM finds out more. Hea ...

17 December, 2018
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Roofing & Cladding | Sustainable Specification

|Date: 14 December, 2018

Roofing & Cladding | Sustainable Specification

Co-Founder of EnviroBuild Aiden Bell offers an advisory guide to specifying sustainable roofing and cladd ...

Co-Founder of EnviroBuild Aiden Bell offers an advisory guide to specifying sustainable roofing and cladding materials. (Header Image: Hyperion Decking from EnviroBuild installed at Goat Lees Primary ...

14 December, 2018
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FPA releases new research on the smoke toxicity of building cladding

|Date: 30 November, 2018

FPA releases new research on the smoke toxicity of building cladding

The Fire Protection Association has launched a report detailing initial research into the smoke toxicity ...

The Fire Protection Association has launched a report detailing initial research into the smoke toxicity of cladding used on buildings. The Association is calling on government to consider the role th ...

30 November, 2018
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Housing & Regeneration: Closing the Gap

|Date: 22 November, 2018

Housing & Regeneration: Closing the Gap

Matthew Evans of Kingspan discusses how housing developments delivered to Passivhaus standards using Stru ...

Matthew Evans of Kingspan discusses how housing developments delivered to Passivhaus standards using Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) can help councils and housing associations help close the fuel p ...

22 November, 2018
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Housing & Regeneration: Cause and Effect

|Date: 16 November, 2018

Housing & Regeneration: Cause and Effect

Excess atmospheric moisture affecting housing stock is something all professionals in the sector have com ...

Excess atmospheric moisture affecting housing stock is something all professionals in the sector have come across — but do we give enough thought to its causes and effects? Steve Hodgson, Chief Execut ...

16 November, 2018
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