Roofing cladding & insulation Archives

Soprema | Alternatives to copper for new-build and refurbishment

|Date: 19 October, 2020

Soprema | Alternatives to copper for new-build and refurbishment

Roland Jackson, Commercial Director of roofing, waterproofing and insulation specialist at Soprema, discu ...

Roland Jackson, Commercial Director of roofing, waterproofing and insulation specialist at Soprema, discusses alternatives to copper and why local authority specifiers should consider them for new-bui ...

19 October, 2020
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Langley Waterproofing | Working at height

|Date: 9 January, 2020

Langley Waterproofing | Working at height

It is important for building owners to recognise the risks associated with working at height. Tom Kerr ru ...

It is important for building owners to recognise the risks associated with working at height. Tom Kerr runs through some of the factors that building owners need to consider to protect themselves and ...

9 January, 2020
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BMI UK & Ireland | Torch safe, not sorry

|Date: 25 September, 2019

BMI UK & Ireland | Torch safe, not sorry

While flat roofs are a superb solution for schools, leisure centres and other commercial buildings; faili ...

While flat roofs are a superb solution for schools, leisure centres and other commercial buildings; failing to factor in fire risks during hot works at the design stage can have catastrophic consequen ...

25 September, 2019
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Kingspan Insulation | Understanding smoke risk

|Date: 24 September, 2019

Kingspan Insulation | Understanding smoke risk

Adrian Pargeter, Director of Technical and Regulatory Affairs at Kingspan Insulation UK, discusses the fu ...

Adrian Pargeter, Director of Technical and Regulatory Affairs at Kingspan Insulation UK, discusses the full-scale room testing to assess how wall insulation and general room contents perform in a typi ...

24 September, 2019
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Xtralite | Clear case

|Date: 27 June, 2019

Xtralite | Clear case

Lighting can influence the behaviours and wellbeing of building users both positively and negatively, par ...

Lighting can influence the behaviours and wellbeing of building users both positively and negatively, particularly in education environments, affecting for example concentration and vision amongst stu ...

27 June, 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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Structherm | Structural solution

|Date: 20 June, 2019

Structherm | Structural solution

John Sparrow, Sales & Marketing Director  at Structherm, takes a look at the history of non-tradition ...

John Sparrow, Sales & Marketing Director  at Structherm, takes a look at the history of non-traditional methods of construction. Although non-traditional methods of construction were first introdu ...

20 June, 2019
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