SIG Design & Technology

Rhepanol a natural choice for green roof of RIBA award winning Dartmoor idyll

Green innovation was at the forefront of designs for a stunning, RIBA award-winning family home, in the heart of secluded Dartmoor. Rhepanol hg was selected for the three distinctive green roofs that help to shape the character of the large, four bedroom Devon property, which incorporates a raft of...

Tyvek

Weathering the coast: Advanced membranes from DuPont offer a holistic solution to air-tightness and moisture control for new holiday homes from Haulfryn

The romance of the beach house is undeniable, but even the most beautifully constructed designs, such as those by Lissett Homes for a seaside leisure park operated by The Haulfryn Group, must withstand the harsh realities of a coastal climate.  Furthermore in today’s cultural climate of s...

FERMACELL

FERMACELL – THE VERSATILE AND SUSTAINABLE BUILDING BOARD

Fermacell is the environmentally friendly, multi-purpose, high performance dry lining board for walls, ceilings and floors. Manufactured from 99% recycled content and recyclable, it helps improve the overall BREEAM rating of a building and offers installers speed and flexibility, combined with high...

Dow Building Solutions

STYROFOAM-wrapped building wins sustainability award

An office building featuring STYROFOAM-A insulation from Dow Building Solutions has won ‘Best Sustainable Development’ in the prestigious LABC Construction Excellence awards scheme. The office is part of the new Carbon Neutral Business Zone (CaNeBuZo) in Lincolnshire, designed by Dr Jer...

Profile 22 Systems

Profile 22 secures BRE A+ rating for its low-carbon recycled window system

Profile 22 has become the first and only PVC-U window systems company to secure a dedicated A+ rating across all domestic applications for its low carbon recycled window system RECO22. The system features profile extruded from 100 per cent recycled PVC-U and a thin foiled colour or wood grain finis...

Space Air Solutions

Space Air wins at the National Heat Pump Awards

The 1st National Heat Pump Awards held 23rd June at the ICC Birmingham, proved to be very successful evening for Space Air. Already being nominated under 3 categories, Air Source Commercial Project of the year – in conjunction with Paul Kenney Air Conditioning, Public Sector Project of the Yea...

Forest Pennant

Forest Pennant Make Stone from Water

Forest Pennant is the first, specialist masonry company in the UK to generate its own green electricity.  Harnessing the power of the River Lyd, the company, based in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, has recently installed a micro hydro generation turbine, providing ‘green’ powe...

Hanson Formpave

Stay One-Step Ahead with Hanson Formpave

With last year’s changes to Approved Document Part L (conservation of fuel and power) and Approved Document Part F (means of ventilation) and the enforcement of the 2010 Flood and Water Management Act there is a solution that ticks many boxes – permeable paving and SUDS solutions. With ...

Dimplex

New Dimplex heat pump packs make air source specification simple

Dimplex’s energy efficient air source heat pumps are now easier than ever to specify, with the launch of a range of heat pump packs containing everything required for most common domestic applications.   Whether your project requires both heating and hot water, heating only, or an especi...

Axter Ltd

Axter’s fully integrated photovoltaic roof membranes generate 17,600 kWh renewable electricity per year

Planning permission for this private residential block required 10% savings in CO2 emissions through the use of renewable energy. Axter’s lightweight, MCS accredited General Solar photovoltaic roofing, chosen on cost grounds, was designed to generate 17,600 kWh and save 10,000 kgs CO2 /year. T...