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New building materials
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Christopher Hunt MCIAT is not an Architect or a member of the RIBA but a Chartered Architectural Technologist - a professional building designer specialising in residential development from home extensions to new builds including conversions and refurbishments. He is a full member of CIAT which is a different and alternative qualifying body for professionals dealing with building design. If you specifically want an Architect click this link Home page About us Previous schemes gallery Client guides Client options after approval Construction News CIAT News Resources Home Building Contact Us Site Map |
A progressive housing association is demonstrating the
practicality of genuinely creating lifetime homes with the completion of the first phase of a new
development. Margaret Blackwood Housing Association specialises in providing homes for
disabled people. The new, £3.1 million Cala Sona Court redevelopment provides 24 homes
purpose-designed to meet tenants’ needs both now and in the future. Some 70 % of the new
properties are specifically designed to be wheelchair accessible, with one being further ready
equipped with Clos-o-Mat Palma ‘was h and dry’ toilets to optimise independence
for the occupants’ specific requirements, and the others wired for future installation of
Clos-o-Mats if required.
A new membrane that is claimed to provide an airtight solution
for walls and ceilings has been developed by Glidevale Ltd. Protect
BarriAir is a high performance, coated non-woven membrane. Installed immediately adjacent to
the insulation on the warm side of the structure, Protect BarriAir can significantly reduce air
leakage in any construction to meet the increasingly important standards for air tightness.
Uncontrolled air leakage from all types of buildings is one of the major causes of energy loss and
CO2 emissions. Glidevale has specifically developed Protect BarriAir to
deliver high tensile and nail tear strength, yet still be easy to cut and manoeuvre.
LPD, one of the UK’s leading importers and
distributors of quality interior and exterior doors, has launched a comprehensive new brochure and
compact mini guide. Presenting the extensive collection of contemporary and traditional styles
with inspiring lifestyle photography, this latest literature also strongly promotes LPD’s ethos of
delivering ’more than just the door’ to its valued network of independent distributors. The
company has been at the forefront of the industry for nearly 30 years and understands
there&rsq uo;s much more to the business than simply selling a door. Consequently, LPD is
continually working in close partnership with stockists throughout the UK and Ireland, to help
them deliver a competitive advantage.
Laidlaw Solutions’ position as one of the UK’s
leading supplier of doorsets to the healthcare sector has been emphasised by the specification of
4500 Orbis Timber Doorsets to two new PFI hospitals at
Roofing, cladding and structural products company
Steadmans has introduced a new full-colour product selector portraying its
comprehensive range of products for the construction industry. Available to download or
request as a hard copy the new A4 booklet provides a practical and informative overview of all the
company’s new and existing products. This includes Steadmans’ thermally efficient composite
roof and wall panel system, its traditional single and twin skin cladding systems and Meta-Slate,
a new BBA-approved s late-effect metal roofing system. The literature also includes other
new and innovative products such as Drip Stop Drain, a condensation control fleece for high
humidity single skin applications.
Zinc is undoubtedly achieving increasing prominence as a façade
and roofing material through projects of increasingly high profile. Its sustainability is
reflected by an already thriving recycling market which, in Western Europe, is already seeing
around 90% of old rolled zinc being reused. 
The experience of bringing the outdoors indoors has now been
extended to incorporate the garden. Gone are the days of hexagonal glass houses, with
architects instead opting to open their doors, and walls and to the outside world. The
popularity of bi-fold doors has enabled designers and architects to think of a room and the garden
as one, eliminating barriers such as end windows and door frames. With the right
construction, entire corner sections of a room can be replaced allowing maximum access and
light. TimberTech decking is the perfect choice to create that unspoil ed progression from
interior to exterior flooring. Fast becoming the most popular alternative decking material
in the UK, call TimberTech to receive your sample today.
It’s official! Geze UK is one the industry’s
best places to work, according to Building magazine’s Good Employer Guide, which featured the
industry’s 50 best employers. Judged confidentially by its own professional staff, Geze UK
scored highly for its good working environment, empowerment of team members and commitment to
work-life balance. Smarter working practices, good CSR and a feel good factor within the
company were complemented by high scores for the company’s leadership, the ability of staff to
contribute to success and an inspired workforce, with all staff receiving additional
benefits. Geze UK’s staff was invited at random to complete an anonymous online opinion
survey.
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