Hambleside Danelaw, has released a roofscape ventilation system that is not only efficient but is also flush fitting so not to detract from the aesthetic value of the rest of the building. The camouflaged ventilated fit ...
Private sector growth is forecast to fall sharply over the next three years according to the Construction Products Association’s latest Construction Industry Forecasts, with output in 2003 forecast to grow by just ...
All too often the roof of a building can show signs of early deterioration due to the difficulties experienced with the traditional method of constructing roof overhangs. RoofBLOCK overcomes all of the problems associate...
Environmentalists have had a big win in their bid to have companies avoid the use of vinyl plastic (polyvinyl chloride or PVC). The vinyl industry has withdrawn a lawsuit contesting the refusal of New York State to recog...
Natural Building Technologies, is launching an ecological and economical silicate paint system. The range can be used internally or externally and, unlike most paints, they actually form a chemical bond to the minerals i...
The Clay Roof Tile Council (CRTC) has launched its second Clay Roofing Awards and is calling all specifiers, who have used genuine clay roof tiles in their development or refurbishment projects between 1 October 2001 and...
As with all corporate changes, when manufacturer SC Johnson recently looked to boost environmental performance, a major consideration was the cost. What they found when they looked at their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...
Stella House is a brand new office complex in Newcastle. Constructed on behalf of One NorthEast, the North East Regional Development Agency, by main contractors, Mowlem the building is largely constructed of Thermalite a...
Cargill Dow LLC has released the “world’s first man made fibre made from 100% annually renewable resources.”
Called Ingeo, the fibres start life as a plant such as corn. Plant sugars are fermented an...
Insulclad® is a lightweight crack resistant cladding system made by Nuplex Construction Products. The system uses prefabricated sheets and architectural mouldings made from expanded polystyrene. These are attached to...
The Construction Industry Institute at Purdue University in the USA has just released a new research paper entitled “Production of Construction Materials Using Advanced Recycling Technologies”.
The paper o...
NBT has introduced two new ranges of self-coloured, high performance, clay-based top-coat plasters. These ecologically sound finishes are highly attractive and don’t require painting as they come in a range of colo...
French company, Isochanvre SARL, has developed a method of crystallising the sap of unstable raw hemp or shiv. The resultant material known as Isochanvre®, is finding numerous uses in thermal and acoustic insulation ...
For businesses and home owners with access to a constant running water source, a recent addition to the product range of Proven Engineering Products could mean big savings in electricity bills.
The Scottish renewable ...
Already popular in mainland Europe and gaining more extensive use in the US is geothermal heat pump (GHP) technology. The geothermal heat pumps provide heating or cooling for homes and other buildings using natural and r...
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