Building News

RSS

Corian Bas-Relief Panels

Dupont has introduced Corian Bas-Relief panels to their range. Previously only available for the commercial market, the textured and patterned materials are now available to homeowners who wish to use innovative and uniq...

16 Jul 2003

National Business Awards Closing Soon

With entries closing on July 28 you will need to move quickly to secure your entry in the National Business Awards. There are 24 different categories to choose from with all details available at the National Business Awa...

15 Jul 2003

Recycled Building Products Versus Standard Products

The California Integrated Waste Management Board has released an emissions study that shows there is very little difference in the performance of recycled-content building materials versus standard products. While rec...

15 Jul 2003

New Rubber Floor Tile

A new range of rubber stud tiles has been released by commercial flooring specialists, Polyflor. The Noppe stud tile is highly resitant to abrasion and cigarette burns with low smoke toxicity in the advent of fire. Th...

14 Jul 2003

Reclaimed Building Materials

Using reclaimed building materials in a new construction or refurbishment can lower both environmental impacts and construction costs. It is also often possible to reuse building materials on the same site they were gene...

14 Jul 2003

Architecture Schools – “Weak On Sustainable Design”

A new survey by the Centre for Education in the Built Environment says that many architecture schools are failing to teach sustainability in building. The report also says that despite the changes 3 years ago to put sust...

11 Jul 2003

Old Televisions, New Floor Tiles

London Remade and the Nazeing Glass Works have just completed a recent trial to recycle old TV and computer screens into floor tiles. Molten TV screen glass is poured into moulds to make non-slip glass floor tiles. Th...

11 Jul 2003

Cutting Costs With Cutting Edge Materials

The Austin Business Journal is reporting how some commercial construction companies, brokers and architects are alleviating the pinch of the downturn in the US economy by using building materials, systems and designs tha...

10 Jul 2003

Biomimicry And Construction

CIRIA and CIEF will be holding a workshop entitled “Biomimicry: how to benefit from 3.8 billion years of research and development” on the evening of September 16 at The Royal College of Physicians in London. ...

10 Jul 2003

Cordless Steel Cutters

Now available in the UK through Mans International are the ARM Cordless Bolt Cutter and Cordless Re-Bar Cutter from ARM SANGYO of Japan. Although the tools use a hydraulic action, they are powered by a single 14.4V re...

9 Jul 2003

Eco-taxation Could Improve Sustainability

According to a new report, eco-taxation could result in more sustainable urban development. The report, written by the LSE's Professor of Environmental Planning, Yvonne Rydin, and published by the RICS Foundation loo...

9 Jul 2003

Super Eco Friendly Building For Manchester

It is 10 storeys high, covered in green render, shaped like a drum, has solar panels on the roof and is topped with a wind turbine. The aptly named “Green Building” currently under construction in Manchester&...

8 Jul 2003

Roofing Information Online

Marley Roofing Products and Eternit Slates have both just relaunched new and improved versions of their websites. The sites now offer up-to-the-minute technical and product information on the companies’ extensiv...

8 Jul 2003

Renewable Energy Grants

The £10 million Clear Skies Initiative from the Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) provides renewable energy grants and advice. Homeowners can obtain grants between £500 to £5000 whilst community ...

7 Jul 2003

DIY Solar Hot Water

The Low-Impact Living Initiative (LILI) is holding self-build solar hot water courses at Redfield. Participants will take away all the elements of a solar water heating system including panels and a detailed manual conta...

7 Jul 2003

News Categories

Materials and Engineering

Technology