Entries by Lyn

ROCKWOOL® unveils Interactive City for easier specification and product visualisation

The virtual 3D cityscape aims to inspire design, save time and lead to faster decision making ROCKWOOL has further enhanced its range of resources for specifiers, contractors and building owners with the launch of the ROCKWOOL Interactive City, a 3D environment that makes visualising, specifying and learning about its non-combustible stone wool insulation easier. Intuitively […]

Floating Homes could help Coastal Cities

Image – Amsterdam, April 2020. Schoonschip Neighborhood with wooden houses, floating on the water   Digital Twin floating home designs could help coastal cities cope with rising sea levels Climate Change may force some city dwellers to take to the water, according to the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group. It estimates that some 800 million […]

SIKABIT SCORES FAMOUS FOOTBALLER’S SCHOOL

SIKABIT SCORES ACADEMY TRUST’S GOALS AT FAMOUS FOOTBALLER’S SCHOOL The roof refurbishment of Portland School, Birkenhead was completed to the highest standards of safety and without disruption to school activities, thanks to the combined efforts of Holloway Cook Associates and Sika’s specialist Roof Refurbishment team. Part of the Co-op Academies Trust since 2018, Portland School […]

ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATIONS

BRETT MARTIN ANNOUNCES ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATIONS The UK’s leading supplier of rooflight systems Brett Martin Daylight Systems (BMDS) is delighted to announce Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for two of its site assembled and one of its factory assembled rooflights. In order to support customers with Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for its most popular products, Brett […]

£9.4M OF NEW ORDERS FOR CONSTRUCTION FITOUT SERVICES

William Tonkinson, Managing Director of Deanestor RECORD QUARTER FOR DEANESTOR WITH £9.4M OF NEW ORDERS FOR CONSTRUCTION FITOUT SERVICES Deanestor, one of the UK’s leading furniture and fitout specialists to the construction sector, has been awarded £9.4m of new orders in the last three months – a record quarter for order intake.  The new orders […]

Timber shortage: an overview

The timber supply chain in took a massive hit in 2020, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic and a continuously shifting market. Unfortunately, shortages seem set to continue into 2021, exacerbated by high levels of demand for timber and wood products globally. Building Specifier Editor Joe Bradbury investigates: Short term In the early days of the […]

IWS ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF THE RACK GROUP

IWS Group, The Industrial Workspace Specialists, has acquired The Rack Group, a leading provider of pallet racking safety, inspection, repair and maintenance solutions. The move will see The Rack Group become part of a growing family of specialist, market-leading businesses that currently includes impact protection solutions provider, Brandsafe, and visual communication solutions supplier, Beaverswood. IWS […]

WHAT DO PART L AND SAP10 MEAN FOR THERMAL BRIDGING?

By Ellen Huelin, Associate Director at Whitecode   Creating more thermally efficient building envelopes is key to achieving energy efficiency and better performing buildings. Thermal bridging is a key focus point of the update to Part L of the Building Regulations; itself a stepping stone to the Future Homes Standard which aims to have new […]