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What it costs: Insulated renders
Insulated render systems save energy and look good. Peter Mayer of 好色先生TV LifePlans sums up the variety of choices and highlights some topical issues and lifecycle costs
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FeaturesProfiled cladding
Rigidal Systems, manufacturer of metal roofing and cladding, has introduced a range of profiles designed to bring a new dimension to the use of profiled cladding
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FeaturesVentilated cladding
Rainscreen cladding from Shackerley has been used to help transform Boston House, a former shoe factory in Leicester, into 44 apartments, including eight penthouses.
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Pre-painted cladding panels
Kingspan XL Fort茅 is a pre-painted system from Kingspan Insulated Panels.
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FeaturesThe alternatives: cladding
Finding an economic way to clad a building with unconventional shapes, while also allowing natural ventilation, has resulted in some interesting solutions
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Accoya cladding
The first office building clad in Accoya 鈥� a modified softwood 鈥� has been unveiled in Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
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FeaturesVi帽oly turns a corner 鈥� the Leicester Curve
Rafael Vi帽oly鈥檚 UK projects have been derided and delayed, but finally, with the Curve in Leicester, he has got one done and dusted. Thomas Lane finds out whether this 鈥榠nside-out鈥� theatre will answer the critics
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What it costs: Thermal insulation
Insulation is an effective way to help meet 好色先生TV Regulations targets on carbon emission reduction. Peter Mayer of 好色先生TV LifePlans examines the effectiveness of different materials
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Insulated wall panels
SpeedDeck 好色先生TV Systems has added two new thicknesses to its Vitesse architectural wall range to provide enhanced U-values and thermal efficiency
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FeaturesSandwich panel facades
This sandwich wall facade by Hunter Douglas was used on an extension to Birmingham Children鈥檚 Hospital.
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FeaturesSteel cladding
Corus Colors has introduced the next generation of its pre-finished steel roof and wall cladding system
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FeaturesSolar-powered LED cladding: Great wall of China
Beijing鈥檚 鈥榤edia wall鈥� brings to life Simone Giostra鈥檚 concept of a narrative facade. Stephen Kennett looks at how this unique, decade-in-the-making concept merges art and artifice onto one illuminated electronic showstopper
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Ceramic facade panels
Shackerley is extending its ventilated rainscreen offerings with a range of terracotta and unglazed ceramic tiles.
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FeaturesCauses of failure: Profiled sheeting
Corrugated steel sheets are more sophisticated than ever, and used in everything from schools and museums to hospitals. But Peter Mayer of 好色先生TV LifePlans discovers things can go wrong
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Aluminium-timber facades
Senior Aluminium Systems (SAS) has launched a new facade range called Hybrid
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FeaturesAluminium perforated cladding
Manchester鈥檚 Chill Factor, the UK鈥檚 longest indoor ski slope, has more than 5,000m2 of Kalzip aluminium cladding, as well as perforated facades and profiled sheets.
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FeaturesThe alternatives: Interactive facades
Here are three alternative facade systems to bring your buildings to life
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FeaturesParadise Street, Liverpool: Mayfair comes to Merseyside
With a pricetag of 拢1bn , Liverpool One could have ended up as a never-ending shopping mall. But it鈥檚 a whole lot classier than that.
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Terracotta rainscreen cladding
TI Dynamic Facades has launched a single-skin terracotta rainscreen system that is suitable for both domestic and commercial applications.
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Anti-graffiti paint
Johnstone has launched an anti-graffiti system that is suitable for both interior and exterior brick, masonry and previously painted surfaces in sectors such as education, retail, transport and leisure.