All Products articles – Page 43
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV management systems give occupants control of M&E equipment at the touch of a button, but their complexity can cause problems
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Heat recovery unit, alternative to replacing used filters
HRU ECO 4 offers a combination of Heat Recovery efficiency and Specific Fan Power
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New nanotechnology promises drastic thermal insulation
Thermablok, for shielding heat on space shuttles, is now available for construction
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Recycled insulation: Styrofoam
Dow ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Solutions is making its Styrofoam insulation products available for the first time in the UK, supporting the ratings for new housing under the Code for Sustainable Homes.
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Home ventilation: new heat recovery system
Ventilation company Vortice has launched a new heat recovery system specifically developed with the Code for Sustainable Homes in mind.
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Foam insulation
Eurothane Silver, a rigid PIR foam insulation board for use in warm flat roofs, is now available with rebated and tongue-and-groove details to reduce cold bridging and improve airtightness.
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Flame-retardant paint
The Crown Trade Timonox range of flame-retardant coatings has been specified in the redecoration of the Victoria Centre, a development of 640 tenanted flats managed by Nottingham City Homes.
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Fire rated floors and doors
Finnforest’s SoundBar System, a hybrid timber and screed floor system, has been awarded robust detail status.
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Heating controllers
Landlords can ensure tenants take action to service their heating systems with the Honeywell ST9100S and ST9400S heating controllers, thereby helping them comply with regulation 36 of the Gas Regulations 1998, which requires gas appliances to be checked for safety every 12 months.
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Lighting control
Hager has added a new light-sensitive occupancy sensor to its Klik OS range that it says provides significant energy savings for simple on/off lighting control solutions and can help designers comply with Part L of the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Regulations.
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Cavity barriers
Z-Led has launched a single barrier that combines acoustic, fire and damp protection in line with all relevant ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Regulations
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Flatpack schools: St Agnes primary school, Manchester
No need for wishful thinking: using solid timber panels as a construction material will bring speed and sustainability to the government’s school building programme. Stephen Kennett looks at a down-to-earth solution
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Green guide launched for pre-owned modular buildings
Foremans says the use of recycled modular buildings is an environmentally sound alternative
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How green is PVCu?
Doors and windows:Â The old rivalry between timber and PVCu has taken on a new life after BRE awarded PVCu windows an overall A grade in its latest Green Guide. Stephen Kennett listens to the thud of jaws hitting the ground
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Green windows
Three more high-performing options that help reduce heat loss from buildings
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IES' international modelling tool revamped
IES releases v5.9 of allowing users to model climate and design performance in regulatory environments from Sydney to Sydenham by way of Swansea
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‘Plundered with impunity’ - illegal timber in UK construction
According to Greenpeace, the world’s rainforests are being devastated by the trade in illegal timber – a trade the UK profits from more than almost any other country.
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Steel roof tiles
Lightweight steel roof tiles from Decra have been used on two timber-frame modular housing projects for the Lincolnshire Rural Housing Association.
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Lime mortars
Tarmac Buxton Lime and Cement has made two additions to its White Peak range of traditional lime products.
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Lightweight renders
Alumasc’s silicone lightweight render was applied to about 1,500m² of exterior and interior walls of this art-deco-inspired home in County Durham.