All Roofing articles – Page 4

  • You should see the size of their caravan …
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    Kazakhstan: ɫTV the world's largest tent

    2010-07-16T00:00:00Z

    In the capital of Kazakhstan, Buro Happold, Foster + Partners and developer Sembol have built the world’s largest tent. And their heroic attempts to heave that 90m mast upright are enough to make fair-weather campers weep

  • Olympic park
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    2012 countdown: The aquatics centre

    2010-07-02T00:00:00Z

    Since the aquatics centre’s 160m-long roof was lowered into place last year, work on the Zaha Hadid-designed venue has continued to power ahead

  • The prefabricated roof cassettes
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    2012 countdown: The velodrome

    2010-07-02T00:00:00Z

    The plan with the velodrome was to make it as lean as a racing bike, says Chris Wise, one of its designers

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    Roofs for wildlife and recreation

    2010-05-28T00:00:00Z

    A ZinCo green roof from Alumasc has been used for the roof garden of the Ormeau Bakery apartments in Belfast

  • Roof membranes
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    Roof membranes

    2010-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Icopal has launched Therm’X, a three-in-one membrane for pitched roofs

  • Green roofs
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    Green roofs

    2010-05-28T00:00:00Z

    SIG Design & Technology has developed a green roof system with Aldingbourne Nurseries, which is suitable for extensive or semi-extensive applications over large areas

  • Sands of time
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    Sands of time: Foster's shell roof

    2010-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Novum Structures had just four months to build this complex shell roof structure - part of Foster + Partners’ sand-dune inspired pavilion for the Shanghai 2010 Expo. So how did they do it?

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    Standing seam roofing

    2010-01-15T00:00:00Z

    Straight and smooth curved Kalzip aluminium standing seam and galvanised liner sheets have been used for the weatherproof envelope of the Influenza Resource Centre & UK Stem Cell Bank in South Mimms, Hertfordshire

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    Resin slates

    2010-01-15T00:00:00Z

    Redland has launched a heather coloured resin slate roof tile. Made from 60% recycled Welsh slate, the Cambrian has a thin leading edge and perform like a modern interlocking tile, unlike natural slate

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    Light tubes

    2010-01-15T00:00:00Z

    Glidevale Sunscoop tubular rooflights have been used to optimise natural daylight at the Aurora house, a low energy home developed in partnership between South Lanarkshire college, Dawn Homes, Oregon Timber and industry suppliers

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    High-capacity rainwater systems

    2010-01-15T00:00:00Z

    Marley Eternit has added to its Alutec Evolve rainwater system with a high-capacity gutter and a 76mm flush-fit circular downpipe system

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    Dual-purpose insulation

    2010-01-15T00:00:00Z

    More than 300m2 of TLX Gold has been installed in a 10-bedroom barn conversion in a Monmouthshire valley in south Wales

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    Structural decking

    2010-01-15T00:00:00Z

    RigiSystems’ Ziplok standing seam profile has been used on the roof of the £27m Peak indoor sports complex at Stirling sports village

  • Changing the angle of one side of a roof “turret” had a knock-on effect on the rest of the roof design; a parametric model helped streamline the process of making changes
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    Worcester Library and History Centre's roof

    2010-01-15T00:00:00Z

    The Worcester Library and History Centre’s geometrically complex roof needed to bring light into the building as well as get air out. Luckily, a powerful parametric model came to the rescue, as Stephen Kennett discovered

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    Aluminium ceiling panels

    2010-01-15T00:00:00Z

    Aluminium panels from Hunter Douglas have been used for the internal and external ceilings at the redeveloped Chelmsley Wood Shopping. About 800m2 of Hunter Douglas 300c Linear aluminium panels were specified

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    Movers and makers: January 15 2010

    2010-01-15T00:00:00Z

    Latest news from the world of construction product manufacture

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    Specifier 15 January 2010

    2010-01-15T00:00:00Z

    Specifier 15 January 2010

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    Polycarbonate rooflights

    2009-10-02T00:00:00Z

    Roofglaze has introduced a range of rooflights featuring Nanogel, a translucent granular material that can improve U-values

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    Single-ply roofing membranes

    2009-10-02T00:00:00Z

    ɫTV membranes specialist Icopal has extended its range of singly-ply waterproofing solutions with the launch of its Monarplan PVCu system for new-build and refurbished roofs

  • Sheppard Robson has transformed an aircraft hangar at Cranfield university into an academic building, lighting it by inserting northlights into the original sawtooth roof
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    Who turned the lights off? The Part L rooflight resurgence

    2009-10-02T00:00:00Z

    Proposals for the revised Part L of the ɫTV Regulations could lead to a resurgence in rooflights