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好色先生TVNew 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 好色先生TV 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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好色先生TVHow green is PVCu?
Doors and windows:聽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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Roof insulation
Glidevale has launched a roof insulation system which it says can help achieve a 20% improvement in thermal performance while still limiting risk of condensation build-up in the roof.
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好色先生TVArmstrong installs Dune Max tiles and Silhouette grid at Peugeot HQ
Tiles boast superior light reflectance to reduce lighting and energy costs
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好色先生TVLatest curtain walling option maximises natural light
Technal鈥檚 MX62 allows specifiers to accommodate larger glass sizes to reduce the reliance on artificial lighting and deliver more sustainable buildings
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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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好色先生TVSolar panels
Hazelton Homes has installed Baxi solar panels at its development of apartments in Anstey, Leicestershire. The in-roof flat-plate solar collectors will provide hot water for all the top-floor apartments at the site.
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好色先生TVConcrete panel walls
H+H provides the shell of the first house to be built by a volume housebuilder to level six of the Code for Sustainable Homes
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Solar hot water
Velux launches a solar hot water system that provides up to 70% of homes鈥� hot water requirements
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好色先生TVIntegrated photovoltaics
Arval launches photovoltaics integrated into roof and cladding panels
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Solar powered ventilation
Monodraught lauches a solar powered natural ventilation system for use in dwellings
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Green roof membranes
Oldroyd cavity drainage membranes now contain between 49-70% recycled plastic.
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FeaturesFrameless rooflight
The Rooflight Company has launched Neo, which it claims is the world鈥檚 first frameless rooflight.
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Flexible roof seal
Thompson鈥檚 10-year roof seal has been developed to provide weather protection for complete roofs or large areas of remedial sealing.
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Composite roofdecks
Ward Insulated Panels has launched Topspan 鈥� an insulated structural roofdeck system.
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FeaturesClay roof tiles
Redland has launched machine-made clay tiles with a handmade appearance 鈥� the Rosemary Craftsman and Rosemary Classic range.
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Large-format clay roof tiles
Sandtoft鈥檚 Cassius large-format clay tiles have helped a major housebuilder to maintain the aesthetics of a pretty Welsh borders village.
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FeaturesBowller: Get the thermals out
The Bowller Group was established over 20 years ago and now employs 57 people across six sites in the south of England, reaching from Cambridge to Reading. As well as its specialist contracting division, the firm also includes Bowller Environmental Systems, which specialises in the installation of solar energy ...
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Balustrade systems
The Barrial range from ICB is a modular safety rail and balustrade system which it says is suitable for flat roofs and, where appropriate, pitched roofs in commercial, private housing and public-sector developments.