All Roofing articles – Page 7

  • Thermablok
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    New nanotechnology promises drastic thermal insulation

    2008-09-16T08:23:00Z

    Thermablok, for shielding heat on space shuttles, is now available for construction

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    Recycled insulation: Styrofoam

    2008-09-12T00:00:00Z

    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.

  • How green is PVCu?
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    How green is PVCu?

    2008-09-05T00:00:00Z

    Doors and windows: 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

    2008-08-08T00:00:00Z

    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.

  • Pinley House, Peugeot’s new UK HQ near Coventry
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    Armstrong installs Dune Max tiles and Silhouette grid at Peugeot HQ

    2008-08-01T11:07:00Z

    Tiles boast superior light reflectance to reduce lighting and energy costs

  • Technal’s MX62
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    Latest curtain walling option maximises natural light

    2008-07-25T15:26:00Z

    Technal’s 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

    2008-07-18T00:00:00Z

    Insulation is an effective way to help meet ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Regulations targets on carbon emission reduction. Peter Mayer of ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV LifePlans examines the effectiveness of different materials

  • Hazelton Homes has installed Baxi solar panels at its development of apartments in Anstey, Leicestershire.
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    Solar panels

    2008-06-13T00:00:00Z

    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.

  • Barratt’s three-storey Green House
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    Concrete panel walls

    2008-06-13T00:00:00Z

    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

    2008-06-11T00:39:00Z

    Velux launches a solar hot water system that provides up to 70% of homes’ hot water requirements

  • Photovoltaics integrated into roof and cladding panels
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    Integrated photovoltaics

    2008-06-11T00:21:00Z

    Arval launches photovoltaics integrated into roof and cladding panels

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    Solar powered ventilation

    2008-06-10T00:50:00Z

    Monodraught lauches a solar powered natural ventilation system for use in dwellings

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    Green roof membranes

    2008-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Oldroyd cavity drainage membranes now contain between 49-70% recycled plastic.

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    Frameless rooflight

    2008-06-06T00:00:00Z

    The Rooflight Company has launched Neo, which it claims is the world’s first frameless rooflight.

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    Flexible roof seal

    2008-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Thompson’s 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

    2008-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Ward Insulated Panels has launched Topspan – an insulated structural roofdeck system.

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    Clay roof tiles

    2008-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Redland has launched machine-made clay tiles with a handmade appearance – the Rosemary Craftsman and Rosemary Classic range.

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    Large-format clay roof tiles

    2008-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Sandtoft’s Cassius large-format clay tiles have helped a major housebuilder to maintain the aesthetics of a pretty Welsh borders village.

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    Bowller: Get the thermals out

    2008-06-06T00:00:00Z

    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

    2008-06-06T00:00:00Z

    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.