All Supplements articles – Page 26

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    Movers and makers

    2007-06-01T00:00:00Z

    This week

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    Product innovation

    2007-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Current environmental thinking is geared to reducing carbon emissions. But what about all the other pollutants in the atmosphere?

  • Greenfix in action, adding a green roof to Adnam’s Suffolk brewery in 2006
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    Growth spurt

    2007-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Green roofs are a rapidly expanding business for Greenfix. Its managing director, Mike Cottage, explains how they work and why the future is actually brown roofs.

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    Flat roof products

    2007-06-01T00:00:00Z

    ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV membrane maker Icopal has launched two products for flat roofs.

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    Vented eaves protector

    2007-06-01T00:00:00Z

    PVCu roofline maker Swish ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Products has launched a protection system for vented eaves.

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    Durable gutters

    2007-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Rainwater systems manufacturer Marley Plumbing & Drainage has updated its range of gutters and downpipes so that they retain colour and gloss for longer than standard PVCu rainwater systems.

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    Insulated decking

    2007-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Insulation manufacturer EcoTherm has expanded its Eco-Deck range of insulated decking boards for the flat roofs of residential and commercial buildings by making the product available with timber certified by the Forestry Stewardship Council.

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    What it costs: Rainwater drainage

    2007-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Keeping rainwater off roofs and away from buildings is essential to avoid inevitable damage and exorbitant repair costs. Peter Mayer of ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV LifePlans considers the costs and options for eaves gutters and rainwater downpipes

  • Solarcentury’s C21e tiles in Beasley, near Norwich.
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    Camouflaged solar roofing: The power slate

    2007-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Solar panels may be admirable, but they’re definitely ugly. Now two suppliers have launched products that look like simple roof slates.

  • Tyvek is the only supplier of two-layer breathable membranes on the British market
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    Take a breather

    2007-06-01T00:00:00Z

    DuPont Tyvek, part of the DuPont global conglomerate, was founded in Luxembourg in 1962. Its headquarters is still in Luxembourg City. Its UK business, which has operated since the late eighties, employs more than 20 people and its main market is for breathable roof membranes. Tim Smith, the UK’s national ...

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    Batten grading system

    2007-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Timber importer John Brash has developed a quality control system that pre-grades roofing battens at the sawmill.

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    The world according to …

    2007-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Mike Cottage, managing director, Greenfix

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    Specifier 1 June 2007

    2007-06-01T00:00:00Z

    This week: Roofing

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    Turf’s up

    2007-05-18T00:00:00Z

    TigerTurf has made artificial turf for sports, leisure and landscaping in the UK since 2001.

  • Timber was used throughout the pool building
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    Splash out

    2007-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Architect Feilden Clegg Bradley recently completed the £6m Formby pool in Lancashire. Part-funded by the Land Trust, the building had to reflect its woody surroundings, so sustainably sourced timber was used for large parts of the structure, including its roof and supporting columns.

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    Spinning lights

    2007-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Lighting designer iGuzzini has launched two products: Tecnica and Deep Surface.

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    Twist-and-lock light

    2007-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Ansell Lighting has launched Twistlock, a range of luminaires designed to ease lamp replacement and to cater for halogen lamps and LEDs.

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    Waterproof tubular light

    2007-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Pracht Lichttechnik and Sill Lighting UK have joined forces to launch a waterproof tubular light fitting called Tubis.

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    Lens for recessed luminaire

    2007-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Zumtobel has launched a lens for its semi-recessed luminaire, Mellowlight IV.

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    Through the looking glass

    2007-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Mirona, launched by Schott, is a decorative glass that switches from transparent to reflective according to the lighting conditions.