Façade access strategy is collaborative process
By Mohamed Merchant, an associate director at TÜV SÜD Dunbar Boardman
FACADE access is not limited to cleaning, as it must also support other maintenance...
Virus response shows the true value of trade bodies
THE Covid-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the roofing and cladding sector, with businesses and individuals operating in this field having to...
Curtain is lifted on police base
A high specification glass and aluminium façade has been created using advanced curtain walling solutions from Wicona for a £24 million regeneration project overlooking...
Opening up a façade market
A new open structure façade system made its debut at a recent architectural event.
The UK launch by Hunter Douglas at the Architect@Work followed the...
Glidevale Protect confirms collaborative partnership with RGB Facades
GLIDEVALE Protect has announced a partnership with RGB Facades, bringing its new range of fire rated external wall membranes to RGB Facades’ customers.
RGB Facades,...
Back to the future on Glasgow cladding works
LYNDON SGB is providing a comprehensive access package on a project to remove and replace ACM cladding panels from residential apartment blocks at Glasgow...
Construction law specialist calls for more protection for consumers over cladding ‘crisis’
A Scottish construction law specialist has warned that consumers need more protection amidst the cladding 'crisis'.
The New Homes Quality Board has recently been formed...
How render colour defines a home’s identity
Colour plays a powerful and emotive role in shaping the built environment, far beyond mere decoration. The visual appeal of a building’s outer skin,...
Procast lands Airdrie town centre refurb role
STRATHAVEN-based Procast has been awarded a contract in the upcoming project to refurbish properties in Airdrie's Buchanan and Hallcraig Streets.
The contract forms part of...
SSE Hydro benefits from Green Roof solution
A Blackdown Green Roof has boosted the green credentials and provided an attractive feature at Glasgow’s SSE Hydro.
The Intensive Green Roof system was specified...
Temporary roofing system helps make the most of heritage site
ONE of the most prestigious 17th century country houses in the UK has gained from the use of Layher Allround scaffolding and the Keder...
The Shingle life
A luxury hotel in Dumfries and Galloway has used Marley Eternit’s JB Shingles to create a “stunning” cottage annex.
Architect John Murray specified the product...
Steel-clad building in Chernobyl safety role
WORK is expected to start later this year on a new solar energy park near the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine after...
Online hubs offer insulation advice
ROCKWOOL has created a series of technical resource hubs to help specifiers access information and advice on specialist insulation solutions.
The online hubs comprise passive...
Building a solution to urbanisation
With limited resources and a changing climate, how can we build a healthy and sustainable urban future? Here, Nick Cowley, MD of aluminium building...
Stylish products add class to Polwarth Terrace
PRODUCTS from aluminium architectural specialists, Metal Technology, were recently specified for the Wemyss Properties’ Polwarth Terrace development in Edinburgh.
Situated within a private walled site...
‘Greener’ cladding solutions proving popular to architects
SUSTAINABLE cladding and façade solutions have been tipped to help architects satisfy environmental standards and changing urban landscape demands.
Berry Systems revealed that architects are...
Eye in the sky: the rising role of drones in roofing
THE use of drones in the roofing sector is surging – and it’s not difficult to see why.
The technology is ideally placed to reach...
Mott MacDonald appoints new façades director
MOTT MacDonald has appointed Simon Pierce as director of façade engineering, where he will be tasked with leading the UK façades team within the...
Engineer creates insulation inspired by polar bear fur
AN engineer has used his passion for biomimicry to create a new type of home insulation inspired by the technical properties of polar bear...
