ecoSHOWCASE held its launch Australian event in Newcastle in October and is scheduled for venues in Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia and NSW during 2015. Being promoted as ‘The No 1 Green Building Roadshow’, ecoSHOWCASE is targeting a professional audience...

Replacing the windows in a building can improve its energy efficiency significantly, but since refurbishment work is often carried out in a step-by-step manner, flexible approaches are required. In order to acknowledge particularly suitable products, the Passive House...

An innovative house in South Wales is combining multiple energy efficient technologies, including ThermaSkirt heated skirting board, in a bid to provide self-sufficient, renewable energy generation and water resource solution in an off grid setting. The flagship...

At Dundee and Angus College in Scotland, a new 500m2 roofing system was required as part of the refurbishment of an existing sports hall roof. With an eight week shutdown period, BriggsAmasco specified the Mach One insulated system due to its excellent thermal...

A monastery in West Sussex has increased its green credentials by turning to a Windhager BioWIN Excel wood pellet boiler. The Monastery of the Holy Trinity in Crawley Down, West Sussex contacted installers A Greener Alternative to invest in a greener heating system...

Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester is one of the oldest and largest specialist music schools in the country. Originally housed in buildings dating back to 1421, the school has moved into a new £31 million purpose built facility. With the energy efficiency of the...

Saint-Gobain Isover has provided an innovative airtightness membrane and floor insulation for the Salford ‘Energy House’ project – an in-depth study into the impact of whole-house retrofit on thermal performance. Carried out by the University of Salford in...

One of the USA’s most sustainable family homes, constructed with the extensive use of Accoya wood manufactured by Accsys Technologies, has been awarded platinum level LEED certification – the highest recognition available from the US Green Building Council. The 4,211...

As part of a major refurbishment project, Hornsea School and Language College has had aluminium rainwater and eaves system replacements installed from Alutec that have a life expectancy as long as the building itself. Built in the 1950’s, Hornsea School and Language...

A UK leader in innovative aluminium rainwater solutions, Alutec, has re-launched its increasingly popular roof outlet range. The range, which offers market leading flow rate performance, covers all applications from standard roof outlets to balcony, car park and...

A new online U-Value calculator has been launched by Recticel Insulation. An instant tool designed to assist architects and specifiers when calculating the required insulation thickness, thermal performance and product solution, is now available on the Recticel...

Over thirty years old and in need of major improvement works, Hadleigh Swimming Pool in Suffolk required remodeling and refurbishment to bring it up to modern standards. With a strict budget and high thermal performance a priority, the UK’s leading PIR manufacturer...