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Innovative new technology set to improve the thermal efficiency of windows
Windows have long been identified as a key weak point in building design and energy efficiency. With energy efficiency targets becoming increasingly ambitious, a consortium of European businesses has set out to develop a solution to excessive heat loss and gain...
Government’s carbon reduction programme for heating homes & water begins 9th April 2014
Following the announcement of the government’s carbon reduction strategy for the generation of our heat and hot water five years ago, the long awaited Renewable Heat Incentive finally began on the 9th April 2014. Unique in the UK, the Renewable Heat Incentive - or RHI...
Taking a balanced approach to Sustainable Drainage Systems
Following the wettest, most prolonged winter on record and some of the most devastating floods in history, there is now an even greater need for surface water run-off to be controlled in a manner which avoids using the overloaded sewer system and is more sustainable...
Sika concrete repair system specified for Forth Road Bridge
For a structure which was built using 39,000 tonnes of steel, 125,000 cubic metres of concrete and has a main span of 1006 metres, the Forth Road Bridge is a feat of engineering. But with 65,000 vehicles using it every day and traffic loading significantly higher than...
Vortice helps development reach energy efficiency targets
Close to the core of the Woburn Estate with its famous safari park, extensive grounds and majestic Abbey, lies Maryland, a development of houses and apartments by Kebbell Homes. Each has been either skilfully converted and restored or built as new with the latest...
Wavin’s AquaCell makes the grade at new primary school
Built on greenbelt land prone to flooding, a new £5 million state-of-the-art primary school in Hull required an underground stormwater solution which would address surface water run-off. Used to create a large underground structure for the temporary storage of...
Hanson Structherm new videos showcase EWI and SEWI systems
Hanson Structherm has produced three new videos showcasing the installation of its EWI and SEWI systems: Structural External Wall Insulation - Low Rise, Structherm NCS2 Low Rise External Wall Insulation and Structural External Wall Insulation - High Rise. The videos...
River Cottage goes for sustainable biomass heating
River Cottage has rebuilt its damaged buildings after a devastating fire in early 2012, choosing a Windhager biomass wood pellet boiler as the form of sustainable heating. The famous property near Axminster in Devon is well known for its promotion of environmentally...
Windhager expands training courses and dates for 2014
Windhager UK has announced new training course dates as demand for biomass installations are set to rocket in 2014. The extensive range of HETAS certified courses cover multiple biomass appliances and are held in the UK’s largest dedicated biomass training centre at...
Health Centre fights war on germs with EasyClean LST
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust has selected EasyClean LST (low surface temperature) to solve the various heating problems they faced when redeveloping the Queensway Health Centre in Hatfield. Developed in conjunction with the NHS, the EasyClean LST has evolved from...
NAPIT urges installers to take advantage of domestic RHI launch
With the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) announcing the launch of the much anticipated Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), NAPIT are urging installers to ensure they are in the ideal position to take advantage of this new initiative. The scheme has...
New roof refurbishment package from Sarnafil
Rather than waiting for the sound of dripping water, John O’Raw, Area Manager Scotland for Sika Sarnafil, explains why it’s worth taking a good hard look at your roof refurbishment programme now... "We know that maintaining a building is a complex business and with...