All Building articles in Specifier 13 August 2010
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NewsSpray-on insulation
Walltite spray foam insulation from BASF Polyurethanes has been used to form an airtight thermal-efficient envelope at the BRE’s Victorian terrace retrofit demonstration project, in Watford
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High-performance windows
Pultec has launched the 5000 Series range of windows which can provide whole window U-values of 0.7W/m2K
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Wood fibre insulation
Natural Building Technologies’ (NBT) Diffutherm and Pavatherm Plus wood fibre insulation boards have been used to insulate the external walls of a timber frame home development in Dundee
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Curtain walling
WHS Halo, manufacturers of architectural facades and entrance systems, has introduced an enhanced version of its System 10 curtain walling
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NewsColoured render
StoRend Cote has been specified on an affordable, low-energy housing scheme developed by Fyne Initiatives, the commercial subsidiary of the Argyll-based Housing Association, Fyne Homes.The homes are said to be the UK’s first social housing development built to Passivhaus standards. Designed by Professor Gokay Deveci of Robert Gordon University, each ...
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Composite cladding panels
Cladding manufacturer Steni UK has extended its range of composite panels with sparkling black and white variants.
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Blown insulation
Rockwool, manufacturers of non-combustible stone wool insulation, has launched Rockprime, a mechanically installed blown insulation for the loft area of homes
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NewsThis house has been designed to be highly sustainable. So why isn’t it?
The gap between design and built performance is seriously hampering our chances of meeting the 2016 target for zero carbon homes
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NewsAluminium windows
Sapa Building Systems has developed the Crown Window System to help specifiers meet the higher levels of the Code for Sustainable Homes