All Products articles – Page 29
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FeaturesSealing strips
ISO-Chemie, maker of foam sealants, has launched ISO-Connect HB-Band, a permanent horizontal seal to prevent moisture transfer and rising damp between wall sole plates and foundation walls or floor slabs in timber-framed buildings
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Mechanical ventilation
Itho has launched a compact mechanical ventilation and heat recovery unit suitable for two to three bedroom apartments and houses
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Soffit insulation
Promat has launched Promat TLFR Board to complement its existing range of soffit insulation solutions
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FeaturesWoodfibre insulation
Natural Building Technologies’ Diffutherm woodfibre insulation system has received BBA accreditation for both masonry and timber-frame constructions
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Gas membrane
Construction membranes specialist Icopal has extended its range of gas membranes with the launch of the Monarflex CO2 membrane
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Precast concrete structure
Structherm Fastbuild is being used for the construction of 10 low-energy homes on the outskirts of Edinburgh
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Concrete panel construction
H+H’s full-storey height aircrete construction system with thin joint bonding has enabled Miller Homes to create a zero-carbon house as part of the Pinnacle development of 79 homes in Basingstoke
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Concealed door closer
A new concealed door closer which assists with compliance for disabled access regulations and the use of doors by the very young and the very old is now available from Sapa Building Systems
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FeaturesZero carbon: Four for the price of three
Last month Grant Shapps, the coalition housing minister, announced that the government was committed to making new homes zero carbon after 2016
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FeaturesEmbodied energy: The next big carbon challenge
Reducing the amount of embodied energy in building materials won’t be easy – but it’s essential
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Mechanical ventilation
Vent-Axia has added the Sentinel Kinetic Plus to its range of residential mechanical ventilation with heat recovery systems
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Hybrid ventilation system
Passivent has launched the iHybrid domestic ventilation system, which it claims uses 55% less electrical energy than a conventional mechanical system
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NewsDimmer switches
MK Electric has added dimmers suitable for use with dimmable compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) to its Logic Plus range
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NewsRodent control
Vermend has launched the Rat Blocker, a system for preventing rat invasion via sewage outlets in domestic and commercial properties
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Biomass pellet boiler
Viessmann has launched the Vitoligno 300-P biomass pellet boiler with outputs from 4kW to 48 kW and an operating efficiency of up to 86%
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FeaturesTiled floors
The £3.7m renovation of the Marianne North Gallery at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew has included the recreation of a Victorian geometric tiled floor, complete with intricate border, by Craven Dunnill Jackfield
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Modular PVC flooring
Gerflor has launched Saga, a modular PVC floor tile that is an alternative to carpet tiles
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Sports flooring system
An innovative high-performance sports floor system, developed through a partnership between Gerflor and InstaCoustic, has been installed for the first time in the UK at the Moat House leisure and neighbourhood centre in Coventry