All Products articles – Page 36
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NewsInsulated roof panels
Unilin System’s structural insulated roof panels have been used on three carbon-neutral homes in Somerset
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NewsOutside wall insulation
External wall insulation and render systems from Alumasc have been used to bring housing in Doncaster up the government’s decent homes standard
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Street lighting
DW Windsor has launched the Monaro, a contemporary low-energy luminaire for exterior lighting in urban settings
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Recycled windows
The UK’s first installation of PVCu windows made from 98% recycled window frames has been completed by Northwards Housing, a social housing company based in Manchester
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NewsCombined daylight and ventilation
Glidevale has launched a combined unit for delivering natural ventilation and daylight into commercial and domestic buildings
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High-performance composite windows
The ENERsign window and door range is now available in the UK through the Green Building Store
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Water saving devices
Product supplier the Green Building Store has launched a package of water-saving products to help specifiers meet levels three and four of the Code for Sustainable Homes
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Triple glazing
Pilkington has expanded its energiKare range with the introduction of a triple-glazed unit which, it says, optimises the amount of heat lost through windows whilst still allowing useful solar gain
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Green roofs
Grass Concrete has launched a system that can be laid over new or existing flat roof membranes to create a green roof
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Plastic gutters
Hunter Plastics has launched Ovation, a guttering system that offers a top-hung alternative to traditional bracket systems
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NewsHeat pumps
Aermec has launched the VXT geothermic heat pump, which can provide heating, cooling and domestic hot water needs for residential applications in a single unit
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NewsHot water heating
Alpha Heating Innovation’s FlowSmart hot water system has been added to the BRE’s SAP Appendix Q list, which allows the energy performance of new technologies and advanced versions of existing technologies to be evaluated for SAP assessments
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Insulated roof panels
Kingspan’s KS1000 RW trapezoidal insulated roof and wall panel is now available in a width of 2m
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Mineral wool insulation
Knauf Insulation has launched an environmentally friendly mineral wool insulation with lower embodied energy. Using its patented “Ecose Technology”, the insulation has a distinctive natural brown colour – rather than yellow – as a result of a new sustainable binder made from renewable materials rather than oil-based chemicals
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NewsMechanical ventilation
Vortice has launched a mechanical extract ventilation unit to help designers meet Code for Sustainable Homes criteria
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FeaturesPhotovoltaic roof tiles
Sandtoft has launched a roofing system that enables Solarcentury’s C21e photovoltaic (PV) roof tiles to be integrated with Sandtoft’s Cassius and Rivius clay roof tiles
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FeaturesRoof verge systems
Glidevale has introduced the Universal Dry Verge System which, it claims accommodates all interlocking metric sized tiles and can be used on both left and right sides of the roof
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FeaturesRooflights
Roofglaze has installed more than 3,280m2 of glass monopitch skylights at Wolverton Park, a redevelopment of the former railway works at Milton Keynes
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NewsImproved cement substitute cuts embodied energy
RockTron develops new process that enables more than 50% substitution by pulverised fuel ash
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Timber frame buildings
The Swedish manufacturer, Masonite Beams, has developed a building system that allows the construction of timber-framed buildings up to eight storeys in height, with internal clear spans of up to 10m.