All Supplements articles – Page 27
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FeaturesGrowth spurt
Green roofs are a rapidly expanding business for Greenfix. Its managing director, Mike Cottage, explains how they work and why the future is actually brown roofs.
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Product innovation
Current environmental thinking is geared to reducing carbon emissions. But what about all the other pollutants in the atmosphere?
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FeaturesPilkington is picked for Manchester
Glass maker Pilkington Building Products has supplied its laminated glass product Optilam I to the transport interchange at the North Manchester Business Park.
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FeaturesSnow protection
Aluminium roofing maker MR Site Services has launched a device to prevent snow falling from commercial roofs. Called Snowguard, it is an extruded aluminium section that fits on standing seam roofs. It is fixed to standing seams with a clip system to ensure that the roof remains watertight.
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30dB acoustic seal
Intumescent technology specialist Mann McGowan has unveiled the DD1 acoustic threshold seal, which has a rating of 30dB.
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Aluminium high-capacity gutter
Serpentine 175 is the latest addition to Guttermaster’s range of aluminium gutters.
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FeaturesShop lighting: A LED balloon?
They’re easy to maintain, last ages and don’t cook the food. So will LEDs knock fluorescent tubes off their pedestal in shop design? ‘That’s a laugh,’ detractors tell Alistair King
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FeaturesThe must-have ceiling for Redditch shoppers
A Luxalon aluminium open cell ceiling from Hunter Douglas has been fitted at the refurbished Kingfisher shopping centre in Redditch.
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FeaturesAnd now, the end is near ...
On 1 July, England becomes officially smoke free, joining Wales and Scotland. From that date, smoking will be illegal in all public buildings and places of work and in vehicles used for business. The ban is set to have a big effect on the design, use and management of retail ...
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Fire protection fan and vent sleeves
Firecap CFS100 is a new range of recessed fan and vent sleeves designed to restore the fire ratings of ceilings penetrated by fans and ventilation ducts.
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FeaturesNorth London fashions
Various Kingspan insulated panels have been used at the Harringay shopping park, an £8m retail development in north London.
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Through the looking glass
Mirona, launched by Schott, is a decorative glass that switches from transparent to reflective according to the lighting conditions.
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Lens for recessed luminaire
Zumtobel has launched a lens for its semi-recessed luminaire, Mellowlight IV.
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Twist-and-lock light
Ansell Lighting has launched Twistlock, a range of luminaires designed to ease lamp replacement and to cater for halogen lamps and LEDs.
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Waterproof tubular light
Pracht Lichttechnik and Sill Lighting UK have joined forces to launch a waterproof tubular light fitting called Tubis.
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Spinning lights
Lighting designer iGuzzini has launched two products: Tecnica and Deep Surface.
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FeaturesSplash out
Architect Feilden Clegg Bradley recently completed the £6m Formby pool in Lancashire. Part-funded by the Land Trust, the building had to reflect its woody surroundings, so sustainably sourced timber was used for large parts of the structure, including its roof and supporting columns.
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