All Supplements articles – Page 3
-
News
Wireless lighting control
MK Electric has launched the Astral wireless lighting control system, which is suitable for new-build and refurbishment projects
-
FeaturesGoodnight and good luck: Converting offices to hotels
With the commercial office market in the doldrums, developers are waking up to the idea of converting them into hotels. Stephen Kennett works all hours to find out how it’s done
-
News
Filtered water
Grohe has launched Grohe Blue, a kitchen tap capable of providing filtered water
-
NewsSolid wall insulation
Ibstock and Rockwool have joined forces to launch BrickShield, an insulated external wall cladding
-
News
Integrated service modules
More than 1.5km of integrated service modules providing heating and cooling have been installed as part of the refurbishment of Lewins Place in Bristol
-
News
Level threshold
Cavity Trays has come up with a device for creating level thresholds between the interior of a building and the outside
-
News
Shower seat
Mira Showers has launched a shower seat that gives elderly and less able-bodied people the opportunity to shower in greater comfort
-
Features
Movers and makers: 26 March 2010
Weber, the manfacturer of industrial mortar, has brought out a flooring systems brochure. The 16-page guide introduces the main product categories of commercial, industrial, decorative, calcium sulphate and marine screeds as well as innovative products such as Leca insulation fill, which allows for quick and easy foundation preparation
-
FeaturesCarpet tiles
Burmatex has created a high impact floor for the Shoreditch showroom of interior designer Forster Inc
-
Features
What it costs: Flooring
Level access showers can improve quality of life for disabled users. Peter Mayer of BLP Insurance looks at the design options and lifecycle costs for retrofitting them into existing floors
-
Features
Textured floor covers
Altro has provided a complete floors and walls package for the Ennerdale leisure centre in Hull
-
FeaturesHeated floor module
Underfloor heating specialist Timoleon has launched the Toron flooring system, which combines a floor deck with an underfloor heating system in a single, structural unit
-
Features
Modular PVC flooring
Gerflor has launched Saga, a modular PVC floor tile that is an alternative to carpet tiles
-
Features
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
-
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
-
FeaturesThe hard stuff
The world of flooring is coming up with cheaper, cleaner alternatives to traditional stone tiles
-
Features
Movers and makers: 12 March 2010
Recent tests at BRE has confirmed that Hydropanel partition walls meet all the requirements of BS 5234-2: 1992 including criteria for stiffness, resistance to surface damage by a variety of objects and the effects of door slamming, as well as resistance to crowd pressure. It also underwent lightweight and heavyweight ...
-
FeaturesWater controls
Douglas Delabie, under its Chavonnet banner, has launched a range of water controls to help prevent hospital-acquired infections
-
FeaturesCordon sanitaire: MAAP’s mental health facility
How do you make a mental health facility secure without it feeling like a prison? The answer MAAP Architects proposes is to turn the buildings themselves into a perimeter fence