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EXCLUSIVE: Procter Bros ten reasons to specify cast stone
Cast stone is a versatile and cost-effective alternative to natural stone.
Exclusive article from Procter Bros
H Jarvis installs top energy rated windows
The first BFRC 'A' rated windows featuring Pilkington energiKare glass have been installed by Sheerframe fabricator H Jarvis .
Product/Service News from H Jarvis ( 9 May 2008)
Passivhaus expert to headline at AECB conference
The AECB (the sustainable building association) believes that Passivhaus building design should be central to UK's approach to 'low carbon' homes.
Company news from AECB Sustainable Building Association ( 9 May 2008)
Latest Special Report from Buildingtalk:
Sustainability of building materials
Buildingtalk questions Tony Crutcher, Sales and Marketing Director at Kestrel about the key considerations when buying PVC-U or timber building materials.
Latest product legislation and testing standards
Spotlight is SATRA's technical publication for the consumer products industries is the place to look for latest product legislation and testing standards.
Background article from SATRA Technology Centre
Hodgson and Hodgson resolves noise problems
The Hodgson and Hodgson Group has provided acoustic consultancy to Denne Construction on a new build project in Wandsworth, London.
User application article from Hodgson and Hodgson Group ( 9 May 2008)
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From the Buildingtalk Editorial Newsletter this week
Howard Chapman, Editor writes:
In a week when the Office of National Statistics revealed an 8% drop in construction orders in the first three months of the year, we also heard that Shell wants to sell its stake in the world's largest wind farm planned for the Thames Estuary. They say that US government incentives offer Shell better returns, so want to focus on wind power projects in the US. The London scheme would have generated power for a quarter of London homes but Shell's decision has left this key clean energy project high and dry.
Cement is a major generator of CO2, creating perhaps 4% of global emissions. Researchers at Imperial College London have been working to develop a carbon negative cement and seem to have made a breakthrough that could revolutionise the industry. Not only have they developed a binder that produces minimal emissions during production but they are exploring ways that concrete could actually absorb CO2 from the atmosphere as it hardened, making concrete structures function as carbon sinks. We also had news from Castle Cement, our first featured story, about another new cement that they have on the market in the UK that reduces air pollution. Remember you can follow the link from any of the summaries to get full details.
New sustainability products this week include a fully roof integrated solar water heater from Redland. In fact one unit can provide up to 70% of the average three-bedroom household's hot water needs. Saint-Gobain Isover claim that 90% of household energy costs that could be saved if the home was insulated to Passive House standards and have produced a practical guide to how this can be achieved. Faithful and Gould, a cost and project management consultancy, launch a pre-design carbon calculator, which is a free online tool to enable carbon saving techniques to be planned into projects at an early stage.
Scafftag reminded us that the HSE estimates the cost of health and safety and maintenance incidents in the UK is over GBP1 billion a year. Scafftag are offering a free site assessment to help reduce the risks. In April the new Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act came into force and means that organisations and corporations can be fined up to 10% of annual turnover if found to be negligent. Easy Price have software that produces the documentation construction companies need to be compliant with all existing Health and Safety Regulations.
On the new products front, movemanSKG have a compact, electro-hydraulic platform lift; Marshalls Street Furniture launch their 2008 Product Selector; and Abloy UK launch their secure and simple to assemble range of cabinet locks.
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