‘Intelligent Home Control’

A Buildingtalk guide

Start with the news release Basement solution to shoe-box homes from Concrete Centre, which we summarised at the time by saying "Guy Thompson, head of architecture and sustainability at The Concrete Centre, believes the provision of basements would help counter RIBA criticism of 'shameful shoe-box homes'.". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release SAS International for acoustics at Dublin Airport from SAS International: "SAS International worked with architects Pascall + Watson to design the acoustic ceiling solutions for the new Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport, Ireland.".
 
In September 2011, we covered the news from Epwin Group - take a look at National consumer poll by super-fabricator Sierra which says: "New national survey reveals that appearance and security are the single most important factors for homeowners when buying new windows and doors. ".
 
Take a look also at the news release from British Gypsum, British Gypsum new Thistle brand finishing plaster, as well as ITRADA wood species App for iPhones. from TRADA Technology, and Causeway at ICE BIM 2011 from Causeway Technologies.
 

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New low-energy luminaires from Cooper (September 2011)

Cooper Lighting and Safety at LuxLive exhibition to launch a number of new energy-efficient luminaires for use in mains lighting and emergency lighting schemes.

Range of new urban noise management tools. (September 2011)

Bruel and Kjaer have created a wide range of tools for planning, assessment and noise control,to help those involved in managing urban noise,

Maccaferri reinforced soil solution (September 2011)

Maccaferri complex reinforced soil structure spans drainage culvert as part of the Inverness Parks Farm distributor road project.

Lime Technology new external wall insulation (EWI) (September 2011)

New EWI systems offer breathable solutions, designed for upgrading existing residential and multi-storey buildings, or provide thermally efficient building envelope in new-build construction.

New Aico Guide to Carbon Monoxide Protection (September 2011)

This comprehensive guide is particularly useful for landlords and specifiers in both the social and private housing covering all they need to know about Carbon Monoxide (CO) in the home.

Rethink refurbishment at INSITE11 at BRE Watford (September 2011)

INSITE11 is an exhibition of over 50 refurbishment innovations, plus a tour of the BRE Victorian Terrace refurbishment project.

BRE and British Gas partner on SmartHomes (September 2011)

The SmartHomes Project aims to reduce the energy requirements of domestic customers through the implementation of smart technologies and sustainable refurbishment solutions.

Abloy Smartair access control for primary school (September 2011)

Abloy UK has provided an innovative access control solution for a new primary school in South Gloucestershire, helping to balance freedom of movement with building security and pupil safety.

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