‘Modular Design’

A Buildingtalk guide

Start with the news release Stannah Lifts and art deco development from Stannah, which we summarised at the time by saying "Stannah complete major lift refurbishment project at Gunnersbury Court, an art deco style 1930s private housing development.". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release New BSF school in Tower Hamlets. from Nightingale Associates: "Nightingale Associates complete a GBP2.6 million refurbishment and extension at Ian Mikardo School, an SEN secondary school in Tower Hamlets.".

In September 2011, we covered the news from Stride Treglown - take a look at Carbon neutral Stride Treglown office which says: "Stride Treglown architects install over 100sq.m of photovoltaics on the roof and south facade of their new Cardiff Office, making it Carbon Neutral".

Take a look also at the news release from SAS International, SAS International for acoustics at Dublin Airport, as well as Award winning cavity fixings from Lindapter from Lindapter, and Aluminium and Trespa faced panels for school from Panel Systems.

Latest stories...

ITRADA wood species App for iPhones. (September 2011)

TRADA Technology, on behalf of TRADA, has developed a mobile application for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad devices, to be launched at Timber Expo 2011.

Causeway at ICE BIM 2011 (September 2011)

Causeway is sponsoring and exhibiting at the Institute of Civil Engineers ICE BIM 2011 conference, including 'Becoming BIM Proficient'.

Sto acoustic ceilings at Turner Contemporary (September 2011)

David Chipperfield's Architects specified Sto's seamless acoustic ceilings at the Turner Contemporary in Margate, Kent.

Gradus new Matting CPD Seminar (September 2011)

Gradus new RIBA approved CPD seminar for architects on 'The Specification and Design Considerations of Barrier Matting Systems'.

First emergency lighting certified under BAFE (September 2011)

Cooper Lighting and Safety became the first emergency lighting manufacturer to gain certification under the new BAFE SP203-4 scheme.

Light levels increased and energy consumption cut (September 2011)

A variety of luminaires and lighting controls from Cooper Lighting and Safety, installed at the offices of the Irish planning board, have boosted light levels and cut energy consumption.

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.

Stone Cellar Company launches modular design

The Stone Cellar Company has unveiled the Hexagonal Cellar, its latest modular underground wine storage cellar.
Wernick modular design for children's centre

Wernick has completed a steel-framed modular building for a Sure Start children's centre.