‘Residential Buildings’
A Buildingtalk guide
Start with the news release
Aluminium and Trespa faced panels for school from
Panel Systems, which we summarised at the time by saying "Aluminium panels from Panel Systems specified for stunning new environmentally-friendly Merseyside primary school.".
Several months prior to that,
we featured the news release Free solar PV installations from Stroma Solar from
Stroma: "New solar PV4FREE scheme offers completely free solar PV installations to residential property owners, enabling them the opportunity to make typical savings of GBP400 each year.".
In September 2011, we covered the news from Seamless Sensing
- take a look at Seamless Sensing new building sensing products
which says: "Two pioneering wireless products from Seamless Sensing which allow organisations to reduce energy consumption and improve air quality in their buildings.".
Take a look also at the news release from Bruel and Kjaer, Range of new urban noise management tools.,
as well as Need for more hospital improvements from SAS International,
and Lime Technology new external wall insulation (EWI) from Lime Technology.
Latest stories...
Door closers from DORMA for new Academy (September 2011)
Door closers from DORMA were specified for the new GBP36 million Evelyn Grace Academy in Brixton, designed by renowned architect Zaha Hadid.
Award winning Pilkington Spacia (September 2011)
Pilkington Spacia has been recognised for its innovative vacuum glazing technology, winning the World Architecture News (WAN) Product of the Year 2011 Award.
Dricon fire retardant protects new Academy (September 2011)
Arch Timber Protection used its DRICON fire retardant treatment to protect internal timber at the new Passmores Academy buidling, Harlow, Essex.
TLX Gold is finalist at BRE INSITE 11 (September 2011)
TLX Gold multi-foil insulation from Web Dynamics has also been awarded a place in the Innovation Zone at INSITE 11, part of the Modern Built Environment KTN programme.
Building in fire and smoke protection (September 2011)
Peter Jennings, Technical Director for ACO Building Drainage, looks at how poor planning of drainage systems can contribute directly to the spread of fire in large buildings.
Underground vacuum waste management in Doha (September 2011)
Envac appointed waste management partner for the Msheireb Downtown urban mixed-use regeneration project in Doha, Qatar.
Prioritising sustainability in schools (September 2011)
Profile 22 warn that many schools property managers are investing in green energy technologies without corresponding investment in the thermal efficiency of the fabric of school buildings.
Tyco quick-fit solar panel supports (September 2011)
Tyco Fire Protection Products launch Kwikstrut metal framing and supports for photovoltaic (PV) and solar panel applications.
Further reading
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Concrete for multi-storey residential buildings
Seminar by The Concrete Centre will look at engineering concrete solutions for multi-storey residential buildings.
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Mold control for high rise residential buildings
Chute Controls invention was designed to stop the movement of smoke and fire up a chute and is proven to improve the building envelope.
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