‘Residential Buildings’
A Buildingtalk guide
Start with the news release
Mayor launches the London Housing Strategy from
Building Centre, which we summarised at the time by saying "He pledged to help Londoners onto the property ladder, with an ambitions aim of 50,000 affordable homes over the next three years.".
Several months prior to that,
we featured the news release RoofSURE to help reduce carbon emissions from
RoofSURE: "A review of thermal insulation has revealed that the polyurethane foam used by RoofSURE is a cost effective method of reducing carbon dioxide emissions.".
In November 2008, we covered the news from Concrete Centre
- take a look at Long-term sustainable schools
which says: "Pupils should be taught in buildings that aim to safeguard their future, reports Andrew Minson, head of structural engineering at The Concrete Centre.".
Take a look also at the news release from Autodesk, Online database help designers learn from nature,
as well as Burlington helps restore historic Wentworth Castle from Burlington Slate,
and UKCSA tops new cast stone standard from UK Cast Stone Association.
Latest stories...
Dulux Trade Weathershield Naked Wood products (November 2008)
Architect John Pardey turned to woodcare experts Dulux Trade to provide an innovative solution when he needed the natural colour and finish of wood cladding to be conserved.
General Demolition begin restoration baths in Soho (November 2008)
General Demolition engaged by ISG InteriorExterior to perform demolition and strip out works for the GBP25m regeneration of the Marshall Street Baths in London's Soho.
AMA report provides major market review (November 2008)
UK ventilation, air conditioning and non-domestic heating market, estimated to be worth some GBP1.4 billion, having increased by an estimated 4% in 2006-2007.
Dulux Trade Ecosure for luxury and social housing (November 2008)
Dulux Trade Ecosure has been used to decorate 144 private luxury and social housing apartments included in the new Shires Shopping Centre in Leicester.
Wernick Hire environmentally friendly Eco-units (November 2008)
With the increasing demand for all types of accommodation to be more environmentally friendly, Wernick Hire has introduced a range of portable accommodation units that address this issue.
Glidden Trade provides BUPA with bespoke treatment (November 2008)
Glidden Trade has been integrated into a new interior design package being offered by BUPA to its care home facilities.
Dulux Trade Cladshield protection for buildings (November 2008)
Dulux Trade launch Cladshield, a water-based, single pack product that offers superior exterior durability and protection for Plastisol coated and coil cladded buildings.
Blinds and Shutters Buyers' Guide 2009 (November 2008)
As the only UK directory covering sun shading products, the latest edition of The Blinds and Shutters Buyers' Guide will be published in December 2008.
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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