‘Sustainable Drainage’

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

In September 2011, we covered the news from Maccaferri - take a look at Maccaferri reinforced soil solution which says: "Maccaferri complex reinforced soil structure spans drainage culvert as part of the Inverness Parks Farm distributor road project.".

Take a look also at the news release from Lime Technology, Lime Technology new external wall insulation (EWI), as well as RonaDeck for walkway at Westfield Stratford from Ronacrete, and Rethink refurbishment at INSITE11 at BRE Watford from BRE.

Latest stories...

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.

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.

PEFC and MTC share the knowledge at Timber Expo (September 2011)

PEFC is partnering with Malaysian Timber Council (MTC) to discuss the supply of tropical timber and explaining why Malaysian timber increasingly popular in the UK market.

Future of SAP discussed at Alpha CPD event (September 2011)

Alpha Heating Innovation present a CPD seminar to help engineers assess the impact on SAP and the Code for Sustainable Homes.

Marley Eternit MCS accredited BIPV roofing systems (September 2011)

Marley Eternit new Solesia range is an MCS accredited building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) roofing system, making it eligible for the government's feed-in tariff scheme.

John Brash shingles for Velux zero carbon homes (September 2011)

Western Red Cedar shingles from John Brash have been specified for the external envelope of two pioneering zero carbon homes in Kettering as part of Velux's Model Home 2020 project.

Steni cladding for revolutionary retailing project (September 2011)

Steni UK's fibreglass reinforced polymer composite colour panels are being used on pioneering sustainable pods used by Johnson Cleaners at three Sainsbury's sites.

Watertight basement for high spec property (September 2011)

Waterproofing system components supplied by Triton Systems whose team also oversaw their installation in a high specification new build London property

New Hydro Filterra sustainable drainage system

Hydro Filterra is SUDS-compliant and uses natural biological and chemical processes to combine stormwater control with treatment of pollutants and sediments, ideal for retrofit or new developments.
Polypipe WMS explains sustainable drainage

Polypipe Water Management Solutions is providing a free seminar covering sustainable drainage (SUDS) and water management issues within the construction industry.