‘Water Ingress’

A Buildingtalk guide

Start with the news release Dimplex evacuated tube solar collector from Dimplex UK, which we summarised at the time by saying "Dimplex now offer more flexibility for specifiers by adding a high efficiency evacuated tube solar collector to its solar thermal water heating range.". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release Carbon neutral Stride Treglown office from Stride Treglown: "Stride Treglown architects install over 100sq.m of photovoltaics on the roof and south facade of their new Cardiff Office, making it Carbon Neutral".

In September 2011, we covered the news from Geberit - take a look at Geberit pipe fittings specified for safety which says: "Crown House Technologies specified Geberit's Mapress piping system for the Hepworth Wakefield, a newly opened art gallery in Yorkshire.".

Take a look also at the news release from Ronacrete, Keen cyclist launches pothole repair product, as well as Technical mortars used to renovate River Medway from Saint-Gobain Weber, and Light levels increased and energy consumption cut from Cooper Lighting.

Latest stories...

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.

RonaDeck for walkway at Westfield Stratford (September 2011)

Ronacrete case study takes a look at the pedestrianised street that run through the Westfield Stratford City retail and leisure development.

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.

UN say radon in buildings should be reduced (September 2011)

Radon presence within buildings should be reduced to a lower level, as radon is more dangerous to health than first thought and there is 'no safe level'.

Water supply surge protection in tall buildings (September 2011)

Wilo UK work with contractors, local authorities and housing association, installing its reliable, energy efficient, water booster sets to ensure a quality supply of potable water .

Romans understood benefits of underfloor heating (September 2011)

Ultra-Floor take a closer look modern types of underfloor heating (UFH) systems available in including warm water pipes and electric matting.

Timber protection for Olympics bridge (September 2011)

Arch Timber Protection's expertise enabled tanalised clear pressure treated timber to be designed into the T12 wood-clad pedestrian bridge at the Olympics site.

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.

Contour Casings stops water ingress in NHS roof

Contour Casings has supplied its wall capping system to prevent the ingress of water through the roof of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, based at Delta Point in West Bromwich.
Cav-Form prevents water ingress in buildings

The Cav-Form cavity forming and protection system keeps cavities clear of mortar and debris during construction of both masonry and timber frame constructed buildings.