24 August 2015

Iconic London hotel benefits from Schlüter underfloor heating

The new designs will enhance all 93 guest bedrooms and bathrooms in the hotel, in addition to all public areas in the building. The project aims to honour the building’s architectural heritage as one of London’s most revered Regency landmarks. Schluter’s unique tile substrate Schlüter-KERDI-BOARD KERDI-BOARD tile substrate Underflooring solutions specialists Schlüter has provided a[…]

  • 24 August 2015

24 August 2015

Invite to work hard & play hard at UK’s biggest building show

Work hard & play hard at UK Construction Week UK Construction Week is offering a complete business and networking package, hosting a casino night in partnership with Construction Enquirer and a beer festival to help visitors and exhibitors relax and unwind at the show. Casino night Taking place on the first night of the show[…]

  • 24 August 2015

24 August 2015

Schlüter enhance range with thermostat and underwall heating

The Schlüter-DITRA-HEAT has become popular with specifiers, installers and homeowners as an all-in-one integrated solution for use under tiles and natural stone flooring, most recently being used at the historic Lanesborough Hotel in Hyde Park Corner The underfloor heating system was recently used on an iconic London hotel The product has been developed to provide[…]

  • 24 August 2015

24 August 2015

How rooflights can offer energy savings and carbon reductions

Primarily used to flood natural light into buildings and structures, the rooflight’s role has evolved significant in recent decades to deliver a whole range of requirements, including improving thermal performance and reducing demand on lighting, heating, cooling and ventilation systems. Until 2006, it was thought that the introduction of rooflights into an existing building would[…]

  • 24 August 2015

24 August 2015

Invite to work hard and play hard at UK’s biggest building show

Work hard andamp; play hard at UK Construction Week UK Construction Week is offering a complete business and networking package, hosting a casino night in partnership with Construction Enquirer and a beer festival to help visitors and exhibitors relax and unwind at the show. Casino night Taking place on the first night of the show[…]

  • 24 August 2015

24 August 2015

Keynsham Civic Centre and one-stop shop

Keynsham Civic Centre has recently won a number of prestigious awards including RIBA South West Award, RIBA South West Sustainability Award and the British Council for Offices Corporate Workplace and Innovation Award for the South West, Thames Valley & South Wales region. The new development has replaced a group of 1960s buildings to provide 68,000ft2[…]

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  • 24 August 2015

21 August 2015

Business expansion – are timber or steel buildings the best?

Pros of timber frame construction Timber buildings boast numerous environmental and economical benefits over steel constructs. Andrew Dunn, Chief Executive of the Timber Development Association recently stated: “Timber has no disadvantages, only design challenges. The key aspect for timber is that its properties are well known and very predictable.” A wide range of timber options[…]

  • 21 August 2015

21 August 2015

Escaping from prison fires – designing fire safety for prisons

  Jane Embury, commercial director Wrightstyle Limited, a leading UK supplier of integrated steel and aluminium glazing systems and exports worldwide, looks at some notorious prison fires – and the appalling conditions in some facilities today.     Escaping from prison fires When fire breaks out in a highly-populated building, the first priority is to[…]

  • 21 August 2015

21 August 2015

Johnstone’s colourful help for architecture and design students

Johnstone’s gives colourful insight to students Johnstone’s colour insights Johnstone’s Trade has joined forces with design studio Unit3 to help architectural and design students gain a valuable insight into their chosen professions. Throughout 2015, Unit3 is hosting a series of two-hour long sessions at the Baltic Creative in Liverpool, which includes presentations and discussions with[…]

  • 21 August 2015