Operator in hiding

LISTEN HERE An automatic swing door operator that is completely hidden from view has been introduced by GEZE UK. The UFO NT is the new underfloor automatic swing door drive. It boasts a much wider range of capabilities and features... View Article

Garage door policies

Enhancing your property and adding to its kerb appeal is all about making the right choice for your home’s exterior – the windows, entrance doors, landscaping and, of course, your garage door. Here, David O’Mara of Hörmann UK offers his... View Article

Ask the Expert: Security first

Kenny McHugh of Secured by Design answers self-builders’ questions on creating a physically secure home, from the layout and boundaries, to physical security and alarms Every self-builder will be looking to create a safe and secure home, but security doesn’t... View Article

Interior Inspiration: Bedrooms

Bedrooms should be somewhere that you can really relax and feel comfortable, beyond just places to sleep. From wardrobes to dressing tables to underbed storage, you can co-ordinate your pieces to ensure that the whole space feels like a holistic... View Article

A different angle

Architect Lanre Falase adapted an existing design to create a striking home for his family in south London, full of unique quirks and clever elements that maximise its tight, triangular site TEXT TOM BODDY IMAGES LUKASZ WIELKOSZYNSKI & BOLANS ARCHITECTS... View Article

Troldtekt v-line is cutting edge

LISTEN HERE Troldtekt’s award-winning ‘design solutions’ range has been extended with the addition of the new v-line variant. v-line 1way and v-line 2way both comprise panels with either 6 or 10 longitudinal grooves milled into the surface of standard 25mm... View Article

Raising the roof at BAFTA

LISTEN HERE James Parker reviews the inspired remake of BAFTA’s headquarters in London’s West End, directed by Benedetti Architects and featuring bigger roles for original period features and some startling glazing innovation The story of how an architect and a... View Article

A warm welcome

With sustainability at the core of the brief for a multi-purpose building at the Royal Horticultural Society’s new garden in Salford, Hodder+Partners went to town with timber, with award-winning results. Roseanne Field speaks to Stephen Hodder RHS Garden Bridgewater, the... View Article

Celebrate culture change

Visitor registration for UK Construction Week Birmingham is now live, as the mammoth three-day show returns to the NEC from 4-6 October UKCW Birmingham 2022 will “celebrate culture change in construction” with three days of debate and discussion from top... View Article

View Point: Sonia Travis of Nordan

Following June’s significant changes to Part L, Nordan’s Sonia Travis reviews the implications for window specification, and aluminium-clad timber in particular The state-of-the-art demonstration COP26 Zero-Carbon House at last year’s international COP26 climate conference in Glasgow was an effort to... View Article

Educational Nordic Copper

LISTEN HERE The architectural clarity of a new teaching facility at Gresham’s School in Norfolk – incorporating panels of Nordic Brown Light pre-oxidised copper alongside full-height glazing – typifies an innovative approach to education. Enabled by Sir James Dyson, a... View Article

Resapol – Northwood Town Wall

LISTEN HERE 🔊 Resapol, the UK’s trusted supplier of Specialist Construction Products, recently worked with existing customer Northwood House Charitable Trust for the recommendation of suitable products for the renovation of the Town Wall Entrance to Northwood House, situated in... View Article

Torfloor 2® takes integrated underfloor heating to a new level

LISTEN HERE While many in the industry believed that the original TorFloor panel represented the optimum in terms of integrating underfloor heating pipes into a quick-to-install structural flooring panel, UK based manufacturer OMNIE has taken both the practicality and the... View Article

New MOY CPD “Achieving Zero Leaks”

LISTEN HERE 🔊 MOY are pleased to announce the new RIBA approved CPD entitled Achieving Zero Leaks. This CPD presentation aims to support specifiers and designers on achieving long lasting, compliant and sustainable roofs, with problem free, zero leak solutions.... View Article

AET’s sustainable answer

LISTEN HERE 🔊 What is sustainability? Well, that’s the question we should all be looking to answer, right? For years developers have been progressing their projects using tried and tested methods, but those methods are now being put under the... View Article