Rockpanel a perfect match for Bermondsey apartment blocks

Rockpanel external facades have been installed at twin seven storey blocks as the leading specialists continue to transform projects throughout the UK where regulations regarding buildings over 18 metres mean all components in the external wall must now meet or... View Article

Throwing away the toilet taboo

Good architects know only too well the importance of promoting post-occupancy health and wellbeing, particularly in education settings. Purdie Proudman of Geberit explains how it’s now high time that specifiers view school bathrooms as much more than just purely functional... View Article

Colour safe

Ian Gisbourne of Dulux Trade discusses how colour can be employed to help keep students safer in all education settings, in a post-Covid world This past year has been like no other in the education sector. Many students spent long... View Article

School spec: covered!

Vicky Evans of Twinfix discusses how bespoke canopies and covered areas can create a style to suit each education site and location, giving specifiers the ability to offer schools something unique, but familiar Canopies and covered areas are an attractive... View Article

Ensure you make the right moves on the dance floor

The approach needed when creating a floor for a specialised use is often more ‘bespoke’ than it may seem. Steve Green of Harlequin Floors explains how dance floors differ from standard sports floors, and how correct design is critical for... View Article

Louvres make the grade

In the education sector, getting ventilation right and ensuring a healthy and comfortable environment has never been more important. Andy Moul of Construction Specialties looks at key factors which need to be taken into consideration when specifying external louvres as... View Article

How to cut concrete blocks

The concrete blocks come in different sizes and densities the variation is wide and the concrete blocks price range varies as well. Some builders merchants offer different sizes of concrete blocks like MGN Builders Merchants for instance they have an... View Article

How to choose the right sheet materials for your project?

The sheet material is the most widely used material by architects and interior designers in a residence. Fashionable cabinetry increases its worth. But it is well known that solid sheet wood material expands and contracts to depend upon its surrounding... View Article

Showered with confidence

To a person living with dementia or other neurological disease, the shower/bath room, can present specific distress triggers; falling, flooding and scalding are predominant fears that can lead to reluctance or even withdrawal in maintaining personal care and hygiene. Poor... View Article

Minimising waste in water treatment

With “new” regulations governing the use of septic tanks in force, David Stagg, technical product specialist for sustainable water management authority Graf UK, talks housebuilders and developers through their options for compliance. Housebuilders and developers building properties off the mains... View Article

Leading the field

SIMONSWERK is Europe’s leading hinge manufacturer with a history spanning more than 130 years in the manufacture of high quality brass, aluminium and stainless steel hinges for doors and windows. SIMONSWERK UK provides the architectural ironmongery and builders hardware industries... View Article

Schöck modular connectivity solution for balconies and facades

The Schöck Isokorb structural thermal break is universally recognised for its capability with balcony design detailing. But less widely known for its ability to dramatically improve facade thermal performance. After the Second World War the Elephant and Castle district of... View Article

The new Methven shower and tap range

Methven’s new tapware and showering range meets energy saving targets and complies with Part G water conservation regulations. With a choice of stylish taps that deliver four to six litres per minute and showers with a flow rate of up... View Article