BRE: reinventing the house of the future

BRE launches exemplar retrofit project, The Smart Home, on its Watford site today. The house demonstrates the significant energy savings that can be made through smart technology alongside fabric improvements and occupant empowerment. BRE’s pioneering future-focused Integer House, built 15... View Article

Hansgrohe tops the UK charts with over 800 WRAS approvals

Hansgrohe, the international bathroom specialist, now has over 800 WRAS (Water Regulations Advisory Scheme) approved basin mixers, kitchen mixers, concealed and exposed bath and shower mixers – manual and thermostatic, bath fillers, hand showers and individual shut-off valves and diverter... View Article

GHA shows the way with Kidde Fyrnetics’ TenYCO range

Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) has been able to increase its CO alarm replacement cycle by using Kidde Fyrnetics’ TenYCO range – the very first battery carbon monoxide alarms with a full 10-year guarantee covering both alarm and sealed-in lithium battery.... View Article

Deco-rative finish for iconic hotel

The £10million refurbishment of the Radisson Blu Hotel Manchester Airport – the North’s biggest hotel investment programme – is currently underway and Scolmore Group’s wiring accessories have been specified for the newly renovated Business Class Bedrooms. The iconic hotel, which... View Article

Redbacks award winning knee pads save injury, time and money

An award winning, non-foam based, pocketed safety kneepad which maintains its maximum cushioning effect throughout consecutive or prolonged use, “can help prevent up to 6 months down time and subsequent loss of earnings through knee injury in the workplace”. The... View Article

Axis open doors at Waitrose

Axis Automatic Entrance Systems have installed a number of doors in the transformed Waitrose Food & Home store in the centre of Bath. Now nearly three times it’s original size, the 40,000 square foot store offers a host of new... View Article

Spectrum range offers a world of colour

Recently launched at 100% Design, Solus Ceramics introduces the exciting Spectrum range, a series of hand-made encaustic cement tiles. The aptly named range consists of 60 different colours from vibrant blues and greens to pastel pinks and reds. The tiles... View Article

Free timber CPD seminars by BM TRADA

BM TRADA has unveiled the dates for two regional seminars aimed at architects and engineers as part of its recently-awarded CPD (Continuing Professional Development) contract for the UK’s wood promotion campaign, Wood for Good. The first of these events, aimed... View Article

Ancon Technical Seminars now CPD approved

Ancon’s latest CPD technical seminars have been independently assessed and approved by the Construction CPD Certification Service, confirming their educational value to architects and engineers as part of a structured Continuing Professional Development training programme. The seminars, ‘Support and Restraint... View Article

HI-MACS® is a great success at 100% Design

The LG Hausys stand at London’s recent 100% Design exhibition showed their natural stone solid surface material HI-MACS® to superb effect. A collection of quirky and fun furniture pieces demonstrated how HI-MACS® enables designers to realise new and radical concepts... View Article

Yonos-PICO takes Green Innovation Award

After being recognised as a high quality product and shortlisted for several awards in the past eighteen months, the Wilo Yonos-PICO was last night selected as the winner of the Green Innovation Award for 2013 at the Energy Efficiency Awards... View Article