The Vitovalor PT2 domestic appliance can cover the basic electricity demands of an average home, save up to 40 per cent energy consumption and reduce CO2 emissions by up to 30 per cent. With a new A+++ energy-efficiency rating, fuel... View Article

UK homes are becoming smarter and better connected as innovation drives consumer desire for home automation. Around 6.8 million UK households now have at least one smart device and 30 per cent of people plan to purchase one within the... View Article

Imperial Bricks has supplied bricks for a new structure within an 18th century National Trust listed property. Quarry Bank Mill in Styal, Cheshire, was a complete industrial community built around a cotton mill in the Cheshire countryside. In November 2017... View Article

Airtech, the ventilation specialists, has undertaken radon mitigation works for specialist rural housing association, Hastoe. Radon sumps or Air+ Positive Input Ventilation (PIV) units were installed in 61 homes across Hastoe’s West region, from Cornwall to Wiltshire, to reduce Radon... View Article

GEZE UK is setting new standards having achieved the ISO 45001:2018 accreditation for Health and Safety – one of the first in the industry to gain the new award. The company is also the first of GEZE’s worldwide subsidiaries to... View Article

LTP’s ECOPROTEC® range includes a variety of treatments for safe and effective maintenance of outdoor surfaces – from stone and porcelain patios, to swimming pool mosaics and surrounds. Spanning heavy-duty cleaners and sealers, to removers and restoration treatments, the British-made... View Article

Northumbria University’s Grade II Listed Sutherland Building, home to its Architecture and Built Environment Department, now boasts a sympathetically designed, state-of-the-art studio extension (part of a £250m development programme). The new architecture studios, complete with a high performance Knauf AMF... View Article

Combining sleek and slim sightlines with enhanced thermal performance, Senior Architectural Systems’ SF52 aluminium curtain walling has helped to create the stylish façade of a new creative industries college in Nottingham. Created as part of Nottingham Trent University’s Creative Quarter... View Article

Sam Tisdall Architects created this eye-catching extension for a private residence in Cambridge. Behind the rainscreen facade is Powerlon UV 120, a UV resistant breathable facade membrane giving long-term protection to the building envelope. @Powerlon1... View Article

It was all aboard for the Centaur Technologies’ Annual General Meeting, which this year took place on the luxury Sunborn London Yacht Hotel. Moored at the Royal Victoria Docks, the 102-metre long vessel was also the spectacular setting for the... View Article

Firestone, the EPDM roofing system specialist, has launched V-Gard; a next generation air & vapour control layer (AVCL) system suitable for use as part of all Firestone warm roof build-ups. Developed to combine exceptional levels of vapour control with excellent... View Article