When the concrete floor of a large industrial warehouse in Warrington began to show signs of failure, a new, hard-wearing flooring system was required to provide long-term performance and minimal disruption during installation. Importantly, Sika’s solution featured a...

For a massive distribution centre in Lancashire, a light, appealing and energy efficient interior environment was essential which led to the specification of rooflights from the UK and Ireland’s leading rooflight manufacturer, Brett Martin Daylight Systems. The length...

Comar Architectural Aluminium Systems, with their approved fabricator Veranti Systems, completed a new build to Our Lady and St Josephs Catholic Primary School in Poplar, East London. Formed out of a merger of two schools the bright and eye catching design uses brick...

HIGH performance laminated coloured glass from Romag is set to light the way as the centrepiece of a new elemental garden design feature in Cheshire. The contemplative Linear Garden has been newly created at Sci-Tech Park in Daresbury, one of two National Science and...

A new study in the journal Design and Culture explores how the programme Grand Designs presents architecture and domestic design to a non-specialist audience. Peter Lloyd (University of Brighton) and Arlene Oak (University of Alberta) focus their study on two episodes...

Leading UK PIR manufacturer Recticel Insulation has played host to an equally leading local councillor. Cllr Abi Brown, deputy leader of Stoke on Trent City Council and leader of its Conservative Group, was recently a guest at Recticel's state-of-the-art production...

Ryan Stojic, General Manager at Mike Wye & Associates Ltd. explains why... In our ever growing world, choosing sustainable materials in construction is often a conscious decision or implemented condition which is made solely to minimise the impact on our...

A robust and high performance waterproofing solution has been specified from Sika-Trocal for the new £30 million state-of-the-art student accommodation at Bangor University in Gwynedd. The St Mary’s student village development at the university has been designed by...

HIGH performance foam tapes from ISO-CHEMIE have been specified for improved all round sealing at a stunning new private house near Fareham on the Hampshire coast. Villa Aalto, designed by architect Carl Leroy Smith, will benefit from ISO-CHEMIE BLOCO 600 tapes to...

Martin Peat, Director at contractor Richardson & Peat comments... Finding themselves priced out of rural areas where they grew up, younger residents are leaving to find housing they can afford. Thanks to new Permitted Development planning laws however disused farm...

Mel Price, Assistant Chief Executive, BRUFMA explains... The topic of how to make UK homes resilient to cope with the effects of flooding is high on the agenda and promises to be so for the foreseeable future due to the likelihood of increased flooding events...