Nicholas Hare Architects unveils its new green design for Christies Care’s office
The newly-completed office building for Christies Care on a rural site in Suffolk is perhaps Nicholas Hare’s greenest building yet. The design followed Passivhaus principles and achieved an EPC ‘A’ rating. It is largely built of wood; the external cladding is of specially treated, unpainted timber boards and the superstructure is of cross-laminated timber. Furthermore, it was erected in three weeks.
Energy academy provides a low-tech lesson for the future
It’s a given that fossil fuels are a finite resource and it’s only a matter of time before they run out. The problem is buildings use a lot of energy, so planning for the future has never been more important.
21st Century Flooring Association
The CFA (Contract Flooring Association) has always stood for quality in materials, quality installations and a quality approach to business, and is leading the way for trade associations in the 21st century. CFA members have access to all the elements that help them compete in the modern market place as SME’s.
Jacksons Fencing specified at Northwood School
Northwood School is a new £35 million educational facility in the London Borough of Hillingdon. Jacksons Fencing was specified by Lizard Landscape Design to manufacture and install a range of perimeter security applications for various parts of the school site to meet very distinct requirements.
Lindapter’s Free Connection Design Service Made the Architectural Design Possible
After Martifer designed the stunning façade for Birmingham New Street and Grand Central Building, Network Rail stipulated that self-drilling screws were not suitable because the fixing must exceed the 40 year life expectancy of the stainless steel façade panels.
Weber monocouche render remodels lochside restaurant in scotland
The market leading, high performance weberpral M monocouche render by Saint-Gobain Weber has been architecturally specified in the extension programme of a popular restaurant in the tourist area of the western Southern Uplands of Scotland.
A High Style Trio from Antron® Carpet Fibre
INVISTA Antron® carpet fibre features in the unique pile structure of the latest high-texture carpet from German innovator, Carpet Concept.
Senior brings light and space to new Cambridge school
As the first new secondary school to be built in Cambridge for 40 years, the recently completed Trumpington Community College has been given a bright and modern design that features various aluminium windows, doors and curtain walling systems from Senior Architectural Systems.
Clement replace hundreds of industrial style steel windows at the newly restored Maple Building in popular Kentish Town
Clement Windows’ W40 steel window range was chosen as the perfect match to the original metal fenestration, a striking feature of this converted warehouse building in North West London.
James Latham to become UK distributor for Abet Laminati
James Latham, the UK’s biggest independent distributor of panel products and timber, has announced an agreement to become a major distributor of Abet Laminati, one of the World’s leading manufacturers of decorative High Pressure Laminate (HPL).
