View Delta Membranes entry on BPi Visit Delta Membranes website Delta are working together with the BRE to demonstrate how the Delta system 500 can be an invaluable contributor to flood resilience helping homeowners limit damage and recover quickly from flooding. Flood resilience Flood resilience refers to measures that reduce flood damage to buildings in situations where water is allowed to enter. …
Keeping mould at bay
View the Glixtone entry on BPi website View the Glixtone website As Autumn arrives, now is the ideal time for landlords to protect the internal areas of their properties from mould and blackspot. To this end, Carrs Coatings, who are an NLA Recognised Supplier from Redditch, Worcestershire, manufactures Glixtone Fungi-Shield Anti-Mould & Blackspot Paint which has a 20 years lifespan. …
Cembrit Launches Windstopper Extreme in a Blaze of Glory
View the Cembrit entry on BPi website View the Cembrit website Cembrit, the leading roofing and cladding specialist, is pleased to announce the UK launch of Windstopper Extreme – a new sheathing board that is ideal for a range of uses on UK construction projects. To coincide with the launch, Cembrit tested the board to BS EN 1634-1:2015 / BS …
Bespoke wall protection at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital
View the Construction Specialities entry on BPi Visit the Construction Specialities website The Royal Bournemouth Hospital’s ‘Jigsaw Building’, housing cancer treatment facilities and a new Women’s Health Unit, welcomed patients for the first time in 2015. As part of the interior design, expansive wall murals featuring familiar seaside scenes were specified for key locations within the hospital. Due to its …
FASERFIX® SUPER channel runs drain quayside at Royal Portbury Dock, Port of Bristol
View the Hauraton entry on BPi View the Hauraton website The Port of Bristol is a major deep water port with the harbour and its operations designed to routinely accept large cargo Capesize vessels of up to 130,000 DWT (Dead Weight Tonnage) With over £330m invested by First Corporate Shipping Limited in the dock estate in recent years the Port …
SIG Performance Technology Launches ‘FUSI’ for Intelligent Underfloor Heating
View the SIG Performance Technology entry on BPi View the SIG Performance Technology website From floor slab to floor finish FUSI delivers fully integrated package SIG Performance Technology, the specialist provider of acoustic, fire and thermal solutions, has launched to market a new intelligent underfloor heating system which combines high quality products with advanced technology to deliver FUSI – a …
GEC Anderson ‘Series A’ Sinks Steal The Show
View the GEC Anderson entry on BPi View the GEC Anderson website Series A sinks from GEC Anderson, the stainless steel specialists, are now available individually. Series A sinks are available in an unrivalled range of standard sizes and are suitable for all installation types, including for inset, undermount and flushmount fixing. Their distinctive 15mm corner radius and 20mm flat …
Ventilation in Schools – Preparing for the New Building Bulletin 101
View the Jaga entry on BPi View the Jaga website The consultation process for the new BB101 closed on the 25th August 2016, Andy Williams from Jaga looks at what the proposals mean for the HVAC industry. The means by which we ventilate our schools is one of the defining factors in creating and maintaining standards of health and comfort …
Mixed colour VMZINC® façade on Poole waterfront
View the VMZinc entry on BPI Visit the VMZinc website An eye-catching, contemporary façade has been achieved on Majestic House, part of the Altitude development in Poole, through use of VMZINC® interlocking panels in natural zinc, QUARTZ-ZINC® and ANTHRA-ZINC®. Terence O’Rourke Architects’ design of the £6m first phase entailed conversion of a disused, 5-storey office building into one encompassing …
The Toilet Revolution – Duravit offers the ultimate in design and innovation
View the Duravit entry on BPi Visit the Duravit website Visit the Pro.Duravit website “The latest technologies from Duravit really add up to a revolution for the modern toilet”, comments UK Managing Director Martin Carroll. Through the company’s passion for innovative technology and extraordinary design, the Duravit toilet has changed from an essential item, to a desirable object that offers …