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View the Schöck entry on BPindex Visit the Schöck website A thermal bridge is a localised area of the building envelope with significantly higher thermal conductivity than surrounding areas. Cantilevered balconies are the most critical thermal bridges and their presence results in a higher heat transfer out through the building and colder surface temperatures on the inside. The main consequences …
View the Schöck entry on BPindex Visit the Schöck website The £2.3 billion Elephant Park regeneration project in the Elephant & Castle area of London aims to create one of the most sustainable inner-city areas in Europe. There are five phases, the third of which is currently live with eleven buildings divided into two plots – Park Central (North) and East Grove …
View the Schöck entry on BPindex Visit the Schöck website Seaton Beach Apartments in Devon is the first UK multi-residential development to be certified as passive house plus. Some claim that passive house standard is easier to achieve with simpler, box-like forms, resulting in finished buildings being aesthetically limited – but this is certainly not the case here. A little design ingenuity …
