Avoiding thermal bridging is critical with balcony design detailing

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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 …

Unrivalled performance from Schöck modular connectivity solution

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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 …

Creativity from Schöck at new Greenwich Design District

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View the Schöck entry on BPindex Visit the Schöck website The O2 Arena on the Greenwich Peninsula has a new neighbour – Greenwich Design District – providing 14,000sqm of affordable studios and workshops for creatives working across areas as diverse as design, fashion, art, music and digital technology. This pedestrianised, vibrant neighbourhood, comprises sixteen free-standing buildings, situated around five courtyards and …