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View the SAS Render Systems entry on BPindex Visit the SAS Render Systems website Creating greener buildings isn’t just about renewable energy or efficient heating systems. The performance of the building itself plays a major role in how much energy is required to keep it comfortable. The building envelope – including the external walls, roof, floors, windows and doors – separates the …
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 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 …
