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Provider of natural comfort and smoke ventilation solutions, WindowMaster, is contributing to the debate on planned revisions to Part L of the Building Regulations, due to take effect from 2013.
WindowMaster has submitted recommendations to the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) and the Building Regulations Advisory Committee (BRAC).
WindowMaster’s Tom Lymn said: “We responded to the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers’ (CIBSE) leadership of the non-domes... [more]
WindowMaster has joined industry consultants, leading academics in the field of natural ventilation and other solutions providers to make the case for natural ventilation in schools.
Europe’s largest provider of natural comfort and smoke ventilation solutions helped deliver a full day seminar and workshop on natural ventilation in schools organised by the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE). The seminar sought to draw lessons from post-occupancy studies and set out stra... [more]
Earlier this month, the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) published a report setting out recommendations for NIP 2, due out this autumn.
Commenting on Nick Clegg’s recent speech at the LSE, ICE Director General Tom Foulkes, said: “The commitment to a ‘vision’ for UK infrastructure, the prioritisation of key projects that could kick-start economic growth and direct ministerial responsibility for delivering these projects is encouraging news. The work of Lord Green and Lord Sassoon in proact... [more]
The first National Infrastructure Plan (NIP), published in October 2010, acknowledged that a step change is needed in the level of investment in UK infrastructure, to secure our future energy supply, mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change and drive forward economic growth. The NIP came with a promise of a second, more detailed plan to be published this autumn, setting out how this could be achieved.
According to the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), the second edition of the... [more]
Building Design Partnership (BDP), the architect of the University of York’s flagship £66 million Heslington East campus development, specified Marley Eternit’s fibre cement Natura rainscreen cladding with the Pro coating because it met all the aesthetic and durability requirements set out by the client.
The optional Pro coating, available on a wide choice of Natura colours, was specified because it provides good protection against various types of staining, including graffiti produced by com... [more]
Marley Eternit's Natura fibre cement rainscreen cladding offers a sustainable and low maintenance façade that combines excellent aesthetics with durability and impact resistance.
A mixed tenure housing project close to London's Canary Wharf has been given an award-winning visual identity thanks in part to Natura. Natura was installed by MPG Facades as part of a rainscreen cladding insulation solution, with the walls achieving a U-value of 0.25 W/m2K. The development achieves an Eco Homes Very... [more]
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