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17 Sep CarbonLight Homes offered as a potential benchmark

CarbonLight Homes offered as a potential benchmark Kettering Borough Council is encouraging the developers of the Kettering East Sustainable Urban Extension to consider the key principles of VELUX’s CarbonLight Homes in Rothwell. The 329 hectare site has outline planning permission for 5,500 ne...
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14 Aug Brockholes Visitor Centre wins at the Wood Awards

Brockholes Visitor Centre wins at the Wood Awards brockholeBrockholes Visitor Centre, an innovative floating building constructed using glulam timber and SIPs from B & K Structures, has won the Commercial and Public Access category at the prestigious Wood Awards. The awards encourage and promote...
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13 Jul RE:FIT programme scheme achieves double success

E.ON Sustainable Energy and Newham University Hospital Trust are the proud recipients of two prestigious industry awards recognising joint achievements in delivering a major energy-saving initiative at Newham University Hospital under the Mayor’s of London, Boris Johnson's, RE:FIT programme. Th...
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15 Jun Clear and simple philosophy

Plugwise has a clear and simple philosophy: the Greenest energy is the energy you do not use. Plugwise is not just a system to monitor and switch off appliances, it is a comprehensive, efficient and simple-to-use system, to reduce energy consumption and therefore save you money, across your business...
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20 Apr REACH for the floor

Reach for the FloorNew Flex Design from Forbo Flooring Systems is a development of the traditional loose-lay vinyl tile commonly used in retail, hospitality and offices, which furthers not just the design potential for specifiers and end-users, but also provides an excellent environmental option as ...
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02 Apr Natural ventilation control

Natural Ventilation ControlWindowMaster has launched its MotorLink automated window solution into the UK market, providing a safe window control option for the facade and building controls industries. Read More

10 May Your Modular Office & Building Experts

Since I knew Mark needed to find space for 50 new employees and fast I focused first on how to transform the empty warehouse area in to office spaces. But how could I build a space like that in such a short time frame that could also house this many employees? The answer, modular. Modular constructi...
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10 May Special Retrofits Methods for Hillside Homes

HOWARD COOK: Many people in the Northridge Earthquake were, in fact, killed in these homes, and you're going to see why. You're also going to see what you can do to make sure this kind of damage does not occur to your home or to the homes of your friends and neighbors. The information that you're go...
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