All Envelope articles – Page 2
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NewsOutcome of Sheppard Robson cladding battle could trigger similar suits, say lawyers
Contractor suing supply chain for £47m over alleged defects in Woolwich Tesco scheme
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NewsSheppard Robson dragged into £47m cladding row over Woolwich Central scheme
Architect among five firms which main contractor Willmott Dixon claims are responsible for alleged cladding defects
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NewsTop of the glass: Energy efficient window coating secures funding
According to the team, the coating reduces the amount of heat lost through glass by 40% in the winter
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OpinionUrban living solutions must be more than meets the eye
Kyriakos Papanagiotou, founder of KP Acoustics Group, addresses the acoustic considerations that architects and property developers should be aware of with the rise of micro apartments
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FeaturesModular skylights help create high quality learning spaces
The £6.7 million Glenbrook Primary School specified VELUX Ridgelight and VELUX Longlight solutions from the VELUX Commercial range
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FeaturesNatural ventilation and daylight solution helps transform Victorian jail into luxury hotel
All that was left of the powerful-looking Victorian Bodmin Jail in Cornwall, was a ruin without a roof, with vegetation slowly taking over. In 2015, Mallino Development appointed the services of Twelve Architects to undertake an impressive and stunning redevelopment project that turned the jail into an aesthetically impactful hotel. ...
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FeaturesIconic student housing complex, The Cube, defined by Vandersanden’s Freya brick slips
The multi-use complex in the Netherlands specified a pre-fabricated solution
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FeaturesElegant rows of modular skylights provide a forward-thinking college with daylight
The VELUX Daylight Visualizer assisted decision makers in making efficient and informed daylighting decisions in accordance with cost, timing and the optimization of daylight
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FeaturesAttractive, versatile and non-combustible rainscreen options by Tata Steel
Offering an alternative to a flat faced facade, the Trisobuild range increases the aesthetic options available for building designs whilst also delivering peace of mind
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FeaturesThe Insulation Solution for Rainscreen and Masonry Facades
Poltern Max Plus is a non-combustable stone wool insulation offering both thermal and acoustic benefits
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OpinionReducing embodied carbon through facade design
Mark Voss shares his perspective on the industry’s challenges facing the reduction of embodied carbon associated with the building facade and how early input from facade designers can help
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TechnicalDoes the key to cutting carbon lie beneath your feet?
A new system aims to reduce the embodied carbon of a floor slab by up to 75%. But are other solutions already to hand?
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NewsGove announces plan to give legal force to £4bn cladding threats
Ministers set to amend law to stop developers from building unless they pay into remediation fund
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NewsRIBA urges mass-retrofit programme for interwar housing
Improving 3.3m homes would cost £37.5bn, says institute
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NewsCoffey’s digital skills centre is UK’s first Town Deal project to complete
In pictures: Norwich’s luminous Digi-Tech Factory will accommodate 500 students
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NewsKingspan ordered to halt sales of Kooltherm K15 insulation
Insulation manufacturer recalls batches of the same product used on Grenfell after it was found to have lower than advertised fire safety performance
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NewsLloyd’s decision on future of Rogers building delayed by pandemic
Insurance giant consulted architects on major overhaul
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NewsGovernment to meet CLC over product certification worries
Talks with construction minister to be held in coming days as concerns grow over UK’s capability to carry out tests
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NewsCladding manufacturers must pay into fund or face ban, says Gove
Housing secretary says cladding and insulation sector must contribute ‘significant portion’ of remediation costs