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Eco Friendly
Comar Architectural Aluminium Systems
Ecomerchant
Aluminium technology and creative
flair fuse into seamless, aesthetic
Ecomerchant now offers the widest
façades with the Comar Climate
range of natural insulation for next
Active Façade. Health, comfort and
day delivery. Buyers can choose from
energy efficiency are Comar-Duco’s
wool, recycled newspaper, hemp with
basic ingredients vital for today’s
recycled cotton, flax, FSC wood fibre
green building solutions. Whether for
with hemp and recycled rubber with
sound and climate control, basic or
cork. Whatever the situation,
intensive ventilation, reducing Solar
Ecomerchant has a high performance,
Gain and Glare or straightforward light
competitively priced, natural alternative
control, Duco offer a natural solution.
for both thermal and acoustic insulation.
Comar-Duco’s comprehensive
Ecomerchant Director, Paul Whitlock
product menu includes Comar-DucoSun C & D, an external solar
said, “Natural insulations contribute positively to moisture regulation
shading system with extruded aluminium blades, reduces the Solar
and acoustic performance of a building.”
Heat Gain and Glare whilst optimising diffused daylight.
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Levolux
PhotonStar LED
PhotonStar LED launches a designer
A unique ‘solar chimney’ system,
range of innovative, energy-efficient
designed by Levolux, is dramatically
downlighters (LED luminaires) for
cutting energy costs and improving
commercial and home use.
heating efficiency at Lancaster
PhotonStar Designer LEDs offer all the
University. Working closely with
benefits of the company’s renowned
Architects John McAslan + Partners,
CeilingStar downlighters plus unique
Levolux created the innovative ‘solar
design finishes. Because PhotonStar
chimney’ system to provide an eco-
LEDs are cool to the touch, materials
friendly method of controlling heat
previously unworkable with this type of
in the building. Resembling tall
lighting – leather, fabrics or woods - can be used on the bezel
glass towers, five ‘chimneys’ were
surrounds. With an operational lifetime in excess of 25 years under
fitted to the southern elevation of the
normal usage, they make changing a light bulb a thing of the past.
Statistics Centre. Levolux’s
involvement also featured the installation of its unique Matrix 910XL
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brise soleil, located between the solar chimneys.
Tel: 02380 763797
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H+H UK
Grundfos Pumps
Airtightness is a key requirement
When Geoffrey Granter had a Grundfos
for Zero Carbon Housing.
Alpha2 fitted, he couldn’t believe the
Aircrete, as a material, performs
difference that this little pump could make.
very well. Aircrete blockwork
Geoffrey, who is the Managing Director of
with general-purpose mortar
the United House Group, previously had a
achieved an air permeability of
pump which was external to the boiler and
approximately 1.0 m
3
/hr/m
2
found it too noisy - in fact he had trouble
when measured at a pressure
sleeping! Geoffrey commented that “It is
difference of 50 Pascals. Even
now so quiet that there is no problem
better performance can be
setting the timer for the morning, despite
anticipated when using the
the boiler being directly beneath the bedroom. I always choose
Celcon Thin Joint system. Large format Celcon blocks are used with this
Grundfos because not only are they value for money but their
system, so the mortar makes up a lesser percentage of the m
2
of wall.
products are extremely reliable.”
It is also applied in such a way that the mortar joint is fully filled, reducing
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the likely air permeability and decreasing heat loss through the fabric.
Tel: 01525 775402
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Airflow
Cemex
Airflow have introduced
A new, eco-friendly house in
Duplexvent, a new heat
Sheffield is the first location to
recovery system for family
use Cemex’s new Chelsea
homes and blocks of flats
Readyflow
™
, the permeable
and apartments. Slim and
paving which reduces potential
compact, three air
flooding through surface water
performance sizes are
run-off. The house in Fulwood,
offered up to 550 m
3
/hr
South Yorkshire is designed
to suit a broad range
and owned by architect, Neil
of dwellings.
Ritchie and incorporates 150
Using innovative
sq metres of Readyflow
™
to
counterflow heat exchanger technology up to 80% heat recovery
minimise the property’s carbon footprint. As well as being practical,
efficiency is possible. Improving the indoor climate in increasingly
the Chelsea Readyflow
™
in Burnt Elm was chosen for its aesthetics.
tightly sealed dwellings is becoming an important factor for the well
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being of both the occupants and the fabric of the building.
Tel: 0800 667 827
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