30 SOCIAL HOUSING PROJECT REPORT Vent-Axia helps reduce plastic waste
Industry-leading ventilation company Vent-Axia is helping social housing providers reduce their environ- mental impact by designing modular products to reduce plastic waste. By carefully considering the design of its products, Vent-Axia’s latest energy efficient fans are even easier to repair and recycle, reducing carbon footprints and helping make ventilation even more cost effective for social housing providers. “We are working hard to help
social housing providers reduce their environmental impact, and make cost savings, by developing innovative products that can be repaired rather than replaced should they develop a fault” explains Tom Wodcke, Product Marketing Manager at Vent-Axia.
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www.vent-axia.com Accessible housing –what people want
An informal survey is highlighting that accessible housing is easy for devel- opers to build, without adding any significant cost. The survey reinforces findings from other recent reports, and growing calls for the Building Regulations Approved Document M Part 2 to become a legal compliance in newbuild developments. Undertaken by Closomat, a manufacturer and provider of accessible toilet and bathroom fixtures, the survey asked disabled people what features they would want included in accessible homes. Almost every respondent wanted level access and wheelchair-wide doorways. Other popular requests were a ground floor bathroom/toilet (ideally including a Closomat shower/ wash dry WC), height adjustable fixtures in the kitchen and bathroom, a wetroom in place of a bathroom and potential for inclusion of a ceiling track hoist between bedroom and bathroom/wetroom. Closomat is already the ‘go to’ provider for accessible toilet provision in domestic and ‘away from home’ environments.
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www.clos-o-mat.com Flamco’s Flexconsole gets accolades
The Flamco Flexconsole Plus contains a mounting bracket for an expansion vessel, a Flexvent auto air vent, a Prescor pressure relief valve and a pressure gauge.
Installer Glen Wakeling from HeatSpec, a Leicester based installation company, has recently used the Flexconsole Plus in an impressive heating system
installation in a refurbishment project in the heart of Leicestershire: “For me it’s a no brainer and one of the best bits of kit I’ve come across. Clearly it makes installation easier and quicker when you can combine an expansion vessel, a PRV and a pressure gauge in one hit. It’s a great piece of kit.”
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A new innovation in timber frame construction is now upon us. 1
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