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Architect uses ‘signature’ Catnic Urban roofi ng and cladding for coastal house extension
A mid-1960s detached house that sits on the scenic Gower coastline has undergone a major renovation. The transformation features the architect’s signature style with Catnic Urban steel standing seam roofi ng and cladding on the cantilevered two-storey extension, bringing the property up-to-date and enhancing its modern curb appeal. Purposefully contrasting, the now two-storey structure combines Catnic Urban standing seam metal roofi ng and cladding with Cotswold Limestone stone, Marziale brick and Western Red Cedar timber cladding. Architects Dan and Helen Belton explain: “We didn’t consider any other standing seam option. We use Catnic Urban on almost every project. It’s such a versatile material and has always worked out as a straightforward solution. Often, we fi nd contractors are reticent to deviate from their preferred material which, around here, tends to be slate or concrete tiles. However, once they are fully trained by Catnic and try it, they are converted and happy with the outcome.” Catnic Urban is a light-weight, versatile standing seam roof and wall cladding system. Made in the UK from pre-fi nished steel, it is rated A+ under BRE certifi cation, meaning it has the lowest overall environmental impact.
catnic.urban@tatasteeleurope.com
www.catnic.com Marlon Clickfi x brightens Farnborough Airport’s new Domus III Hanger
Brett Martin’s Marlon Clickfi x polycarbonate panel glazing system has provided a key architectural feature for Farnborough Airport’s new state of the art hanger – Domus III. Incorporated as part of the hanger’s extensive door system, the Clickfi x panels allow daylight to fl ood the hanger and reduce the need for artifi cial lighting in the highly sustainable facility. Farnborough Airport was keen to set a new benchmark in terms of aviation design with the hanger and ensure sustainability was at its heart. As such, aviation specialist architectural practice Gebler Tooth designed the facility – known as Domus III – to incorporate the latest state of the art technology and drive environmental performance. This included the use of translucent automated doors along the entire length of the building, to optimise the level of natural light inside. Alongside an intelligent artifi cial lighting system that dims when the daylight is suffi cient, this would ensure that the facility is highly energy effi cient. The doors would also ease aircraft manoeuvrability and help to mitigate unnecessary emissions from aircraft handling.
028 9084 9999
www.brettmartin.com/plastic-sheets/our-products/product/marlon-clickfi x Optigrun joins NBS Source
Optigrun is the latest manufacturer to join NBS and list its products on NBS Source, the highly successful manufacturer product platform. Optigrun is a manufacturer of specialist green roof systems, and with specifi ers a key audience and increasingly requiring information digitally, have decided to add Source to its specifi er marketing mix. NBS Source has given Optigrun the ability to build and maintain relationships with specifi ers throughout the whole construction journey, resulting in a much smoother and more collaborative process. A proposition that can help save valuable time and resources to time-strapped specifi ers and increase the likelihood of a product being selected. Optigruns marketing coordinator, Emma Love-Donoghue says: “We understand how important it is for specifi ers to be able to locate our products at critical points in the building process, and being a part of NBS Source offers us the assurance that we will be there for them when it counts most.” View Optigruns NBS Source listing at
source.thenbs.com
marketing@optigreen.co.uk www.optigruen.com
ROCKWOOL releases Technical Bulletin on the durability of its stone wool insulation has released a Technical Bulletin on the durability of
Recognising the importance of insulation’s long-term thermal performance in the energy effi ciency of buildings, insulation manufacturer ROCKWOOL®
its stone wool insulation. Summarising the results of several studies and real-world testing, the Technical Bulletin concludes that ROCKWOOL stone wool insulation can retain its insulating properties for more than 65 years in external wall systems. The Technical Bulletin outlines the defi nition of durability when it comes to the as-built performance of insulation and how ROCKWOOL products were assessed. Evidence includes the fi ndings of an independent study conducted by the European Mineral Wool Manufacturers’ Association (Eurima) on mineral wool insulation, including real-world testing for ROCKWOOL stone wool insulation specifi cally. With the latter, the Bulletin summarises a study by the Danish Technological Institute (DTI) on ROCKWOOL stone wool insulation materials recovered from a hangar building at Copenhagen Airport (CPH) originally constructed in 1958.
01656 868 490
rockwool.link/durability-bulletin
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