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Met Office extreme weather report underlines need for homes which can cope with heat
A Met Office report stating that the UK’s extreme weather conditions are ‘the new normal’ highlights the importance of ensuring Britain’s homes can cope with both ends of the weather spectrum, says insulation specialist Actis. And it cites research carried out by
Loughborough University’s Building Energy Research Group which looks at how the fabric of a building can help in the battle to ensure occupants remain cool during hot weather. Loughborough University’s senior lecturer
in healthy buildings, Dr Ben Roberts, writing on academic news website The Conversation, said that various passive measures, including installing insulation, will help homes stay cool in the summer. “Combined with new regulations for
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overheating which limit the sun’s heat entering through windows, high levels of insulation and airtightness can be a positive thing for our buildings all year round,” he said. Architectural designer and technical manager at Actis insulation, Harsha Mistry, says some forms of insulation can make homes unbearably hot during heatwaves, but others, such as Actis’ reflective insulation blankets, insulating vapour control layers and insulating breather membranes, including its two-in-one Eolis HC, can actually keep them cool as they reflect around 94% of infrared radiation. “In the winter, insulation minimises the
need for active heating by addressing thermal efficiency directly within the building’s structure – essentially a fabric-
first approach. Similarly, during the summer, the reflective properties of Actis insulation deflect solar heat rather than transferring it indoors. This keeps the interior naturally cooler and significantly reduces the energy required for active cooling via air-conditioning,” she said. Met Office scientists say the climate
of the 20th century is a thing of the past, with the hottest day of the year in the south of England now typically 4.5C warmer than it was between 1961 and 1990. The report confirmed that 2025 was the
warmest year since records began in 1884 and projects that temperatures in the mid- forties could be reality for the UK by 2050 if global warming continues at its current pace.
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Polycarbonate panels illuminate aircraft hangar Brett Martin’s Marlon Clickfix polycarbonate panels have been installed as part of the rebuilding of Hangar 2 at Manchester Airport, undertaken to accommodate
Jet2.com’s expanding aircraft fleet. Made to order in 12m lengths, and with excellent light transmission as well as thermal performance,
Marlon Clickfix panels provided the ideal solution for the hangar doors. Maximising the amount of natural light, the panels have played a fundamental role in creating ultimate conditions for vital maintenance work on the fleet. Jewers Doors provided a set of 8 Esavian 126-SBR sliding doors, with the Glass Clear Marlon Clickfix
panels making up the body of the doors. The doors were required to cover an extremely large opening of 78.5m wide and 19.32m high. Brett Martin’s products are ideally suited as they can be manufactured to order in lengths of up to 12m, reducing the number of joints required and ensuring the weight of the doors is kept to a minimum and structural integrity is maximised. Marlon Clickfix Polycarbonate panels boast a U value of 0.99W/m2K and a maximum light transmission of 74%, making them an excellent solution for a range of façade applications.
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