Re-cladding & Sustainability – Article available to download
A summary of the talk given at our Façade Focus event in March on the topic of Re-cladding and Sustainability...
Articles
Embodied Carbon Reduction – 69 Park Lane, Croydon – A Case Study
According to a study in 2019 by the World Green Building Council, buildings are currently responsible for 39% of global...
Fire & Facades: An Update
Patrick, was invited to be part of an industry expert Q&A panel at the recent Zak World of Facades in London 2021
Delamination of Laminated Glass
Laminated glass consists of two leaves of glass bonded together by an interlayer. The most common type of interlayer is polyvinyl butyral known generally as “PVB”.
Replacement of Combustable cladding
Building façades containing combustible materials are still an ongoing issue in the UK and should be dealt with as soon as possible. It concerns the lives of thousands of families around the country.
Facades & Condensation Risk Analysis - Introduction
Condensation is a subject that creates a lot of confusion in the façade industry. In this article I hope to simplify what is going on and remove some of the confusion around the issues we must face.
Thermal Bridging in Rainscreen Cladding
A simple rainscreen cladding support system typically consists of ‘helping hand’ brackets. These are the backbone of any rainscreen cladding system and are fixed to the substrate at set vertical and horizontal separations.
Thermal Analysis on Facades
To achieve good sustainability in our buildings we need to consider heating, ventilation, solar gain, building use, choice of materials...