Building in accessibility

Yola Mealing of Stiltz Homelifts considers how factoring in accessibility at project planning stage delivers the ‘forever home’ that clients are desiring As more homes are reworked for multi-functional living, the opportunity exists to create properties that cater for all... View Article

Testing your metal

With regulation changes and a market still in recovery mode, specifiers and architects looking to utilise metal for roofing and cladding should expect fresh challenges over the coming months, says Simon Walker at SIG Design and Technology As a global... View Article

Streamlined automatic access for spa guests

At the new £4.3m luxury spa, Breedon Priory in Derbyshire, access specialist TORMAX was contracted by Smart Aluminium Ltd to install their sophisticated bi-parting automatic sliding door system to the rear of the building, giving guests effortless access out onto... View Article

Knightsbridge shines on in the worst of weathers

Designed especially for coastal, exposed and other challenging locations, the new collection of outdoor lights from Knightsbridge – one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of wiring accessories and lighting – is warrantied to stand the harshest of weathers thanks to... View Article

Tap into vital water savings

Kate Hirst at Lecico Bathrooms taps into the crucial issue of water scarcity, and how specifiers looking to water saving products can help to provide a host of economic, social, and environmental benefits Today, one in 10 people have no... View Article

Hidden and chic

Häfele UK’s Elizabeth Briggs shares design concepts as well as budgeting ideas for integrating multi-functional hidden kitchens into residential designs post-pandemic The rise in popularity of hidden kitchens has multiple factors, but it is undoubtedly driven what we can call... View Article

Site Lines: The zero cement game

Will Lavelle of Atkins and Dr Philippa Horton from the University of Cambridge discuss what’s claimed to be the world’s first trial of zero emissions cement, which aims to develop ‘net-zero’ cement for the global construction industry The decarbonisation of... View Article

Modern convenience

It is a great convenience of Horne shower panels that half of any installation is complete, even before arrival on site. Pre-plumbed in controlled conditions at Horne’s factory, for consistent quality and robustness, every shower is also fully pressure tested.... View Article

Remember Me

The Remember Me memorial portico at St Paul’s Cathedral is a physical memorial to all those that died as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Entered via the cathedral’s North Transept entrance it is home to the online book of... View Article

Magply makes its mark at Futurebuild

The five foot high flame billowing from a fan unit on the corner of IPP’s stand at Futurebuild ensured the 16,000 specifiers who toured the exhibition (Excel London, 5-7th March) were left in little doubt regarding one of the key... View Article