Heritage meets innovation: How a 16th-century listed building became a thriving modern workspace - Specifier Review

Heritage meets innovation: How a 16th-century listed building became a thriving modern workspace - Specifier Review: James Latham-supplied WISA®-Birch plywood proves its versatility for a 21st-century co-workspace in a 16th-century building.

What is lime and why is it considered a renewable resource? - Specifier Review

What is lime and why is it considered a renewable resource? - Specifier Review: An important factor contributing to the renewable nature of lime mortar lies in its remarkably low energy consumption during the production process. 

The history of lime as a building material - Specifier Review

The history of lime as a building material - Specifier Review: Lime is continually used in the restoration and preservation of historic buildings, as well as in modern eco-friendly construction projects. As people become more concerned about sustainability and the environment, the use of lime as a building material may continue to grow in popularity in the future.

Lime-based Mortars, Renders and Plasters – preserving the past.

Lime-based Mortars, Renders and Plasters – preserving the past.: Lime has a long history of being used in the construction and repair of historic buildings.  6000 years to be precise when in 4000BC, the Egyptians used lime...

Large format bespoke Stella Rooflight enhances sensitive Grade II listed home renovation

Large format bespoke Stella Rooflight enhances sensitive Grade II listed home renovation: The cottage, originally part of the nearby Beechwood estate, was listed Grade II in 1987. The renovation works included the complete replacement of the rotting 1970’s lean-to conservatory structure, and the additional of a new living space, hallway and entrance.

Eight benefits of using lime mortar in building works

Eight benefits of using lime mortar in building works: Today lime is central to the repair and maintenance of historic, heritage and traditional buildings which demand highly flexible, breathable, and durable building materials.  But the use of lime in modern buildings is fast growing as the ecological and environmental qualities of lime is increasingly desirable and indeed, demanded in eco-focussed building projects.  Lime also offers scope for precise colour matching of brick, stone, or other adjacent materials, and can be used successfully alongside other green materials such as hemp or straw bales...

Shedding some light on the new Part L Building Regulations

Shedding some light on the new Part L Building Regulations: A major part of the UK’s commitment to meeting its targets for carbon reduction is being driven by a tightening of the Building Regulations surrounding energy efficiency standards for homes...

Making rooftops safe and secure

Making rooftops safe and secure: Poorly secured cables on flat roofs are a major trip hazard as well as reducing the lifespan and function of the cabling. Sam Birch, looks at the latest methods

Aqueduct Cottage - a new milestone and a new roof!

Aqueduct Cottage - a new milestone and a new roof!: 

Tucked away in a quiet corner of rural Derbyshire, a rich and fascinating history is unfolding as Derbyshire Wildlife Trust’s Aqueduct Cottage, a 19th century lock-keeper’s situated on the banks of the Cromford Canal reaches another milestone in its restoration with the addition of a new roof.

Stella Rooflight helps turn old car showroom into new show home

Stella Rooflight helps turn old car showroom into new show home: The Stella rooflights included a high specification glazing with BioClean Self-Clean, Solar Control outer pane with a warm edge spacer filled with Argon Gas.

A guide to conservation rooflights

A guide to conservation rooflights: If you know that you need conservation rooflights for your project, the chances are that you have searched online and found plenty of choice. But what is...

Farrells unveil designs at Grade II listed Pantechnicon

Farrells unveil designs at Grade II listed Pantechnicon: Farrells’ sensitive and contemporary restoration at Belgravia’s ‘Pantechnicon’ now plays host to a brand-new concept store and dining experience, breathing new