The benefits of timber as a building material - Specifier Review
Mar 16, 2018 — Jeremy English, Sales Director at Södra - Sweden's largest forest-owner association - explains how timber is perfectly placed to meet the needs of the UK construction industry.
18 Things you need to know about R32 refrigerant
Mar 9, 2018 — In my previous article I spoke about the F-Gas Regulations and how moving to lower Global Warming Potential (GWP) refrigerants, or systems with a lower refrigerant volume – like Hybrid VRF, is the best way to stick within the UK’s HFC (Hydrofluorocarbons) quota.. In this week’s article I’m going to be talking about R32 refrigerant, …
Sitting Room vs. Living Room: What’s the Difference?
Nov 1, 2023 — In this guide, I take a look at the history of the sitting room vs living room debate, find out how these rooms differ, and offer some practical advice on how to furnish and decorate them!
An Introduction to Lime Mortar as a Sustainable Building Material
Jul 11, 2023 — Lime mortar stands out as a sustainable building material due to its low embodied energy and carbon footprint. Embodied energy refers to the total energy
Timber Frame Construction? - Specifier Review
Feb 24, 2019 — A one-placement solution providing a continuous and unpunctuated protection solution. It is called the Type TFC – The Timber Frame Cavitray.
Construction Industry News and Views | Specifier Review
SPECIFIER REVIEW – CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY NEWS & VIEWS. Specifier Review publishes news and views from the built environment. Showcasing the latest architectural projects, building product innovations, video presentations and informative articles from building product manufacturers and construction industry specialists.
A guide to conservation rooflights - Specifier Review
Feb 12, 2021 — There’s a huge variety of choice in the conservation rooflight market and selecting the right product can be confusing. Paul Trace from Stella Rooflight offers some advice on things to consider when planning your project. What is a conservation rooflight?
Big Foot Systems Modernises Rooftop Support - Specifier Review
Feb 29, 2016 — Big Foot Systems has supplied bespoke support solutions for rooftop plant as part of a full rooftop refurbishment of a University building. The company provided a non-penetrative, prefabricated rooftop support system that is simple, safe and secure as well as being a quick, versatile and economical solution for supporting plant.
What is Hybrid VRF? - Specifier Review
Jan 20, 2023 — At the heart of the HVRF system is a HBC (Hybrid Branch Controller) box, which is connected to the outdoor unit via traditional refrigerant piping.Between the HBC box and the indoor fan coils, the system uses water piping but still offers high sensible cooling and stable room temperatures for maximum comfort.
R32 refrigerant – why the change and why now? - Specifier Review
Jan 25, 2019 — If you work with air conditioning in any way, whether as a consultant, installer, service engineer or corporate user of heat pump equipment, you may have heard about the move to a new refrigerant known as R32.. You may also be aware that the industry has changed refrigerants before and you may wonder to yourself ‘why the new change? And why now?’ ...