Fakro low energy roof window wins Red Dot award
The prestigious Red Dot Design award for
2016 has been given to Fakro for the DEF
DU6 flat roof window
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Unipipe launches Smartflower PV & exhaust air heat pump
Leading renewable technology supplier Unipipe has become the Irish distributors for the Austrian Smartflower – which the company claim is the world’s first self-contained solar PV system.
Ecological launches thermal bridging solution
Ecological Building Systems has extended
its innovative range of thermal solutions
to include Bosig Phonotherm 200, a
compressive resistant thermal insulation.
Bosig, the manufacturer of Phonotherm 200
was founded in Germany over 35 years ago.
Schöck offers low thermal bridging alternative to wrapped parapets
It is well documented that parapets allow conductive materials to transfer energy through the thermal barrier and are therefore just as prone to the problems of thermal bridging as balconies.
Screed standards key to preventing failures, advise SMET
SMET Building Products has advised those specifying floor screed to avoid product failure, particularly in heated screeds, by ensuring their choice of products meets the right standards. “Historically, floor screed failures have regularly resulted from the interaction of heated screed constructions with a wide range of coverings. Failure by the contractor to check on residual moisture and consequent installation of coverings on an overly wet screed may have serious implications for the durability and longevity of the flooring,” said Joris Smet of SMET Building Products.
Reavey launches new airtight folding stairs
Folding attic stairs are a common addition to many homes in Ireland but, like any product that requires cutting a larger aperture in the building fabric, it has the potential to leak air like a sieve.
Soltherm external insulation roadshow launched at major passive house site
Leading external insulation supplier Hammond Roof & Energy has launched a new technical roadshow series promoting the Soltherm external insulation system – at a live passive house construction site in Carlow.
Harmon: upsurge in demand for uncertified passive windows
More buyers are opting for cheaper windows
which meet or come close to passive house
requirements rather than fully certified ones
in a bid to keep costs down, according to
Stephen Harmon of Harmon Vinduer.
New timber framer specialises in passive & ecological building
A Galway-based timber frame construction firm established last year that specialises in passive house has committed to using 100 per cent ecological building materials and advanced technologies to keep its environmental footprint to a minimum.
Keystone: lintels key to tackling thermal bridging
Lintels may be the most important thermal
bridge to tackle in a building, a leading lintel
supplier has claimed.
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Brink: MVHR system specs must not cut corners on distribution
Investing in heat recovery ventilation units without paying due attention to distribution systems may risk undermining energy performance and indoor air quality, a leading ventilation expert has warned.
Archers becomes agent for Technopor insulating aggregate
Archers of Ballina has become a licensed Irish stockist of Technopor glass foam aggregate.
Internorm reveals two new low energy window options
Austrian low energy window specialist Internorm has launched two new products: a range of timber alu-clad windows and the company’s first outward opening window, Irish Internorm distributor Ultimate Joinery has revealed.
Dublin City Council votes to make passive house standard mandatory
Dublin City Council has voted to make the passive house standard or demonstrably equivalent evidence-based approaches mandatory for all new buildings in the city, after a similar policy was enacted in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council in February.