Sustainable Building – Page 7

Plaster Re-think Could Ease Maintenance Burden on Housing Associations in the Wake of Rent Cut Legislation

Posted on April 25, 2017 by admin

A change of approach to plaster choice could help housing associations significantly cut annual maintenance bills, and help manage the impact of the legislation introduced to reduce social housing rent prices. With housing associations having to cut rent prices by 1% a year from 2016 for a four-year period, as outlined in the 2015 budget, many have looked to offset the loss of revenue by cutting maintenance budgets during the first year of the policy….

The Environmental Sustainability of Lifts

Posted on April 25, 2017 by admin

Lifts or elevators – whichever side of the Atlantic you choose to take your language cues from – have been in public use for decades. However, did you know that Archimedes invented the first type of lift over 2000 years ago? Unfortunately, this type of lift wouldn’t be acceptable for modern day society, especially since this lift used ropes that were wrapped around a drum that was rotated by manpower. Imagine trying to use manpower…

Has the window revolution arrived?

Posted on April 25, 2017 by admin

By Neil Puttock, Managing Director at Boavista Windows UK Ltd An American engineer and professor by the name of William Edwards Deming once said, “Innovation comes from the producer – not the customer.” When it comes to the window industry I couldn’t agree more. After all, what is the incentive for the customer to seek an alternative to a tried, tested and familiar products – and in this context I mean UPVC and aluminium windows…

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