Heating and plumbing apprentices at Leeds College of Building are getting hands on experience using industry standard plumbing and heating components thanks to Altecnic’s donation of product. The company provided 15mm and 22mm unvented inlet composite valves, tundishes and handy tool boxes for the students. Paul Guise, Curriculum manager for plumbing apprentices said: “The donation […]

Independent merchant buying group h&b has added a new merchant member – Darlaston Builders Merchants in the West Midlands. The five-branch merchant takes the h&b total membership to 105. Family-owned and run, Darlaston was set up 35 years ago; the original founder still serves as managing director and two of his sons also on the […]

Fibo UK is set to be the sole supplier of high-performance wall panels to Merseyside’s leading independent builders and plumbers merchant, Beers Timber and Building Supplies. Beers’ Director Paul Conboy comments: “We’ve tried other wall panels in the past, but the quality across Fibo’s product range really stands out. The range of colours and finishes […]

Architects, developers and surveyors will be given a chance to learn about the latest developments in the thermal, acoustic and HVAC sectors at a free conference later this month at Bournemouth Football Club. Delegates at the TEAC(H) – Thermal Efficiency, Acoustics and HVAC – conference on Wednesday September 25, will have a chance to earn […]

A team led by scientists at the University of Texas at Austin's Institute for Geophysics has for the first time directly observed multiple parts of Greenland's subglacial plumbing system and how that system evolves each summer …

This is true particularly in the building enclosure system and water and energy management: it is no longer enough to specify a low-flow toilet, or a particular light-diffusing surface. The entire plumbing system or enclosure …

The integrated systems approach ensures that the building is designed as one system rather than a collection of stand-alone systems. Some benefits, such as improving occupant health, comfort, productivity, reducing … Design for dual plumbing to use recycled water for toilet flushing or a gray water system that recovers rainwater or other nonpotable water for […]