How high should a flat roof upstand be? SIG Design & Technology’s Design and Technical Manager Daniel Bosworth highlights best practice for upstand design in the light of the revised BS 6229.
One of the most common questions our […]
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BS 6229:2018 – The Changes Explained
BS 6229:2018 – The Changes Explained
The new British Standard BS 6229:2018 ‘Flat roofs with continuously supported flexible waterproof coverings’ has some significant changes from its 2003 predecessor.
Daniel Bosworth, Design & Technical Manager looks at:
- The reasons for the update to BS 6229;
- What […]
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Flat Roof Fire Performance: What architects need to know
Flat Roof Fire Performance: What architects need to know
At the start of the year a fire broke out on the roof terrace of the new Ivy Restaurant in Manchester. You’ll see many photographs and videos of the fire available on social media, as the restaurant is surrounded […]
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Our Top Five Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2018
Our Top Five Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2018
Last week we kicked off our top ten roofing design blog posts published in 2018 with numbers ten to six. Here are the top five most read roofing design blog posts […]
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Planning your 2019 CPD Programme – Roofing and Cladding
Planning your 2019 CPD Programme – Roofing and Cladding
If you are planning to include Roofing and Cladding in your 2019 CPD Programme, SIG Design and Technology has FIVE great seminars for you to check out. Take a look and see which ones might be suitable for your […]
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Our Top Five Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2017
Our Top Five Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2017
Last week we kicked off our top ten roofing design blog posts with numbers ten to six. Here are the top five most read roofing design blog posts this year – […]
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Designing Flat Roofs – an interview with Stephen Cleminson in Architecture Today
Designing Flat Roofs – an interview with Stephen Cleminson in Architecture Today
Flat roofs have long held a place in architects’ hearts for reasons of aesthetics, cost and functionality.
While their conceptual and visual simplicity is undoubtedly part of the appeal, specifiers should be under no illusion as to the detailing rigour […]
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Failed Flat Roofs – Don’t Split the Build Up!
Failed Flat Roofs – Don’t Split the Build Up!
Three problem projects of a similar nature have come into the office in the last 3 weeks. They are all domestic projects, they are all single ply roofing membrane, and they were all reported to have been leaking due […]
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Flat Roof Specifier Checklist Part 4: Interfaces and Cost
Flat Roof Specifier Checklist Part 4: Interfaces and Cost
In this post, we’re covering the final two design factors on our checklist for flat roof specification: flat roof interfaces and cost. These factors round up the design stage of the checklist and we can then move on to […]
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Flat Roof Specifier Checklist Part 3: Design Factors: Drainage, Insulation and Upstands
Flat Roof Specifier Checklist Part 3: Design Factors: Drainage, Insulation and Upstands
We’re well into our checklist of questions to ask when you’re choosing and designing the right flat roof system. Whilst the preliminary questions on client requirements, aesthetics and structure set the broad parameters, the questions we are now going […]
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