With so many flat roofing materials on the market, how do you go about choosing the right one for your project? As a starting point, we talk to Daniel Bosworth, Design and Technical Manager at SIG Design and Technology, […]
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New CPD Seminar Launched: Roof Refurbishment
New CPD Seminar Launched: Roof Refurbishment
We’re delighted to announce the launch of our new CPD Seminar entitled ‘Roof Refurbishment: Choosing the Best Solution’. The RIBA CPD Providers network have approved the seminar and we’re already taking enquiries to deliver […]
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7 Top Tips for Specifying a Single-ply Roof Membrane
7 Top Tips for Specifying a Single-ply Roof Membrane
Get a single-ply roof membrane right and no one notices. But get it wrong, and it’s another, very costly, story. Steve Cleminson, technical manager at SIG Design & Technology, gives his top tips […]
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Flat Roof Leaks and Failures: How to Prevent Them
Flat Roof Leaks and Failures: How to Prevent Them
We were contacted recently by one of our Main Contractor Clients about a failing flat roof they were looking at, so we arranged a survey. Here’s what we found.
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Mario Botta’s Garnet Chapel at Penkenjoch – how is it Waterproofed?
Mario Botta’s Garnet Chapel at Penkenjoch – how is it Waterproofed?
This is the amazing Garnet Chapel perched on the 2095m high Penkenjoch mountain in the Austrian Tyrol, designed by Mario Botta.
Notwithstanding the challenges of building at this high altitude on a remote site, this gem of a building also […]
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Beneath the Skin of Single Ply – What Architects should ask before they Specify
Beneath the Skin of Single Ply – What Architects should ask before they Specify
Many of the modern single ply roofing membranes on the market today are perceived as being the same. In fact as far as performance and accreditations are concerned, that’s probably true. But it isn’t the whole story.
Specifiers are beginning […]
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Top Ten Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2013
Top Ten Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2013
As we approach the end of the year and the anniversary of our blogging about roof design, we thought it would be useful to find out which are the most popular posts we’ve written this year. We’d like to […]
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Do you read Architecture Today?
Do you read Architecture Today?
If you’re a reader of Architecture Today, the leading independent architecture magazine, you may come across one of our features in the October edition, entitled ‘Choosing the Best Waterproofing System for the Job’.
We’re publishing […]
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New RIBA CPD Seminar:
A Structured Approach to Roof Specification and Design
New RIBA CPD Seminar:
A Structured Approach to Roof Specification and Design
We’re delighted to announce that our new CPD Seminar, ‘A Structured Approach to Roof Specification and Design’ has been approved by the RIBA CPD Providers’ Network.
Why a new seminar?
In the course of delivering our roofing design CPD seminars to […]
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Flat Roof Life Expectancy – some Examples
Flat Roof Life Expectancy – some Examples
Last week we discussed what factors you should consider in choosing a single ply membrane, one of which was lifespan and track record.
The longevity of flat roofs is […]
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