What is Thermal Bridging? Thermal bridging appears within buildings when heat or cold bypasses the insulation. This usually happens where the insulation is penetrated by an objects, window or studwork. Heat for example moves across objects that are more conductive than the insulation around it. The conductive material is less resistant and creates an easy …
Everyone is aware that we need to reduce the use of plastic .Plastic is used in virtually all industries and particularly in construction where it represents 23% of all materials used. Everything from fixtures, pipes, wire casings through to insulation isolators used between construction elements and walls. Its popularity is due to the low cost …
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What is Aerogel? Aerogel is a synthetic porous ultralight material. Aerogels are among the lightest solid materials known to man. They are created by combining a polymer with a solvent to form a gel, and then removing the liquid from the gel to get a solid which remains mainly of air. Aerogel is extremely low …
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Alpha Tower
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Birmingham
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