Game Changing Products – Jane Wernick – Cross-Laminated Timber
title here 30 Innovations that have changed the face of the built environment Jane Wernick:Cross-laminated timber Jane Wernick, Consultant structural engineer at engineersHRW Cross-laminated timber The development of the cross laminated (CLT) timber industry has made it much easier to design timber buildings. The fact that panels can be one-way or two-way spanning makes them […]
Game Changing Products – Jane Wernick – Thermal Break Connections for Reinforced Concrete
title here 30 Innovations that have changed the face of the built environment Jane Wernick:Thermal Break Connections for reinforced concrete Jane Wernick, Consultant structural engineer at engineersHRW Thermal break connections for reinforced concrete The first version of this that I came across in the late 90’s was developed by Schoek and was called Isokorb. Similar […]
Game Changing Products – Jane Wernick – Computers / Digital Technology
title here 30 Innovations that have changed the face of the built environment Jane Wernick:Computers / Digital Technology Jane Wernick, Consultant structural engineer at engineersHRW Computers / Digital technology Continuing advances in the use of computers and digital technology, probably since the 1960’s, for the design, analysis, construction methods and data gathering will probably be […]
Game Changing Products – Chris Twinn – Advanced Building Physics Computer Modelling
title here 30 Innovations that have changed the face of the built environment Chris Twinn:Advanced Building Physics Computer Modelling Chris Twinn, Principal at Twinn Sustainability Innovation Advanced building physics computer modelling Allows me to understand how passive building material can do much of the effort, instead of gas-guzzling ‘big’ technology and fancy controls no one […]
Game Changing Products – Chris Twinn – Micro Heat Pumps
title here 30 Innovations that have changed the face of the built environment Chris Twinn:Micro heat pumps Chris Twinn, Principal at Twinn Sustainability Innovation Micro heat pumps Able to harness very low grade waste heat available throughout our buildings, and to upgrade it for immediate reuse.
Game Changing Products – Chris Twinn – Large Scale Wind Turbines
title here 30 Innovations that have changed the face of the built environment Chris Twinn:Large Scale wind turbines Chris Twinn, Principal at Twinn Sustainability Innovation Large scale wind turbines Dramatically changed building systems by transforming the electrical grid from a coal based energy source to hate and allow me to dump gas combustion – for […]
Game Changing Products – Robert Prewett – Lime
title here 30 Innovations that have changed the face of the built environment Robert Prewett:Lime Robert Prewett, Director of Prewett Bizley Lime Lime is of course an ancient traditional material. I like thousands of others have rediscovered it as a material for mortars and renders. Having done so, I have changed the way we specify […]
Game Changing Products – Robert Prewett – Marmox
title here 30 Innovations that have changed the face of the built environment Robert Prewett:Marmox Robert Prewett, Director of Prewett Bizley Marmox Once masonry construction guaranteed massive thermal bridges at junction and the base of walls. Marmox blocks are one of various ways of dealing with this. The very high compressive strength an excellent price […]
Game Changing Products – Robert Prewett – Evacuated Glass
title here 30 Innovations that have changed the face of the built environment Robert Prewett:Evacuated Glass Robert Prewett, Director of Prewett Bizley Evacuated Glass Spacia via Pilks was the first evcauted glass with a u-value of 1.1 with only 6mm of glass. Game changer for sash windows, which we have used for secondary and primary […]