Game Changing Products – Robin Nicholson – MVHR
title here 30 Innovations that have changed the face of the built environment Robin Nicholson:MVHR Robin Nicholson, Partner at Cullinan Studio MVHR This prompted me to remember that we used MVHR in the student rooms in our UeL Docklands Campus which opened in 1999.
Game Changing Products – Robin Nicholson – Glass mounted PVs
title here 30 Innovations that have changed the face of the built environment Robin Nicholson:Glass Mounted PV Robin Nicholson, Partner at Cullinan Studio Glass mounted PVs I think that the integration of PVs and sunshading is yet to be fully realised.
Game Changing Products – Robin Nicholson – Cross-laminated timber
title here 30 Innovations that have changed the face of the built environment Robin Nicholson:Cross-laminated timber Robin Nicholson, Partner at Cullinan Studio Cross-laminated timber I didn’t see the benefit when I first saw it an early Ecobuild at Earls Court; I fact I chose a vibration coil to descale heating pipes instead of CLT for […]
Game Changing Products – Chris Morgan – MVHR
title here 30 Innovations that have changed the face of the built environment Chris Morgan:MVHR Chris Morgan, Director at John Gilbert Architects MVHR (Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery) UK building regulations got themselves into an almighty mess when it came to airtightness and ventilation, they still are. To the point that, where the airtightness is […]
Game Changing Products – Chris Morgan – ‘Proper’ airtightness tapes
title here 30 Innovations that have changed the face of the built environment Chris Morgan:‘Proper’ airtightness tapes Chris Morgan, Director at John Gilbert Architects ‘Proper’ airtightness tapes From Pro Clima, Siga and others. Seems old hat now but in guidance for airtightness I wrote only 15 years ago, I wrote that you really had to […]
Game Changing Products – Chris Morgan – Breathable / natural / non-toxic insulations
title here 30 Innovations that have changed the face of the built environment Chris Morgan:Breathable / Natural / Non-Toxic insulations Chris Morgan, Director at John Gilbert Architects Breathable / natural / non-toxic insulations The first was Warmcel but then quickly lots of other ones followed, particularly the variety of wood fibres. The point is that […]
Game Changing Products – Mark Elton – Q-Bot
title here 30 Innovations that have changed the face of the built environment Mark Elton:Q-Bot Mark Elton, Associate Director at Cowan Architects Q-Bot For my final choice, I will nominate a retrofit company as they are the sole providers of the technology: Q-Bot. Tackling insulation to suspended floors has long been the elephant in the […]
Game Changing Products – Mark Elton – Pavatex’s PavaDry woodfibre insulation boards
title here 30 Innovations that have changed the face of the built environment Mark Elton:Pavatex’s PavaDry Woodfibre insulation boards Mark Elton, Associate Director at Cowan Architects Pavatex’s PavaDry woodfibre insulation boards My second choice is the internal insulation equivalent: Pavatex’s PavaDry woodfibre insulation boards. Manufactured from waste timber (spruce and fir), the boards are designed […]
Game Changing Products – Mark Elton – Rockwool’s Dual Density Insulation Range
title here 30 Innovations that have changed the face of the built environment Mark Elton:Rockwool’s Dual Density Insulation Range Mark Elton, Associate Director at Cowan Architects Rockwool’s Dual Density Insulation Range My work in retrofit has largely focussed on post-war buildings, particularly high-rise, where external wall insulation is a large element in our ‘armoury’. For […]