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ARCHITECT USES ‘SIGNATURE’ CATNIC URBAN ROOFING AND CLADDING FOR COASTAL HOUSE EXTENSION

Specification Product Update

When the couple purchased the original three-bedroom property just after lockdown, the brick-render home included tired painted timber cladding, stonework typical of its era and a failing, flat roof side extension. To give the property its own, distinct style in the same way the original 1960s house was architecturally of its time.

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Case Study: StoneWorks and The New American Home 2023

The Pro Builder

Case Study: StoneWorks and The New American Home 2023 kcichowicz Wed, 05/10/2023 - 12:09 Case Study Image AN EXTERIOR SHOW STOPPER Situated on a.5-acre Aside from the aesthetic beauty, the StoneWorks team also provided the builder with guidance on proper waterproofing and transitional elements for the building systems being utilized.

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Firms readied for £750m Parliament repairs deal

Construction Enquirer

This works programme is designed to prevent future deterioration of the mechanical, electrical, public health, fire and life safety systems, building fabric, roofing and stonework. Strategic Estates is pressing ahead in the meantime with the delivery of the Medium-Term Investment Plan (MTIP). To express an interest click here.

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Innovations in Scottish Residential Architecture: Blending Tradition with Modernity

UK Construction Blog

The post Innovations in Scottish Residential Architecture: Blending Tradition with Modernity appeared first on UK Construction Blog. The Evolution of Scottish Dwellings Scotland’s residential architectural landscape exhibits a dynamic blend of antiquity and innovation.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Stone Houses

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. The Open Architecture Network. The Earthbag Architecture of Akio Inoue. The Enertia House.

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Protecting lives and our most important heritage

Specification Product Update

Advances in fire resistant glazing have enabled modern performance expectations to be applied to architecturally sensitive and listed buildings as a variety of Promat SYSTEMGLAS® projects demonstrate. Over the centuries it has served as an administrative centre for Bohemian princes, a fortress and the seat of several important noble families.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: An Alternative.

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. The entire southern wall of the home is wood-framed for glass and passive solar heat.