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Buildtight Approach Helps Deliver Best Practice in New Homes
» 07 Jun 2012
Tenants will have ultra energy-efficient homes through use of a new concept in building which is helping the Inverclyde-based social...
For Phase 1 of the ongoing regeneration works at Larkfield, Greenock, the Association has commissioned Cruden Building & Renewals to build 126 fully accessible terraced and semi-detached dwellings designed to last for a minimum 60 years. The homes, when complete, should be so...
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Glidevale Roof Membrane Protects Time and Cost Savings
» 20 Feb 2012
Savings of up to 15% in overall roofing membrane installation costs are achievable with Glidevale’s Protect A1 high performance...
In comparison tests commissioned by Glidevale, Britain’s leading supplier of roofing ventilation products to the construction industry, between Protect A1 impermeable roofing underlay and 1F felt: Protect A1, in a 1.5m roll width, was shown to produce labour and associated cost...
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Protect-ing Universitys Commitment to Sustainability
» 19 Dec 2011
De Montfort University has taken an innovative approach to ensuring refurbishment of a 1960s faculty building delivers optimum...
Bosworth House, which is in its original state since its construction in the 1960s, is being brought up to latest standards under an £8m refurbishment and extension programme. As a result, main contractor Baggaley Construction, on the instruction of project architects JSP, has...
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Glidevale Membranes Protect Airtightness Above and Beyond
» 07 Nov 2011
Creating a stable internal environment for a server room has been achieved by thinking ‘outside the box’.
The result has been attained through use of innovative building membranes Protect VC Foil and Protect TF200 Thermo, both produced and supplied by leading building materials company Glidevale. The combination is yielding a constant thermal performance (of...
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Glidevale has Scooping Solution for Council Housing
» 14 Oct 2011
The first council homes to be built in Manchester for 20 years are optimising energy efficiency through innovation from #comp,164:Glidevale...
Designed by architects Bowker Sadler and built by The Cruden Group, the 32 two-bedroomed bungalows are set to achieve Level 4 under the Code for Sustainable Homes, using energy efficient features including Glidevale Sunscoop tubular rooflights, which will optimise natural...
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New Glidevale Membrane Protects Airtightness
» 04 Aug 2011
An innovative membrane claimed to be unique within the building industry by maximising airtightness integrity at difficult intermediate...
Glidevale Protect FCM750 is a high performance vapour permeable membrane which provides waterproof, airtight protection to exposed floor cassette edges. Protect FCM750 offers a simple, practical solution to maintain the air barrier line, whilst its vapour permeability reduces...
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Glidevale Protecting Compliance in New Homes
» 11 Jul 2011
Use of advanced construction membrane technology, Glidevale is helping a developer surpass new, stricter standards of...
Lite Homes is creating 10no £150,000+ properties on a site in Honiton, formerly used as a plant hire depot and petrol station. The homes are specifically designed to be as eco-friendly as possible, and exceed standard specification for the price range. As a result, the company...
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Glidevale Protects Homes for the Future
» 08 Jun 2011
A pilot scheme to demonstrate how energy-efficient design will play a role in social housing for the future has opened its doors in Glasgow...
The Glasgow House is a partnership between Glasgow Housing Association, PRP Architects and City Building to demonstrate how different build types can achieve high levels of insulation and low running costs.
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New Glidevale Protect Membranes for Roofs and Floors
» 13 Apr 2011
New, high performance membranes to protect roofs and floors are being launched by Glidevale Ltd: Protect A1 T3 roofing underlay...
Protect A1 T3 floor protection membrane is a heavy duty covering designed to minimise risk of damage to the floor during building work, whether new build or refurbishment. Its non-slip surfaces simultaneously help prevent creep, holding the membrane in position and providing...
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Glidevale Helps to Create a Pearl of a Development
» 07 Apr 2010
Combining tradition and technology in both build techniques and style has proved a winner for Oyster Homes in Essex, with...
The Depot, a four-storey block containing 43 apartments ranging from studios to a two-level penthouse in the heart of Braintree, is the first UK project by the Irish property developer. Oyster has utilised advanced build materials to achieve a development that simultaneously...
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Glidevale helps reduce build timescales
» 09 Feb 2010
Housebuild timescales can be reduced, whilst building performance along with site safety improved, with patented developments at Roof...
The innovative combination utilises Roof Profiles’ unique Edge Protection System with construction materials from Glidevale including Protect TF200 Thermo and Wunderlay membranes.
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Glidevale helps to achieve Affordable Eco Homes
» 14 Dec 2009
What is being heralded as the first affordable eco-home for the mass market, achieved with help from Glidevale Ltd, has been...
The ‘Aurora’ house, developed in partnership between South Lanarkshire College - Scotland’s largest construction school, Dawn Homes, Oregon Timber and industry suppliers including Glidevale, is claimed to achieve equivalent to Level 5 for energy performance under the Code for...
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Glidevale Develops Effective Barrier for Air and Vapour
» 23 Nov 2009
A new membrane that is claimed to genuinely provide an airtight solution for walls and ceilings has been developed by #comp,164:Glidevale...
Protect BarriAir is a high performance, coated non-woven membrane. Installed immediately adjacent to the insulation on the warm side of the structure, Protect BarriAir can significantly reduce air leakage in any construction to meet the increasingly important...
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Glidevale Provides Luxury Housing with Green Lighting
» 09 Oct 2009
A luxury home development in the heart of a Conservation Area in Edinburgh is being given a natural lighting system, using Glidevale’s...
Cala Homes’ East Fettes project, in the Inverleith conservation area and overlooking Edinburgh Castle, is transforming a former office block site into 12 townhouses and five blocks giving a total 72 apartments in two acres of private grounds. Plots are selling quickly off plan,...
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Glidevale Reflective Membranes Achieve Eco Friendly Housing
» 28 Sep 2009
The company’s reflective insulation has helped new housing in Shropshire to attain ratings set by the latest Code for Sustainable Homes.
Reflective technology from Glidevale is helping a rural social housing provider achieve a U value of just 0.22W/m2K, CSH Level 3 and an EcoHomes’ rating of ‘very good’.
