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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 […]

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 – 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 […]

Game Changing Products – Bill Dunster OBE – Proctor Wraptite

title here 30 Innovations that have changed the face of the built environment Bill Dunster OBE:Proctor Wraptite Bill Dunster OBE, Architect and Founder of ZedFactory Proctor Wraptite Achieving airtightness in buildings can be difficult, but it is vital for energy efficiency. Proctor has developed Wraptite, a self-adhesive, vapour permeable airtightness membrane, to change this. This […]

Game Changing Products – Bill Dunster OBE – Lithium Ion Phosphate Battery

title here 30 Innovations that have changed the face of the built environment Bill Dunster OBE:Lithium Ion Phosphate battery Bill Dunster OBE, Architect and Founder of ZedFactory Lithium Ion Phosphate Battery – LiPo4 More energy generation means a need for greater energy storage. This compact, chemically stable and lightweight battery is interchangeable with personal electric […]

Game Changing Products – Bill Dunster OBE – Glass / Glass Mono BIPV

title here 30 Innovations that have changed the face of the built environment Bill Dunster OBE:Glass / Glass Mono BIPV  Bill Dunster OBE, Architect and Founder of ZedFactory Glass / Glass Mono BIPV The mass production of monocrystalline solar electric silicon wafers laminated between two sheets of glass with 3 mm gaps that transmit daylight […]

Game Changing Products – Chaline Church – 3D Printing

title here 30 Innovations that have changed the face of the built environment Chaline Church:3D Printing Chaline Church, Interiors Architect & Founder, Freespace Design 3D Printing During my Masters in Interiors Architecture I was looking at how hoarding disorder (mental health issues) and interior arrangements relate and what we can learn. The course looked at […]

Game Changing Products – Chaline Church – CO2 Absorbing Paint

title here 30 Innovations that have changed the face of the built environment Chaline Church:CO2 Absorbing Paint Chaline Church, Interiors Architect & Founder, Freespace Design CO2 Absorbing Paint Graphenstone paint with its steel-strong graphene nanotechnology is a great product because of its durability and sustainability. It has a multitude of non-toxic interior health benefits eg […]

Game Changing Products – Chaline Church – Cradle to Cradle Certified Products

title here 30 Innovations that have changed the face of the built environment Chaline Church:Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Products Chaline Church, Interiors Architect & Founder, Freespace Design Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Products This is a globally recognised measure for safer, more sustainable products made for the circular economy. These products are great because of their […]

Game Changing Products – Tom Bennett – Software – Rhino/Grasshopper / Ladybug/Honeybee

title here 30 Innovations that have changed the face of the built environment Tom Bennett:Software: Rhino / Grasshopper / Ladybug / Honeybee Tom Bennett, Architect at Studio Bark Software: Rhino/Grasshopper / Ladybug/Honeybee We use Rhino/grasshopper to drive a workflow behind our U-Build system. Grasshopper in Rhino is a robust development platform that you can use […]

Game Changing Products – Tom Bennett – Mycelium Insulation

title here 30 Innovations that have changed the face of the built environment Tom Bennett:Mycelium insulation Tom Bennett, Architect at Studio Bark Mycelium insulation Mycelium insulation is maybe more of a ‘future’ thing – we haven’t used it yet, but are excited about the possibility of phasing out petrochemical based insulations.

Game Changing Products – Tom Bennett – Expanded Cork Blocks

title here 30 Innovations that have changed the face of the built environment Tom Bennett:Expanded Cork Blocks  Tom Bennett, Architect at Studio Bark Expanded cork blocks Cork is a common interior floor finish and has also been used as external rainscreen cladding for buildings. We wanted to see if cork can be used as a […]

Game Changing Products – Duncan Baker-Brown – Mycelium

title here 30 Innovations that have changed the face of the built environment Duncan Baker-Brown:Mycelium Duncan Baker-Brown, Co-Founder, BBM Sustainable Design Limited Mycelium A material that is becoming a game changer in the industry, as well as multiple other sectors, is mycelium. These are thin root-like fibres from fungi that, when dried, can be used […]

Game Changing Products – Duncan Baker-Brown – Raw Organic Materials

title here 30 Innovations that have changed the face of the built environment Duncan Baker-Brown:Raw Organic Materials Duncan Baker-Brown, Co-Founder, BBM Sustainable Design Limited Raw Organic Materials I think Construction Resources, a showroom that opened in London in the 1990s, changed how the industry thinks about sustainable construction. Other organisations such as ASBP and EcoMerchant […]

Game Changing Products – Duncan Baker-Brown – Thermal Energy Modelling

title here 30 Innovations that have changed the face of the built environment Duncan Baker-Brown:Thermal Energy Modelling  Duncan Baker-Brown, Co-Founder, BBM Sustainable Design Limited Thermal Energy Modelling We use IES modelling software on all of our projects to help design cost-efficient and low carbon buildings. Thermal energy modelling allows us to insert all the relevant […]

Game Changing Products – Liv Andersson – BHoM

title here 30 Innovations that have changed the face of the built environment Liv Andersson:BHoM Liv Andersson, Sustainability engineer at Buro Happold BHoM The BHoM (Buildings and Habitats object Model) is a collaborative, open source computational development project for the built environment. It is a collective effort to share code and standardise the data that we use […]

Game Changing Products – Liv Andersson – Active Distribution Network

title here 30 Innovations that have changed the face of the built environment liv andersson:Active Distribution Network (Smart Grids) Liv Andersson, Sustainability engineer at Buro Happold Active Distribution Network (Smart Grids) Today’s distribution networks are designed to meet peak loads and service individual end-users. Active distribution network concepts are capable of real-time monitoring of the […]

Game Changing Products – Liv Andersson – Hemp Insulation

title here 30 Innovations that have changed the face of the built environment Liv Andersson:Hemp insulation  Liv Andersson, Sustainability engineer at Buro Happold Hemp Insulation Hemp makes an excellent insulator that is both durable and low carbon. This is due to its low conductivity levels and its high thermal mass. Hemp insulation does not only […]

Game Changer Liv Andersson – Hemp Insulation

title here 30 Innovations that have changed the face of the built environment liv andersson:hemp insulation  Liv Andersson, Sustainability engineer at Buro Happold Hemp Insulation Hemp makes an excellent insulator that is both durable and low carbon. This is due to its low conductivity levels and its high thermal mass. Hemp insulation does not only […]