Code 3 Solid Success for Durox System
Essex house builder, E J Taylor &Sons has used Durox System thin joint blockwork in solid external wall construction for a development at Braintree. This form of construction helped to meet Level 3 of the Code for Sustainable Homes as well as satisfying a requirement to build with a cost-effective modern method of construction.
The Code for Sustainable Homes in Category 3 Materials
- Use of Tarmac products
This aspect of sustainability performance is featured in Category 3 Materials of the Code for Sustainable Homes. The requirements for demonstrating Responsible Sourcing are summarised in the Technical Guide to the Code for Sustainable Homes, Category 3 Materials, Tables 1 and 2.
The Code for Sustainable Homes - Achieving targets with concrete and masonry
See the easy to use guide.
Durox and Toplite aircrete - new acoustic solutions for flats
Further testing under the Robust Details programme confirms that Durox and Toplite aircrete blocks can be used in the construction of flats without any need to undertake acoustic testing to the wall or floor.
Tarmac Topblock launches block recycling scheme
Tarmac Topblock - in partnership with waste specialists HIPPOWASTE™ - has launched a major new initiative to help companies within the construction industry manage on-site block waste and reduce the amount of material sent to landfill, as part of its commitment to sustainability.
Electricity bills of £3.80 a month for low carbon social housing
When it comes to paying the monthly electricity bill, Honingham residents, Gary and Keron Lawson, getting change from a fiver is commonplace. They're fortunate enough to live in the UK's first earth-sheltered social housing scheme and one of this country's most energy efficient homes.
Sustainable products drive for refurbishment projects
With the growing trend for greener building practices, rising energy costs, and an environmental agenda driven by Government, developers and homeowners, the number of refurbishment and regeneration projects adopting sustainable construction solutions is increasing dramatically. . . . Read more about how companies are incorporating this
Product specification is the key to sustainable social housing
The recent Government announcement confirming the need to create more than three million new houses by 2020 has galvanised the construction industry to focus how to meet this challenge. . . Learn more about how this pressure can be relieved
BBC reports that “Eco-homes may get too hot”
Government targets and climate change could result in new homes being too hot to live in, builders warn. See BBC video footage.
Tarmac Topblock shows energy-saving focus
Tarmac Topblock is moving closer towards hitting its key sustainability target of achieving a 5% reduction in energy usage by 2010, thanks to the energy-saving benefits of a Spirax Sarco Engineered System that recovers heat from waste steam.
Tarmac Topblock goes wild and wins gold!
A supply of blocks were recently donated by Topblock to construct a series of walls in a competition garden built at the RHS flower show at Tatton Park in Cheshire. Working with The Prince's Trust, the garden was subsequently built and was judged very highly during the show, winning a much-coveted Gold medal!
Point of sale wins over merchants
Congratulations to the following merchants, who have won red letter day vouchers for themselves after "being caught" successfully displaying our new point of sale literature.
Tarmac Topblock online seminar is a download success
Tarmac Topblock's first ever webinar - a live seminar broadcast over the web on the 26th June 2007 - was a resounding success, with around 675 delegates registering to take part.
Building Schools for a sustainable future
The Government's Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme has been heralded as the 'biggest single investment in improving school buildings for over 50 year's’. Its legacy means that the construction industry and public sector are now tasked with finding workable, sustainable, and cost-effective solutions.
Code for Sustainable Homes live web seminar launched
Hot on the heels of its re-launched website, www.topblock.co.uk and its comprehensive 'Report on Sustainability', Tarmac Topblock is continuing to expand the unrivalled training and technical support services it offers to customers by launching its first ever 'Code for Sustainable Homes' 'webinar'; a live seminar broadcast over the web.
New products give birth to the next generation of solid wall homes
Often overlooked as a building technique, solid wall construction is set to be propelled back into the limelight, thanks to the availability of a new innovative combination of products and installation methods.
Specifying Building products for a Sustainable future
‘Sustainability’ and ‘future proofing’ are no longer simply buzzwords for environmentally conscious construction companies. A range of changing economic, social and environmental factors mean that architects and specifiers must reassess the way they create buildings, and take positive steps towards specifying high quality, sustainable building materials that fit these agendas.
Grand Designs for Tarmac Topblock at New Shopping Arcade
Aggregate blocks from Tarmac Topblock were the material of choice for Preston-based PLF Brickwork when it won the blockwork contract at the high profile £120 million Grand Arcade development in Wigan.
New Packaging line brings smaller pack size options for Merchants
Tarmac Topblock has invested in a new aircrete block packaging line at its factory in Linford, to bring a new range of packs in convenient sizes to builders’ merchants.
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