Swistherm and NHBC approved Swisrail External Wall Insulation systems from Alumasc, have created the distinctive façade of West London’s NHBC award-winning Highpoint Village, helping the project to achieve a BREEAM class 1 rating.
The multi-use development comprises 438 attractive residential units, retail outlets, and a hotel nestled between the Grand Union Canal and the Heathrow Express [...]

As environmental issues continue to dictate modern building practice, Façade specialist Alumasc has reinforced its commitment to sustainable methods, with the release of its new Cork Literature.
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Cork is the future of building with natural insulation and when combined with Alumasc high performance renders, all the benefits of insulated render systems are achieved with the added [...]

Burbo Point is a stunning residential complex located on the Crosby coast at Blundellsands. Designed by RAL Architects of Southport, the prestigious building, which features Merseyside’s most expensive apartment priced at £1.7m, has been awarded the Local Authority Building Control Award for Best Large Housing Development 2010 and will be put forward for a National [...]

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Sustainable building products from Alumasc have excelled at the prestigious 2010 BREEAM Awards which recognise the UK’s top examples of ecological design.
Alumasc products were specified on no less than 10 of the 16 short-listed projects – with four of the overall winners featuring Alumasc high performance Roofing and Facades systems.
The hotly contested awards, which were [...]

Cork is the future of building with natural insulation. It is a sustainable, long life, renewable product with good sound proofing and is free from artificial inputs. As an insulant, it is ideal for saving energy and protecting the environment, whilst complementing modern building techniques.
When combined with Alumasc high performance renders, all the benefits of [...]

We are pleased to announce that our thermally efficient facade systems have been endorsed by the Energy Saving Trust and added to their list of Energy Saving Recommended Products.
The Energy Saving Trust is an independent UK-based organisation focussed on reducing carbon emissions, providing free, impartial advice to businesses and consumers who are looking to conserve [...]

Alumasc have supplied their Swistherm External Wall Insulation (EWI) to a cutting edge residential project in Wales which has been built to PassivHaus standards, representing the very latest in sustainable building design.
The project, named Ty Haul, fulfilled an initial design brief to meet AECB requirements at Gold level – a standard not achieved by any [...]

16 of the country’s ‘most sustainable’ buildings were recognised at the 2010 BREEAM Awards at this year’s Ecobuild exhibition in London.  ‘These buildings have comprehensively demonstrated their remarkable environmental credentials’ comments BRE Global Chief Executive Carol Atkinson.
The award-winning schemes achieved Excellent BREEAM ratings earning the most performance credits available in the areas of energy, materials, [...]

One of the many visitors to the Alumasc stand at this year’s Ecobuild, was Rt Honourable Joan Ruddock MP, Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change.
Speaking with our Technical Development Manager Chris Lister, Ms Ruddock experienced the wide range of sustainable building products being showcased on Alumasc’s Stand, including natural cork insulation and [...]

As Mr. B. Dylan once sang….”the times they are a-changing”.
External Wall Insulation in the UK housing market has long been the well kept secret of social landlords and those not afraid of building a new wall without a cavity.  Now, thanks to the good people at the Department of Energy and Climate Change and ably [...]