Energy efficiency: Landlords warned to act now or pay later
Property owners face huge fines if their building falls short of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES).
Changes to energy efficiency legislation: Payback calculations
Steve Cookson, technical services manager at Sika Roofing, explains how building owners must improve the energy efficiency of their properties with impending changes to Government legislation, and highlights the support on offer
A solution to costly flat roof repairs: waterproofing integrity testing
For 20 years, the International Leak Detection (ILD) waterproofing integrity testing system has been alerting building owners worldwide to potential flat roof leakage and ingress. Dean Grady, product manager single ply roofing at Sika, looks at the process involved in its success
Improve tools and techniques to reduce project costs
Dean Grady, product manager at Sika Sarnafil, speaks to RCI about the reasons behind the launch of the company’s new Spray Applied Primer 610, which he says is set to radically reduce roofing installation times
Eye-catching solution to a range of complex roof installations
The ideal for any waterproof roof system is that it performs as designed. The roof, being a building’s most important feature, has to remain...
CDM 2015 – are you prepared or could you face legal...
Martin Bidewell, technical services manager for single ply membranes at Sika UK, recaps the latest CDM regulation updates as the HSE’s transitional measures ceased in October 2015
Quality results through technical support
Steve Cookson, technical services manager at Sika Liquid Plastics, discusses why technical support from a roofing system supplier plays such an important role in helping installers deliver the quality results that clients expect
Training can help stem the shortage of qualified construction workers
Ian Muddiman, head of applications at Sika, discusses the labour shortage crisis in the construction industry and how he feels high quality training and accreditations can help to bridge the gap