IT NATURALLY MAKES SENSE
A journey back to the roots
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1. VACUUM GLAZING
Manufacturer: Pilkington
Product Name: Pilkington Spacia™
Price Range: n/a
Material: Two panes of glass where the air in between is extracted, creating a vacuum.
Key Features: It offers the thermal performance of conventional double glazing in the same thickness as single glass (6 mm). Heat flow through radiation is limited through one of the glass panes having a low-emissivity coating, similar to that used in modern conventional double glazing. Minimum disruption, can be retro-fitted into existing frames designed for single glazing. Significantly improved acoustic performance over single glazing.
Applications: Ideal for use in historic buildings, offering replacement windows more in keeping with the original design. It may even allow the use of the original frames if these are in a reasonable or repairable condition. Also suitable for other applications where the use of thinner, low-weight glazing is desirable, for example in sliding box sashes, secondary glazing, or as one pane of a triple glazed “super-window”.
Available in Ireland from: Wexford Viking Glass
2. CURVED TIMBER FLOORING
Product Name: Bolefloor
Price Range: from €105/m2
Material: Solid and engineered oak, ash, maple, cherry and walnut.
Key Facts: First industrial-scale hardwood flooring with naturally curved lengths that follow the tree’s natural growth. Each floorboard is as individual as the tree it came from. All Bolefloor products are ordinary tongue and groove (unless ordered otherwise), ready to install preferably by gluing down. A Bolefloor is as simple to install as a traditional floor.
Available in Ireland from: Elements of Wood
3. FLOWER VASE
Trademark: Black + Blum
Product Name: Flower Loop
Price Range: €30
Material: Chrome steel
Key Features: Removable water tube for easy refilling.
Available in Ireland from: Gorgeous Gifts and Interiors
4. WASHBASIN + WATERCLOSET
Manufacturer: Roca
Designer: Gabriele and Oscar Buratti
Product Name: W+W
Price Range: n/a
Key Features: Designed to maximise space and conserve water. Combines a bathroom sink with a toilet. Its refill system filters the sink’s water for reuse in the flush cistern. Incorporates Roca’s new ‘water-reuse’ technology, uses waste water from the basin to fill the WC cistern, thereby reducing water usage by up to 25% compared to a standard 6/3 litre dual-flush WC.
Available in Ireland from: Blu Bathrooms
5. INTERNAL INSULATION
Trademark: Calsitherm Climate Board
Price Range: n/a
Material: Made of calcium silicate, a micro porous mineral building material with good insulating properties: its high capillary action ensures humidity regulation and the nature of the material means that mould cannot form on its surface.
Key Features: Reduced heating costs. Increase in comfort and mould damage prevention. Allows to balance energy efficiency with breathability and damp protection whilst maintaining the characteristics of the building and preserving the facade.
Applications: Building restoration, historical monuments, public buildings (schools, churches, museums), new construction. Interior only.
Available in Ireland from: Ecological Building Systems
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