Aluminium is an ideal material for rainscreen cladding systems because of its high strength-to-weight ratio and low comparative cost, but stainless steel offers better thermal performance. Stainless ...

For four years, researchers at the US parent group Alcoa have been working on transferring the titanium dioxide-based Hydrotect technology of the Japanese firm Toto to coated aluminium. Up until now, ...

Aluminium gold-hued struts coloured by Sandalor will line the exterior of the HEKLA Tower, which Pritzker prize-winning architect Jean Nouvel's studio is designing in Paris.

Monday, 31 March 2008, 9:48 amPress Release: Design Aluminium NEWS RELEASE 31st March 2007 ...

The cladding is made up of expanded polystyrene insulation overlaid with flexible renders and glass-fibre reinforcing mesh. It is a very different system to the ACM cladding used on Grenfell Tower, ...

Tower Hamlets Council, which has more than 900 blocks of flats, is stripping Sto External Wall Insulation System cladding from two 14-storey buildings on its Barley Mow Estate in Limehouse. The ...

Circular Battens Circular aluminium tubes can be easily affixed to the face of a garage door, creating a stylish cladding that is lightweight, durable, and easy to maintain.

Cans are also significantly lighter than glass, resulting in reduced fuel usage. So once they’re in circulation, some experts argue it’s easier and more energy efficient to recycle aluminium ...