vc2043Sep 26, 20194 min readTop Tips to Get Your Home Ready for WinterAlmost overnight the mornings now have a distinct chill, the evenings are already getting darker earlier; and the warmth of the summer...
vc2043Mar 31, 20193 min readHow Clerestory Windows Can Bring Light to the Darkest HomeIf you need to bring more light into your home without losing valuable wall space, Clerestory windows could be the answer to your...
vc2043Mar 27, 20194 min readGreen Design, Green Upkeep: Building and Maintaining Your Environmentally-Friendly HomeResiding in an energy-efficient building not only lowers your utility bills but can also add an average of 14% to your home’s value,...
vc2043Mar 17, 20194 min readTeam Trip to Kingspan to Learn about Timber Frame HousingIt is always very productive and a change of scene; to get the Building Tectonics team out of the office together to learn more about...
vc2043Feb 11, 20193 min readA Day in the Life of an Architectural PracticeHave you ever wondered what it is like to work in an Architectural Practice for the day and envisage all the dreaming and designing that...
vc2043Mar 21, 20182 min readMixing the BricksYou may have noticed tall brick walls can have bands of different shades of colour; this can be deliberate, a feature of the design...
vc2043Jul 10, 20161 min readScratching the surface of Concrete.Two billion metric tonnes of concrete are made worldwide annually, it’s also a very economic material so it’s used unsparingly. This...
vc2043Feb 13, 20153 min readFoundation DesignThere are some new and interesting developments in foundation design which offer an alternative to the way we have been constructing...
vc2043Oct 28, 20134 min readRoof trussesMost modern house roofs use trussed rafters in the construction of the roof. They consist of quite slender pieces of wood, which are...
vc2043Oct 21, 20132 min readPlywoodPlywood is a simple, but effective material. This is used a lot in the world of construction due to its strong structure, but light...
vc2043Jan 17, 20112 min readFlitched BeamsA client has asked me about Flitched Beams and I thought it might be an interesting topic for others. As always, I am not going to be too...