Refurbishment of Lanchester School saved £24,500 in heating costs and reduced CO2 emissions by approximately 74 tonnes per year. 
The Bauder Group, has achieved a first in environmental certification for two of its green roof products; ahead of any other roofing company in the UK. 
An innovative housing development by Metropolitan Housing Trust has been awarded a CABE Building for Life Silver Standard... 
There are two options for improving the waterproofing on a current roof; to strip off the failing system or to overlay it. In either case, the first steps are to examine the. 
If we don’t have the skills to do it, common sense tells us that a job is not only going to be difficult but also risky and costly. 
150 Cheapside is a new-build office development in the centre of London, offering 182,740 sq ft of office space with a roof terrace 
York Hospital remains operational during roofing works to refurbish the 2000sq metre failing roof above the Oncology Ward. The roof... 
Tony Russell, Deputy Director of Estates at University Campus Suffolk (UCS) in Ipswich knows all too well about the challenges of making a green building work. 
A unique fastening system enables the support elements to be installed very quickly, easily and securely without any roof penetrations. 
In recent years, changes to various sections of the Building Regulations seem to have conspired to make it very difficult to design and install flat roof waterproofing to upstands 
Applications
BauderTHERM ‘Stripes’ can be used over existing built-up felt or asphalt systems, including those containing insulation, so long as these do not already suffer from moisture contamination or degradation problems.
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It is possible though to overlay existing waterproofing where some entrapped moisture is present as the special stripes finish to the underside of our waterproofing layer allows any vapour pressure to dissipate in a controlled fashion and reduces the possibility of surface blistering after installation.
Roofs with a traditional chipping finish may also be suitable if the existing finish can either be adequately removed by a suitable mechanical scarifying machine, or overlayed with a recovery board.
