Brief : The engineering team at Lampton school in west London engaged with GatorDuct to create a sustainable ductwork solution for their academy’s new Sixth Form building. GatorDuct was selected to provide a sustainable and creative ductwork solution for Lampton School working with reputable building services consultants S I Sealy. Construction of their new Sixth Read More
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AG Barr Project (Food & Drink Industry)
Brief: AG Barr engaged with by paradigm group to provide a sustainable design & build solution to their overheating problem experienced in three of their sites located in the UK, Milton Keynes, Cumbernauld and Strathmore. All projects incorporated evaporative cooling units mounted at roof level with GatorDuct as the sustainable air transportation system from plant Read More
GatorDuct brochure photo shoot
Directed by: The Chase Photography: Emily Dennison Location: NQ Studios Manchester Starring: 250mm Square GatorDuct System Quote of the day: “Oh Matthew, I think we have it, Sexy Duct!” Looking forward to the big reveal. Thanks to all at NQ studios and The Chase. If you’d like to know more about our innovative ventilation ducting Read More
GatorDuct features in CIBSE
There are alternatives to galvanised steel ductwork, including lightweight products made from fabric and even cardboard. Optimise system design Ductwork is a major component of ventilation systems and is typically made of steel, which has a high embodied energy impact. If the aim is to improve resource efficiency, building design has to allow for the Read More
As recommended by CIBSE
A collaboration between CIBSE and the WRAP to reduce resource waste has identified industry initiatives that could lead to changes in the way that building services are designed and delivered. CIBSE is working with WRAP ‘to increase awareness of the opportunities and business benefits of resource efficiency’. Aecom was appointed to run seven workshops and Read More
The Little Green Book
“When people use more paper, suppliers plant more trees. If we want bigger commercial forests, then we should use more paper not less. Our policies should directly protect important wildlife habitats, not try to reduce our demand for paper” Edward L. Glaeser, Professor of Economics, Harvard University Sustainability and climate change are top of the Read More
Transporting fish through space
One particularly interesting example of Tri-Wall’s wide-range of applications proving its strength and durability, is its adoption by NASA for transporting carp fish in space during Space Shuttle experiments. It is also extensively used in the aeronautics industry for packaging of heavy, expensive components. Reference: http://www.tri-wall.com/business/casestudy.html
Are cardboard buildings the future?
Cheap, environmentally friendly and easy to manufacture, the temporary cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand is being built out of it. So is flatpack housing the way forward? Cardboard? Really? It’s the common reaction to the idea of making buildings out of thick paper, such as the temporary cardboard cathedral announced for Christchurch, New Zealand, whose Read More
Cardboard Centre for Culture
While OMA is busy finalising designs for a new home for the Garage Centre for Contemporary Culture in Moscow, the arts organisation has temporarily moved into a pavilion with cardboard columns by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban. Garage will occupy the pavilion during the entire construction period, which will see a 1960s building in Stalinist-era Gorky Read More
Cardboard Vase Designs
These jewel-like vases from German design duo snug.studio are assembled from flat sheets of cardboard. The Snug Vases come as a flat-pack, ready to be folded into shape and placed over a glass or bottle of water. The vases come in two sizes and three colours – white, grey and copper. Hanover-based snug.studio was founded Read More