Category Archives: Refurbishment

Planting is all about the cultivation of plants which are wind, frost and drought resistant, require very little maintenance and are self-propagating. This type of vegetation will consist primarily of sedums, but can include herbaceous plants and grasses if the … More >>

Blackdown specialises in plant production, component supply, full system installation and maintenance of extensive, semi-intensive, bio-diverse and intensive roof planting systems. With nurseries in the Blackdown Hills in Somerset, and a long established background in horticulture, Blackdown offers clients expert … More >>

Urban Heat Island Effect Temperatures are known to be higher in urban areas relative to surrounding rural areas, due to the higher quantity of impermeable, reflective surfaces and increased population density. Green roofs reverse this effect by returning moisture to the environment through evapotranspiration, reducing … More >>

Derbigum Olivine, an ecological roofing solution from Alumasc, has been used in the refurbishment of a Middlesex School. Opened in 1951, Mount Stewart Junior School in Harrow, is a community school for boys and girls aged 7-11. Due to on-going … More >>

Due to the EuroPHit project, a series of buildings from across Europe are to be retrofitted to Passive House Standards, this will include a mixture of residential and non-residential buildings using Passive House Components. This EU project is to take … More >>

An exclusive new housing development in the heart of London is the latest showcase for a range of waterproofing and green roof solutions from Alumasc. Built by The Berkeley Group in the centre of Belgravia, the elite Ebury Square development offers … More >>

A Blackdown green roof from Alumasc provides one of the main features at the new School of Architecture and Construction at The University of Greenwich. Officially opened in December 2014, the £78m new-build development is based in Stockwell Street within Maritime Greenwich … More >>

  Alumasc Roofing Systems along with Mitie Tilley Roofing have recently completed the installation of a 1500 m2 Derbigum high performance waterproofing system at Crown Bevcan, Carlisle.  Crown, UK beverage can manufacturers and one of the largest packaging companies in … More >>

Euroroof’s Caltech Liquid Roofing from Alumasc Roofing Systems provides a fuss-free long term solution to the problems associated with failed single-ply roofing. Our intelligent, cold-applied liquid roof coating system can be rapidly applied over failed single-ply membranes, providing tough and … More >>

Alumasc’s Hydrotech hot-melt waterproofing system has been successfully installed at London’s County Hall, one of the capital’s most iconic landmarks.  Located next to the London Eye on the South Bank, County Hall was previously the HQ for GLC.  It is … More >>