Penetrations are one of the greatest threats to the integrity and long-term performance of flat roofs. So how do we ensure that they are absolutely necessary, correctly detailed and properly installed? Daniel Bosworth, Design & Technical […]
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Flat Roof Penetrations: Best Practice
Flat Roof Penetrations: Best Practice
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Our Top Ten Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2017
Our Top Ten Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2017
It’s December, you’ve already eaten all the advent calendar chocolates, and as per tradition, we’re counting down the top ten blog posts.
So which are the most popular posts we’ve written on our roofing design blogs this year? For the first time […]
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Designing Flat Roofs – an interview with Stephen Cleminson in Architecture Today
Designing Flat Roofs – an interview with Stephen Cleminson in Architecture Today
Flat roofs have long held a place in architects’ hearts for reasons of aesthetics, cost and functionality.
While their conceptual and visual simplicity is undoubtedly part of the appeal, specifiers should be under no illusion as to the detailing rigour […]
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Flat Roof Upstand Best Practice
Flat Roof Upstand Best Practice
One of the most common questions our specification managers are asked is, ‘what should the upstand be on a flat roof?’. This question is frequently followed by, ‘what if I haven’t got 150mm?’. This article is about why upstands exist […]
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Sustainability in Flat Roofing
Sustainability in Flat Roofing
From concept design to installation and eventual recycling, flat roofs provide a wide range of environmental benefits for building projects. SIG Design & Technology offers an independent choice of systems for flat, green, and hard metal roofs for all […]
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Our Top Ten Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2016
Our Top Ten Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2016
It’s December, the sprouts are on and as per tradition, we’re counting down the top ten blog posts.
So which are the most popular posts we’ve written on our roofing design blog this year?
Here is the first half of the top ten, […]
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Live Blog: Quality in Flat Roofing – Sharing What We Know
Live Blog: Quality in Flat Roofing – Sharing What We Know
Wednesday 23 November, 08.50 to 11.45am
This time next week we’re holding our third annual #PerfectRoof Seminar, entitled ‘Quality in Flat Roofing – Sharing What we Know’. You can still join us in person (BOOK HERE) but if […]
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School Roofing – Seven more Value Engineered Projects
School Roofing – Seven more Value Engineered Projects
School Roofing today requires a collaborative approach, robust specification and cost efficient product selection. In this case study we look at seven projects which deliver just that.
SIG Design & Technology and SIG Insulation are working […]
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SIG Roof Lines: The RIBA Journal June 2016
SIG Roof Lines: The RIBA Journal June 2016
This week the June 2016 issue of RIBA Journal is published, complete with our eighth technical guide: SIG Roof Lines.
SIG Design & Technology partner with the RIBA Journal to help supply architects with impartial, useful advice on designing flat, green and […]
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5 Broadgate: Hot Melt Roofing at a ground scraping scale
5 Broadgate: Hot Melt Roofing at a ground scraping scale
When Make Architects needed a waterproofing solution for their latest project in the City of London they turned to IKO ParmaTEC hot melt. In this case study we set out why and share with you some pictures of this particularly […]
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