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d+b facades ‘fabric first’ message was well received by delegates at the recent AUDE annual conference, University of Birmingham. Universities continue to invest in updating and regenerating their older building stock, underlined by the number of new enquiries received by the business for planned investment. Cliff Woodhouse, Business Development Director, commented “the AUDE Conference is
d+b facades is pleased to announce that re-cladding works are now underway at Berry Court, Bournemouth. The works involve removing all existing cladding panels, EWI and insulation and replacing them with solid aluminium panels and improved insulation. This project builds on the successful relationship with Abri Group established through works at three other high rise
Rated in the top 10 of the NICDEX League Table, Cambridge Regional College understands the importance of improving the appearance of its estate in order to meet the expectations of today’s students and reflect the quality of its teaching and curriculum. d+b facades was pleased to be awarded the contract to refurbish the Construction Skills
Following extensive upgrades to much of the building stock campus-wide, K Block was dated in both appearance and building performance. d+b facades’ refurbished the building by replacing the existing timber cladding and glazed infills with its proprietary insulated aluminium rainscreen system integrated with high-performance double glazed windows. Refurbishment of adjoining and adjacent blocks can be
d+b facades have recently completed the fifth phase of refurbishment to the Richmond and Horton D buildings at the University of Bradford. Commencing in 2007, the refurbishment has been phased over 15 years in line with the University’s capital programme and funding. Discrete phases are indistinguishable from each other. The coherent unified appearance has been
d+b facades are pleased to announce an overall summary of ‘Excellent’ in the Considerate Constructors Scheme report for their Old Hall Street project. The scheme highlights delivering best practice beyond statutory requirements and covers -  Respect the Community, Protect the Environment and Value their Workforce.d+b facades believe passionately in their product and their unique skills,
d+b facades will be attending AOC 2021 at the ICC Birmingham d+b facades is pleased to announce attendance at the AoC Annual Conference and Exhibition at Birminghams’s ICC on 16 and 17 November 2021, Stand 40. As leaders in sustainable transformation of college estates, we fully support the AoC’s ‘Green Commitment’ report. Come and talk
Work has now been completed by d+b facades at The Natural History Museum, Kensington. A world-class museum with more than 80 million objects and an acclaimed research institution. The original Waterhouse building was extended to the East in the early 1970’s with the addition of the Palaeontology Building constructed from pre-cast concrete and featuring curtain
d+b facades is pleased to announce works have commenced to overclad the Construction Skills building at the Huntingdon Campus of Cambridge Regional College, the largest further education college in the East of England. As the building’s windows have already been replaced, the new overcladding will require a carefully designed junction detail in order to fully
Denning Point is a 23-storey residential tower in Aldgate, Tower Hamlets, owned and managed by EastEnd Homes (EEH). Originally constructed in 1968, the concrete facade was clad with combustible ACM in 2014. Following the Grenfell Tower fire EEH responded by removing the combustible cladding as quickly as possible. EEH’s main contractor for the Denning Point