25,000 m² of Culture In 2022, a futuristic building complex named Plateforme 10 was opened in the Swiss city of Lausanne, merging two museums under one roof. It houses the Elysée Photo Museum and the mudac, a Museum of Design and Contemporary Art. This newly created art district provides visitors of all generations with over […]
Roofing materials are always a hot topic, and rightly so. Specifiers are seeking durable, effective and aesthetically pleasing roof’s that are also cost-effective. As such, zinc is often touted as an effective material, but in this feature, Adrian Whitefoot, Technical Services Manager at Kalzip, explains why aluminium may be the perfect solution above all else. […]
Sustainable building envelopes include roof constructions that are designed to reduce heat loss and promote energy efficiency within new and existing buildings The fully patented E-clip by Kalzip is designed to provide minimal thermal bridging through the Kalzip system and contributes to a highly effective thermal insulation layer and simultaneously provides excellent load-bearing capacity. In […]
“The Lighthouse” in Aarhus, Denmark’s tallest residential building with an unusual roof shape. The artificially created district near the centre of the Danish port city Aarhus offers spacious new living space. The latest construction project, “The Lighthouse,” contributes significantly to this by adding 400 new apartments to the housing market. As the name promises, the […]
AWARD-WINNING ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO IN A ROYAL NEIGHBOURHOOD. Close to Balmoral Castle, in the Scottish Highlands, the now multi-award-winning office building and community café by Moxon Architects fits harmoniously into what is now woodland. Decades of use of this environment as a quarry have left an impressive and unique landscape structure at the site, which inspired […]
Can you tell us about your path into construction and to your current position… My introduction into the metal and manufacturing industry, started back in 1996 with British Steel in an automotive role, before moving into the Head Office for International (by this point British Steel was Corus) where my role became focused on sales […]
Located in the beautiful French coastal town of Dunkirk, one of the four campuses of the Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale (ULCO) specializes in marine research. Due to the aging roof of the main building, a comprehensive renovation process was carried out. The construction work spanned approximately a year, with university operations continuing without disruption […]
55 Years of Kalzip Koblenz-based supplier of roofs, facades and building envelopes made of aluminum and metal celebrates anniversary with review of milestones. May 2023 Koblenz-based provider of aluminum and metal roofs, facades, and building envelopes celebrates its anniversary by looking back at milestones. Since 1968, Kalzip has been producing roof and facade systems on […]