PSBJ (Public Sector Build Journal) is the industry’s leading monthly title for architects, contractors, LAs and heads of sites at schools, hospitals and leisure centres, looking to make informed decisions when specifying building products.
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Welcome to the March issue of PSBJ…
In public buildings, there will, naturally, be features within their four walls subject to more wear and tear than others. Take, for example, the flooring within a building. Regardless of whether it’s a school, hospital or library, the floorcovering within that environment will receive incredibly high footfall during its lifetime, not to mention the bags and furniture that it will be exposed to.
When it comes to specifying flooring for the renovation or build of a facility, you will not only want to make sure the flooring has been installed correctly, but you will also seek peace of mind that the floor you’re selecting is appropriate for the activities that will take place above it.
In this month’s edition, we’ve addressed these two specific issues with in-depth commentary from leading flooring specialists, F. Ball and Altro. On page 18, Neil Sanders, Technical Director at F. Ball, discusses some simple steps to guarantee a long-lasting flooring installation, using best-practice preparation processes and tried-and-tested products. Meanwhile, on page 20, Dave Ford, Specification Manager at Altro, considers the key criteria when specifying flooring for specialist teaching spaces. With careful thought at an early stage of the design process, you can rest assured that the flooring you choose will be an appropriate specification and it will be laid upon a surface prepared to avoid floor failure.
Elsewhere in this edition, Winckworth Sherwood’s social housing team points to the five things social housing providers should consider in the year ahead, Sto discusses the benefits of marrying offsite construction with external wall insulation and Dougall Baillie Associates reveals how timely professional advice can relieve building owners of the need to panic over aerated concrete.