Category Archives: Latest news
Energy Ratings of Windows and Doors (WER’s & DER’s)
There are 3 steps in achieving an Energy rating for your windows and doors: Thermal Simulation, Air Leakage testing at 50Pa and Product Certification. Build Check is accredited to provide these services enabling you to obtain an Energy Rating through … Continue reading
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Build Check iPad competition
We are pleased to announce that Chris Cook of The Window Shop has won our iPad competion to celebrate the successful launch of The Oracle, Build Check Publications’ U-value calculator and information centre for the Fenestration industry. Chris correctly identified … Continue reading
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Has WERs taught the industry a valuable lesson?
Richard Bate, Technical Director of Build Check discusses the lessons we can learn from WERs in relation to CE Marking This time last year WERs were big news. Every trade magazine was awash with WER stories and as far as … Continue reading
Posted in Building Regulations, Latest news
Tagged CE, CE Marking, Europe, FENSA, Richard Bate, WERs
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BuildCheck Newsletter March 2011
Open publication – Free publishing – More buildcheck
Posted in Company information, Latest news
Tagged BuildCheck, Newsletter, The Oracle, U-Values, WER
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Weather Test Facilities go down a storm
Build Check only launched their Schulten weather testing rig for windows and doors last year, but according to Richard Bate, the new facilities have gone down a storm with fabricators and installers. “Our UKAS accredited testing service is capable of … Continue reading
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Tagged Richard Bate, Schulten, UKAS, weather testing rig
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Liniar launch the Oracle to their customers
Liniar is the latest supplier to join forces with Build Check in a bid to help their customers comply with Part L of the Building Regulations. As part of a major new initiative, Liniar has launched a bespoke version of … Continue reading
Posted in Building Regulations, Latest news, The Oracle
Tagged Adrian Redshaw, Declaration of Compliance, FPC, Liniar, Part L, Richard Bate, U-value calculator, WER
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Distinction Doors look to the Build Check Oracle for Part L Compliance
Distinction Doors, the sole supplier of Nan Ya GRP composite door blanks in the UK, has teamed up with Build Check and incorporated their product range within The Oracle – Build Check’s online U-Value calculator – to provide their customers … Continue reading
Posted in Building Regulations, Latest news, The Oracle
Tagged Chris Champion, Declaration of Compliance, Distinction Doors, Nan Ya GRP, Richard Bate, U-value calculator
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Access all Areas
The Build Check team has used its expertise to great effect to create a series of solutions that help companies in all areas of the supply chain comply with the latest revisions to Part L of the Building Regulations. Richard … Continue reading
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Build Check announce The Oracle and U-Value training seminars
Build Check – experts in independent testing, consultancy and product certification – have announced they will be hosting the first of a series of training seminars on 7th December. The purpose of the seminars is to give IGU manufactures, fabricators … Continue reading
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A Tale of Two Fitters
This month I’d like to share with you two conversations I have had over the last few weeks with installers, which illustrate the opposing ends of the great energy ratings debate. I’ll call them Charlie and Sid to protect the … Continue reading
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