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How facade and building engineers are creating a greener future for our planet
The UK’s commercial construction and property sector is taking important strides towards building a greener future for Planet Earth, with a commitment to radically improve the energy performance of all buildings over the next two decades. As a leader on the global...
Decay to Renewal: The importance of restoring the UK’s historic buildings
As the sun rises over the UK's historic buildings, they stand tall and proud as a testament to our rich cultural heritage. From majestic medieval castles to Jacobethan delights like the world-famous Highclere Castle (for the Downton Abbey fans among us), historic...
Five benefits of commercial facade restoration
As we highlighted in our review of Embodied Carbon last month, See Brilliance is an avid supporter of restorative cleaning due to both the cost savings and environmental benefits compared with replacement. In fact, our own data shows that the cost to fully restore a...
Introduction to Embodied Carbon and why it matters for commercial building owners
Building regulations in the UK are nothing new. In fact, Britain has led the way globally in some of the most prominent and forward-thinking regulations across the commercial and residential construction space for centuries. As far back as the twelfth century when...
Graffiti Prevention: 6 best practices for commercial building owners and occupiers
It’s clear from just a cursory glance in most of the UK’s towns and cities just how problematic graffiti has become, not just for local councils but for independent businesses and even private individuals. Across our capital city graffiti now affects all thirty-two...
The frightening impact of graffiti on our local communities
More than just an unsightly nuisance, graffiti is commonly seen as a form of vandalism that devalues property and consumes valuable police time and other public resources. More often than not, graffiti tarnishes our local neighbourhoods, damages key infrastructure,...
Three key trends in the commercial building and construction sector
The UK’s commercial construction industry is worth over £15 billion annually and predicted to grow by almost 16% this year. The construction industry as a whole – including both commercial and residential – supports more than three million people in jobs ranging from...
Different Types of Facade and Cladding Systems
The terms ‘cladding’ and ‘facade’ are often thrown around as interchangeable words that describe the external surface of a building. While both words are closely related, they each have a very different meaning. A facade is the main exterior design of a building –...
Different types of traditional and modern stone facades and cladding
Stone building facades add masses of aesthetic appeal to an otherwise normal-looking building. But aesthetics is just one benefit among a list of functional improvements that stone facades and cladding can offer, such as protecting a building from the elements and...
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