Best practice for waterproofing balconies
AT Editor2025-03-13T08:54:47+00:00AccuRoof Technical Director Daniel Bosworth discusses the do’s and don’ts of balcony waterproofing with Architecture Today’s Technical Editor John Ramshaw.
No. 1 Ancoats Green: Best practice for flat roofing designed to the Passivhaus standard
AT Editor2025-02-14T17:13:56+00:00AccuRoof Technical Director Daniel Bosworth discusses the specification and delivery of flat roofs, designed to the Passivhaus standard, on a major housing development in Manchester, with Architecture Today’s Technical Editor John Ramshaw.
Roofing competency and the Building Safety Act
AT Editor2024-07-08T08:06:17+01:00Ross Finnie, AccuRoof Sales Director, and Neville Grunwald, Chair of the Joint Competence Initiative for the Envelope Sector (JCI), in conversation with Architecture Today’s Technical Editor John Ramshaw, discuss key areas surrounding competency and the Building Safety Act in relation to roofing design, supply and installation.
From rock to roof
AT Editor2024-05-10T15:02:43+01:00Architects from CSK, Groupwork, John Pardey Architects, Manalo & White, Morrow + Lorraine, Piercy&Company and Pollard Thomas Edwards share their thoughts on a trip to north-west Spain hosted by AccuRoof to view the extraction and processing of natural slate.
AT Technical Seminar: Roof Design and Specification – Ask the experts
Jason Sayer2024-11-14T10:43:09+00:00Join us on Wednesday 15th May for our upcoming technical seminar on roof design and specification with roofing specialists AccuRoof in London. Ask the experts on specifying biosolar and hard metal roofing, counting costs and where not to cut corners and drainage best practice.
Counting the cost of designing and specifying flat, metal and slate roofs
AT Editor2024-04-16T11:14:51+01:00Roofing specialists from AccuRoof, SIG Hard Metals, and SIGA Slate, in conversation with Architecture Today’s John Ramshaw, discuss the costs involved in specifying flat, metal and slate roofs, as well as how architects can ensure their designs provide value for money.
Roofing Lucent W1: Part 1 – Design and Specification
AT Editor2024-04-16T11:23:40+01:00In the first instalment of this two-part technical feature, Roofing specialists from SIG Design & Technology (now AccuRoof) and EJ Roberts Roofing discuss the design and specification of one of the most complex roofs ever constructed in London with Architecture Today’s Technical Editor John Ramshaw.
Roofing Lucent W1: Part 2 – Detailing, Testing and Installation
AT Editor2024-04-16T11:26:58+01:00In the second instalment of this two-part technical feature, Roofing specialists from SIG Design & Technology (now AccuRoof) and EJ Roberts Roofing, in conversation with Architecture Today’s Technical Editor John Ramshaw, discuss how one of London’s most complex and dynamic roofs was detailed, tested and installed on site.
Best practice for fragile deck replacement
AT Editor2024-04-16T12:05:14+01:00Ian Dryden, National Specification Manager at SIG Design & Technology (now AccuRoof), discusses best practice for replacing fragile roof decks with Architecture Today’s Technical Editor John Ramshaw.
Best practice for waterproofing new-build school roofs
AT Editor2024-04-16T12:07:01+01:00Daniel Bosworth, Design & Technical Manager at SIG Design & Technology (now AccuRoof), and Steven Vincent, Head of Design at Eco Green Roofs, discuss best practice for waterproofing new-build school roofs with Architecture Today’s Technical Editor John Ramshaw.
Upstands Best Practice – Updated for BS 6229:2018
AT Editor2024-04-16T12:08:21+01:00How high should a flat roof upstand be? Daniel Bosworth, Design and Technical Manager at SIG Design & Technology (now AccuRoof), highlights best practice for upstand design in the light of the revised BS 6229
Best practice for designing natural slate roofs
AT Editor2024-04-16T10:05:41+01:00SIG Roofing Natural Slate Trading Director Robert Edwards discusses how architects can achieve best practice design for slate roofs.