Jewson & Saint-Gobain set for Ecobuild

Saint-Gobain companies are set to take centre stage at Ecobuild, Europe’s leading sustainable design and construction exhibition which takes place from 2nd – 4th March at Earls Court in London.

Saint-Gobain companies are set to take centre stage at Ecobuild, Europe’s leading sustainable design and construction exhibition which takes place from 2nd – 4th March at Earls Court in London.

Jewson will be exhibiting at Ecobuild for the third year running supported by sister SGBD companies including Pasquill, International Timber, Graham and Minster, whilst Saint-Gobain’s manufacturing companies are sharing a two-storey corporate stand packed with innovative construction solutions. Alongside this Saint-Gobain companies will have a major presence in the Nottingham H.O.U.S.E (Home Optimising the Use of Solar Energy), a full sized zero carbon house which is set to be one of the exhibition’s major attractions.

The sustainable builders merchant

Jewson will be communicating its strengths as ‘the sustainable builder’s merchant’ supported by its specialist SGBD sister brands. Its stand will demonstrate its market leading capability to provide sustainable products, training and service solutions to construction professionals. The aim is to help our customers understand and comply with new and existing environmental regulations and legislation. We’ll also demonstrate our strong record of providing full sustainable product and service solutions, through active product displays and case studies.

Jewson will encourage visitors to the stand to enter the ‘Jewson Green Mastermind 2010’ competition. Visitors will have 2 minutes to answer multiple choice questions focussing on general sustainability within the built environment. In addition there will be a small number of questions which will be concerned with Jewson’s own achievements in reducing waste and its carbon footprint. A leader board will be displayed on the stand listing the highest scores achieved by the contestants. The winners will win an exclusive trip to see the sustainable forestry harvesting and milling process in action. An on-line version of the competition will be available on the Jewson website in the weeks leading up the exhibition.

Jewson, Pasquill and International Timber are also supporting The Zed Factory’s stand. The Zed Factory, who are pioneers in sustainable design, are providing a ‘design while you wait’ consultation service at Ecobuild which will allow developers to come away from the show with an architect’s sketch layout for their potential site, a quantity surveyor’s costed RuralZED housing solution, an estate agent’s valuation of the completed home(s), a business plan providing anticipated profit and RuralZED system specifications and kit costs with materials provided by SGBD companies. Branches will be sent tickets to invite interested customers to the event.

Saint-Gobain solutions

Focusing on delivering a more sustainable future and solutions for more energy efficient buildings, the Saint-Gobain corporate stand focuses on four key sectors – healthcare, education, commercial and residential – showcasing products and technologies from its UK and Ireland manufacturing companies in complete systems for different applications in both new build and refurbishment.

Features include a through-the-wall system and residential refurbishment solutions for both social and private projects, demonstrating how Saint-Gobain and its companies are at the forefront of providing sustainable, highly energy efficient solutions to the construction and housing sector.

Solar Decathlon HOUSE

Located close to the Saint-Gobain stand is the Nottingham H.O.U.S.E – an energy efficient, zero carbon solar powered home designed and built by a team of students from the University of Nottingham’s Department of the Built Environment (DBE). The H.O.U.S.E is the UK’s only entry into the first International Solar Decathlon Europe competition to design and build Europe’s most effective and energy efficient zero carbon solar powered house. Saint-Gobain is the main technical partner and sponsor for the project. The Nottingham H.O.U.S.E has been constructed entirely from materials supplied by Saint-Gobain’s UK companies including Saint-Gobain Isover, British Gypsum, Weber, Saint-Gobain Glass, Solaglas, International Timber, Pasquill and Greenworks, providing total solutions to optimise energy efficiency.

Demonstrating how low energy architecture can lend itself to the mass market, the building’s versatile Lshaped, modular design can be worked into terraces, rows or stacked as apartments. The resulting concept is a highly marketable, zero carbon starter home for a new family – a major requirement in the UK.

For more information please visit www.ecobuild.saint-gobain.co.uk

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