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Guide to Part L Changes: England’s New Regs Focus on Fabric First Route to Low Carbon Buildings

Changes to building regulations have come into effect in England which will help transition the building landscape to reaching the government’s target to half energy use in all new builds by 2030. The headline figures from the new Part L document for builders and specifiers are the requirement to...

Aircrete Inner Leaf: Replacing Dense Blocks in the Inner Leaf of a Traditional Cavity Wall with Mannok Aircrete Thermal Blocks

Mannok’s Technical and Product Specification Manager, Jason Martin, explains why Aircrete Inner Leaf provides a high performing, more comfortable and sustainable home. Cavity wall construction is the most common method used in building homes in Ireland. Traditional cavity walls can be elevated to...

Do I need to coat Mannok’s Aircrete blocks in Bitumen?

In the latest “Your Questions, Answered” video, we explore a common enquiry into our technical department relating to the use of our Mannok Aircrete Thermal Blocks below DPC, and if there is a requirement for tanking the blocks in the bitumous type substance for use in this application Full certification...

What is SIMS by Mannok and what are the benefits?

A look at the benefits of SIMS by Mannok, our Super Insulated Masonry Solution with our Technical by Mannok team. What is SIMS by Mannok? The term SIMS stands for Super Insulated Masonry Solution. Quite simply, it consists of a single leaf Mannok aircrete block built using thin joint mortar, with...

Mannok Products and Technical Support Help Achieve Ireland’s First Gold Home Performance Index Certification

A development in Bray, County Wicklow is the first residential development in Ireland to be awarded gold certification under the Home Performance Index (HPI) for its quality and sustainability by the Irish Green Building Council (IGBC). The housing development, designed by Coady Architects,...

Do I Need to use a 13N Thermal Block in Ireland?

There is some confusion in the Irish market about the requirement for a 13N thermal block and our Technical by Mannok team have received a number of enquiries about a suitable Mannok Aircrete Thermal Block. In our latest Your Questions Answered video, Jason Martin of our Technical by Mannok team addresses...

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