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School Roofing – Seven more Value Engineered Projects
School Roofing today requires a collaborative approach, robust specification and cost efficient product selection. In this case study we look at seven projects which deliver just that. SIG Design &...
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Replacing a Cathedral Roof – Mastic Asphalt at Westminster
When Westminster Cathedral’s roof was first asphalted back in 1903, it would have utilised naturally occurring asphalt deposits dug up from an overseas lake. These days, things are done a little...
View ArticleLive Blog: Quality in Flat Roofing – Sharing What We Know
Wednesday 23 November, 08.50 to 11.45am This time next week we’re holding our third annual #PerfectRoof Seminar, entitled ‘Quality in Flat Roofing – Sharing What we Know’. You can still join us in...
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Our Top Five Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2016
Last week we kicked off our top ten roofing design blog posts with numbers ten to six. Here are the top five most read roofing design blog posts this year – is your favourite at the top? Cue Fluff...
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Flat Roof Specifier Checklist Part 1: Employers Requirements
Choosing the right flat roof system can be a challenge, but ask the right questions and you’re half way there. At our seminar in November we launched a new tool for architects – a Flat Roof Specifier...
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Flat Roof Specifier Checklist Part 2: Design Factors: Aesthetics and Structure
Last time we introduced our Flat Roof Specifier Checklist and looked at the requirements your client might have. This week we begin talking about the design factors, starting with Aesthetic...
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Flat Roof Specifier Checklist Part 3: Design Factors: Drainage, Insulation...
We’re well into our checklist of questions to ask when you’re choosing and designing the right flat roof system. Whilst the preliminary questions on client requirements, aesthetics and structure set...
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Flat Roof Specifier Checklist Part 4: Interfaces and Cost
In this post, we’re covering the final two design factors on our checklist for flat roof specification: flat roof interfaces and cost. These factors round up the design stage of the checklist and we...
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Flat Roof Specifier Checklist Part 5: Buildability Factors – The Flat Roof On...
In this last in the series investigating our checklist for flat roof specification we look at the four main buildability factors that address the commissioning and installation of the flat roof on your...
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Failed Flat Roofs – Don’t Split the Build Up!
Three problem projects of a similar nature have come into the office in the last 3 weeks. They are all domestic projects, they are all single ply roofing membrane, and they were all reported to have...
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Sustainability in Flat Roofing
From concept design to installation and eventual recycling, flat roofs provide a wide range of environmental benefits for building projects. SIG Design & Technology offers an independent choice of...
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Single Ply Membranes: Two of our most popular blog posts are updated
Four years ago, we published two blog posts on single ply membranes which are two of the most popular pages on our entire website. They are so popular that we’ve decided to update them, and you can...
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Designing Flat Roofs – an interview with Stephen Cleminson in Architecture Today
Flat roofs have long held a place in architects’ hearts for reasons of aesthetics, cost and functionality. While their conceptual and visual simplicity is undoubtedly part of the appeal, specifiers...
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New CPD Seminar Launched: Roof Refurbishment
We’re delighted to announce the launch of our new CPD Seminar entitled ‘Roof Refurbishment: Choosing the Best Solution’. The RIBA CPD Providers network have approved the seminar and we’re already...
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Our Top Five Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2017
Last week we kicked off our top ten roofing design blog posts with numbers ten to six. Here are the top five most read roofing design blog posts this year – is your favourite at the top? Cue Fluff...
View ArticleLiquid Roofing Best Practice
Liquid roofs can vary greatly in terms of type, design, performance and application. Daniel Bosworth and Chris Page explore best practice for this important but sometimes misunderstood area of flat...
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