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Iconic Chairs on Bimstore
Bimstore has created The Iconic Chair Collection, a set of 13 Revit chair families based on recognised twentieth-century furniture designs. The collection has been developed for designers who want accessible, characterful furniture content within their Revit projects. Read more about this collection here.
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The ECGT Directive: What it Means for Manufacturers
In this article, we reflect on the potential impact of this new ECGT Directive on manufacturers in the built environment (particularly those marketing to clients in the EU), considering how we can work collectively to ensure greater transparency and honesty within the industry.
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Meet Heather Keen Bean: Architectural Technologist, Passivhaus Designer and Content Creator
Heather G, known online as Heather Kean Bean, is a Belfast-Based Architectural Technologist, Passivhaus Designer, and social media Content Creator. Find out more about our exciting collaboration with Heather, and learn more about what inspired her to start her popular online platform, where she share's Revit Tips, and architectural observations.
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Designing for Wellbeing: Mental Health Awareness Week 2026
This Mental Health Awareness Week, we’re exploring the correlations between conscious, thoughtful design and improved mental and physical health. We’ve shared some of the core ways architects can improve their projects to better support wellbeing and highlighted a few Bimstore manufacturers who promote holistic design across the lifecycle of a project.
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Solara Architectural Sunscreens: BIM-ready solutions for modern façade design
Fairview’s Solara range answers that need with a new architectural batten and sunscreen system available in aluminium and terracotta. Developed as a natural extension of the Fairview façade range, Solara is designed to integrate with cladding systems in colour, materiality and performance, helping project teams achieve a more cohesive façade outcome.
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Customising Residential Façade
Residential architecture is moving beyond standardised facades, with growing demand for customised forms, refined detailing and layered materiality. This white paper explores how Aluminium Composite Materials (ACMs) support design flexibility, durability and compliance, helping architects deliver distinctive residential facades that are both buildable and suited to Australian conditions.
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Start with the Perfect Finish: An Artisan Exterior Project Feature
Designed by Space Design Architecture and built by Buildingwise, this Newcastle residence showcases Artisan Exterior’s Sokeria Limestone Crazy Paving, Bribie Organic Wall Cladding and Bluestone Organic Stepping Stones. Find out more about Artisan Exterior's involvement in this case study, featured in the latest edition of BIMCRUNCH.
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The Architect’s Guide: How to Specify Stair Nosings in Architectural Drawings
Stair nosings are a subtle but essential architectural detail that directly contributes to the safety and accessibility of staircases across commercial and public spaces. Despite their importance, they are often overlooked or specified too late in the design process, resulting in limited product options and compliance issues further down the line.
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Enhance fire safety and cut costs with concrete protection systems for new and retrofit applications
Concrete is well known for its high compressive strength. When reinforced with steel, it creates structural members such as load bearing floors, columns, beams and walls that have high resistance to deflection. However, with regards to fire resistance, maintaining adequate structural performance during a fire requires almost double the thickness of concrete needed compared to structures that are not exposed to fire.
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First of its kind dual-control filtered water tap - Touch & Motion Sensor Tap
Explore Billi's first of a kind touch and motion sensor tap, XT Motion. Delivering boiling and chilled filtered water through an integrated dual-control interface, the XT Motion range supports both touch and touch-free action. This innovative product aims to function in both healthcare and workplace environments, providing an efficient and hygienic solution.
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Introducing Vue: Bimstore’s New Custom Configurator
Bimstore’s expert Technical Team have developed a sophisticated new custom configurator, Vue, which seamlessly combines entire product ranges. This tool benefits both manufacturers and specifiers by making even the most complex product ranges easy to display and configure online.
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Interactive Clerkenwell installation invites architects to shape ‘safer buildings’ conversation
Building materials manufacturer, wienerberger, invites architects to be part of a live, evolving digital installation at Clerkenwell Design Week, as it explores what building safety really means to a profession being reshaped by regulation.
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Network Architectural: Façade and Ceiling Solutions for Specification
Network Architectural works closely with architects, designers and specifiers to deliver façade and ceiling systems that meet design intent while supporting documentation, specification and construction.