Making the world a more beautiful and more sustainable communal home requires transforming our working spaces to offer their occupants greater comfort and quality of life. Architecture, design, organization, materials – new solutions are already emerging to reconcile efficiency and well-being, as well as to ensure that every working space benefits all its users. We meet some of the experts contributing to this transformation.
The last few years have seen a range of meaningful developments in the construction landscape. The influx of technological advancements has helped curate advanced offerings that give several advantages over the traditional processes.
Modern homes are incomplete unless they have a false ceiling that makes its presence felt. Gone are the days when people preferred bland roofs as the default way to go. The present generation is more inclined towards using it creatively to augment the aesthetic value of their dwelling.
The year was 1888, the location, Rochester, Kent, UK. The first plasterboard plant was just unveiled, and it was a trailer of what is coming in the future years.
Plastering is one of the most ancient techniques used for finishing walls. Cement plaster was the go-to material for people looking to beautify their homes for a long time until gypsum arrived.
The Malaysian construction industry has been on the lookout for alternatives to cement for plastering for several years now, and gypsum plaster is one of the prominent options for them.
Facades are the interface between the interior and exterior of a building. They are the most striking and visible parts of a building, they protect it from external agents and are one of the main contributors to creating comfortable environments since it is where thermal gains and losses occur. Just like our skin, an extremely versatile organ of our body, it should be natural for it to be the part of the building which bears technology capable of becoming adaptable to the environmental conditions of the place where it is located.
Thermal comfort becomes very evident when it is not attended to. When thermal conditions are adequate in one location, our body is in balance with the environment allowing us to perform activities normally.
