Carlisle Construction Materials Limited

Earth Trust is an environmental learning charity championing accessible green spaces for all. They care for diverse green spaces of different sizes; smaller wildlife havens and iconic landscapes including over 1,200 acres of farmland, wetland, woodland and five community reserves.Earth Lab is a new skills and learning eco-building at the heart of the Earth Trust, oozing its ethos and values and sitting sensitively in its environment. Earth Lab sits at the foot of the Wittenham Clumps, one of Oxfordshire’s most visited green spaces and a significant wildlife and conservation area and the aim was for Earth Lab to create connections to this unique place. The wildflower roof is an example of those connections, a curved wildflower meadow roof resonating with the wildflower meadow around the Clumps.

The National Trust visitor centre at Tarn Hows in the Lake District is set in a protected Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). EPDM was specified for the roof because of its environmentally friendly credentials which have the backing of Greenpeace. Hertalan roofing products were chosen because of ISO9001/14001 and BBA certification. The membranes were a combination of factory vulcanised sheets and easy weld rolls which were installed in accordance with strict FLL/GRO guidelines. The specification for the green roof insisted on local species of sedum and had over 2000 plug plants installed into 150mm deep recycled growing substrate.

The Shetland Museum and Archive Centre at Hays Dock in Lerwick was built at a cost of £11.6 million which was part financed by the Heritage Lottery fund. The walls of the Museum were constructed in the shape of a fishing boat sail and the building won a prestigious design award from the Glasgow Institute of Architects. The harbour is regularly battered with wind speeds in excess of 100mph and Hertalan membranes were specified to waterproof the roofs and fa çades of the building due to their durability, BBA, ISO14001 and WINTEC certification and the products 20 yr manufacturer warranty.