IKO Carrara aids cool roof in Coolock, Ireland
Requiring a roofing solution that would assist with the internal cooling of Coolock Library in Ireland, Dublin City Council specified IKO Carrara, a highly reflective roofing membrane designed to reflect radiant energy from the external environment. Around 1,000m2 of IKO Carrara Capsheet was overlaid and bonded onto the existing primed membrane on Coolock Library, saving […]
Cleaner air for swimmers in Ireland
A swimming pool complex in Ireland is not only keeping occupants sheltered from the weather while using its facilities, but its roof surface is also protecting the environment from nasty carcinogens in the air. An innovative, ecological roofing membrane which helps to purify the air surrounding it, has been installed at Clongowes Wood College in […]
Air pollution is killing us: here’s how to stop it
We know air pollution is bad for our health, but we are only beginning to learn about the particularly harmful effects on our children. New information suggests that two million people in London are regularly exposed to illegal levels of air pollution; something that we should be looking at changing now, for the benefit of […]
IKO Carrara: cleaning the air our children breathe
Did you know that just 500m² of IKO Carrara can clean the pollutants from two to three diesel cars? Air pollution is one of the most pressing problems facing society today and politicians at all levels are under pressure to find a solution. Although diesel cars produce 15% less CO2 than petrol, they emit four […]