Medera Resina™ is the advanced composite material of the future…although beautifully displayed here by Solly, it’s unlikely to feature on the catwalks of the fashion capitals of the world! Medera Resina™ provides a natural and sustainable ‘timber effect’ and meets…
Put your hand up if you’ve suffered a creative block. Don’t worry, we have too. No matter what our field, we all look for inspiration in order to solve problems. That’s why we’ve painstakingly put together the following list (with…
As an architect observing the latest trends in building design, it’s likely that at some point, you’ll integrate a brise soleil into your CAD designs. While solar shading is an attractive, functional and relatively unusual design feature to include in…
Solar shading and louvre specialists, Solinear, has continued to achieve the highly-regarded ISO:9001 accreditation. Solinear’s commitment to continuing with the ISO:9001 accreditation proves to new and existing clients that they strive to consistently offer high quality products, is strongly focused…
Solinear has started the installation of its largest MEDERA timber solar shading project in the UK. The prestigious Selly Oak Retail Park in Birmingham is currently under construction and the first entrance shading feature to the retail terrace units…
Our wonderful trees around the world offer us much more than just plain old timber: they keep soil healthy and moist, aid in the prevention of floods, provide shelter for both human and animals alike, they store carbon which lowers…
Death Valley is one of the hottest places on Earth and regularly reaches temperatures into the high 40s. It’s completely inhospitable for most human beings so why should we even consider working/living in a building that gets as hot as…
Solar shading specialist Solinear is working with Interserve Construction to transform a trio of Leeds schools. The York-based firm has been hired to bring stunning facades to three new-build schools in Seacroft, Belle Isle and Tinshill, for students with social,…
One of the leaders in their field, York-based Solinear is a fast-growing, increasingly high-profile business. They’ve supplied premium-quality solar shading / brise soleil and louvre products to everything from hospitals to high-tech test centres, and banks to submarine bases. From…
How do you present complex information to an audience that is, let’s say, resistant to change? You can’t just deliver it in a charismatic way and expect everyone to just get it, right? I guess what I’m getting at here…
Solinear, one of the UK’s leading aluminium louvre and solar shading suppliers, has helped transform a much-loved Edinburgh institution. The Royal Hospital for Sick Children, affectionately known as ‘Sick Kids’ first opened its doors in 1860 and has been serving…
BIM. Three letters that are radically reshaping the construction landscape – and that, for those of us in the industry, are becoming increasingly hard to ignore. It’s possible that you might know BIM inside out already. If so, good work…
We read something this week about BIM that really caught our attention: “why is something so simple so complicated?” It’s a very good question, so we’ve decided to explore the challenges of BIM, and more importantly, how we can overcome…
TIIIMMMBBBEEERRRR! Wood is one of the longest-standing building materials in existence. It’s been used in construction as far back as the stone age, some 10,000 years ago. Since then we’ve found new and innovative ways to replace timber with the…
Here at Solinear, one of our specialities is ‘operable solutions’, which is why we so celebrate motorised louvres. If you’re unfamiliar with this term, as many are, let us explain it to you: louvres are a type of external shutter…