Future Steel Buildings offer a range of pre-fabricated buildings which have a variety of applications:

• Car ports.
• Outside storage buildings.
• Garages.
• Commercial buildings.

Steel buildings have may advantages over traditional bricks and mortar, especially for commercial applications.  They can be constructed in a fraction of the time and for a fraction of the cost and, even though they are designed to the exact requirements of the customer, they are easy to extend as requirements change and businesses grow.

Metal buildings also have many applications for private individuals. They make an ideal outdoor storage shed and can be constructed in a long weekend (with the help of a few friends!).

Future Steel Buildings car ports are one of their latest products which can easily be added to an existing drive way or onto the side of a house. Alternatively, they also offer garages with secure doors and windows which can even be insulated if you want to use them as a work space.

In a drive to improve the energy efficiency of buildings, UK building regulations require new homes to undergo a test for ‘air tightness’ (also call ‘air permeability’) by an approved testing company. This involves pressurising the building and calculating how much air is being lost through ‘uncontrolled leakage’.

Air leaks from a building through gaps and cracks in walls, floors and around doors and windows. Above a certain level, air leakage results in an increase in heating costs and uncomfortable draughts for the occupants.

Leema Technologies provides air tightness testing for new build homes, commercial buildings and private home owners who want to improve the energy efficiency of their houses. The company is registered with the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing and can test air leakage to the standard required by building control and the Air Tightness Testing and Measurement Association.

In addition, the company has in-house architects who can offer advice on how to comply with the regulations and sustainable building techniques. Leema Technologies are based in the Midlands and test buildings for airtightness throughout the UK. Visit their website at www.leematech.co.uk.