Specification
The power’s in your hands The way in which architects and building professionals specify has evolved significantly over recent years. Seldom using traditional tools, such as product cards, specifiers are instead turning to more interactive platforms when sourcing new and innovative products to meet their requirements. In this month’s dedicated feature, FC&A has handpicked some of the industry’s leading Apps demonstrating smart specification. Ibstock Brick One of the UK’s largest brickmakers, Ibstock Brick has unveiled a bespoke iPad and iPhone app that makes the brick matching and selection process easier for all customers. The free Ibstock Brick app contains a revolutionary brick matching facility that allows customers to filter the selection by colour, texture, size and type. This makes it easy to find just the right brick for any project through a simple straightforward process. The app contains the entire Ibstock brick library, and allows the user access to a full range of Ibstock panel and project shots. It also has the ability to compare multiple products, order samples and share images via email for review. Search term: Ibstock Brick Website: www.ibstock.com
EGGER UK Available for iOS and Android operating systems, EGGER VDS features all of the decors in the company’s recently-extended ZOOM range – with 23 new laminate and wood panel decors and six new textures – as well as its flooring collections. With around 30 room sets available, from kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms to hotels, offices and shops, users can quickly map decors onto the surfaces in the room. As well as being available to use offline,
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the app complements EGGER’s web-based VDS ONLINE site and VDS PROFI – a desktop-based programme that also allows the user to map decors onto furniture in various room-sets, but which also allows the user to import their own room-set pictures and map the decor’s onto those.
On the launch of the app, John Newbury, Senior Product Manager at British Gypsum, said: “The app brings some of the best examples of Gyptone products in-situ to one, easily accessible platform, providing a quick go-to for inspiration and product information. The ability to forward this information to co-workers makes communicating ideas straightforward and will assist users in sharing their design vision.”
Search term: Gyptone Website: www.gyptone.com
Apollo Fire Detectors
Search term:VDS App Website: www.egger.com/vds
British Gypsum The ‘Gyptone Acoustic Ceilings and Walls’ app allows users to browse imagery and information about some of Europe’s most innovative acoustics installations as well as narrow down their search by selecting a specific sector, product type, design style or area of the building. The handy app, which is available on iPad and iPhone, also includes product information for British Gypsum’s entire Gyptone and Rigitone acoustic ceilings range and highlights which products were used to create the innovative ‘showcase’ spaces. A forwarding feature then allows users to share their favourite projects with ease.
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The Apollo Fire Detector’s smartphone app provides users with a version of the BS5839 Guide to help them stay within the rules and regulations when installing any fire detectors and devices. In addition to the guide there is an installation checklist enabling customers to monitor what they have completed. The Apollo app also features a DIL Switch and XPERT Card addressing system. Addressing the XPERT card can be done by inputting the address where you can find out which pips to remove, or alternatively if you have a pre-addressed XPERT card you can discover the address by selecting the removed pips. With the DIL Switch, you can find out the correct directions of switching to create the address you require, this process can also be reversed to discover the address of an already addressed unit.
Search term: Apollo Fire Website: www.apollo-fire.co.uk