All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 417
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Frameless glass canopies
D R Services (London) Ltd's frameless glass canopies have been installed in a variety of applications including schools, hospitals and the Theatre Royal in Stratford.
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Archive TitlesHealth and safety: Wake up call
Did you know that Regulations now require a competent engineer to design your scaffolding? if not, then read on
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Archive TitlesThe CIBSE National Conference, "Engineering the Future" took place at the Brit Oval Cricket Ground, London this year.
Guests speakers at the conference included Amory Lovins, chief executive, The Rocky Mountain Institute, and The Rt Hon Nick Raynsford MP, deputy chairman of the Construction Industry Council.
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Archive TitlesThe Future's Bright
The CIOB's student chanllenge was won by Ireland's Waterford Institute of Technology. Kristina Smith finds out how they did it.
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Archive TitlesCIBSE briefing sessions in Dubai and Hong Kong
The membership and registration briefing sessions were first introduced in the UK and Republic of Ireland in 2004, and brought about an increase in application numbers as a direct result.
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Archive TitlesBye-bye Brickie
an innovation from canada could spell the end for the traditional bricklayer. Kristina Smith finds out more
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Archive TitlesWhs halo joins the party: Bowater division is the latest to launch composite doors
WHS Halo's new Gallery composite door was one of the major product launches of Glassex. Lister Trade Frames and Thermaseal are effectively acting as launch partners for the doors, and will manufacture them exclusively for 12 months
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Archive TitlesThe Blue Heaven Hotel
It appears to be a flying saucer sticking out of the ground but it is in fact the Radisson SAS hotel in Frankfurt. Behind a glass façade of 11,400 square metres are 428 four-star hotel rooms, protected from excessive solar radiation by Interpane's ipasol blue 40/23.
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Archive TitlesBlackrock from Bohle
Working in association with a new clothing company, Blackrock, Bohle now offers an array of jackets, trousers, fleeces, tool vests and boots designed to be stylish and hard wearing.
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LLPs face big pension bills
Partnerships and LLPs could face unnecessarily high pension bills if their business is wrongly assumed to be at financial risk under a new risk-based levy, says financial advisor Grant Thornton.
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Archive TitlesGlazerite bi-folding door
Glazerite bi-folding doors allow for numerous applications for closets, pantries and between rooms.
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Rok stars in best list
In our last issue we failed to mention that Rok was placed at 71 in the Sunday Times' Best Companies to Work for list. Rok, which employs more than 2,300 people in 40 branches around the UK, describes itself as "the nation's local builder".
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Archive TitlesDon't believe the hike! Garry Ealing looks at the fact and fiction of metal prices
As with many other commodities world metals prices are continuing to rise. Garry Ealing of IGU components manufacturer UKae Ltd discusses the implications for the glazing industry
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EPBD set to become tougher
The EU is set to increase the energy efficiency standards of new and existing buildings over the next few years with changes to the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, under plans to reduce the EU's energy consumption.
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Archive TitlesBaylis tie-up will help inventors...
The construction industry could soon be flooded with innovations thanks to a link up between BRE and one of the UK's best-known inventors.
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Archive TitlesConsiderate constructor Mike Barford on the best and worst parts of building
How did you get into construction?I was destined for a degree in medicine or geology at Durham university. I come from a family of academics. They're all doctors, as in PhD. But I didn't do very well in my A levels. So my dad sat me down and I told ...
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Baltic states window market gr
The Baltic States have been enjoying a boom in the building industry in the last few years.
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Archive TitlesBlink available to trade
Glass UK is now offering Blink, its ‘intelligent glass' technology, to trade suppliers and installers. In its opaque state, high definition images can be rear-projected onto Blink, making it an invaluable addition to conference rooms and presentation theatres.
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Construction ‘heroes' head campaign to attract young
ConstructionSkills launched a new campaign last month to attract young people to the industry.