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Aluminium ceiling panels
Aluminium panels from Hunter Douglas have been used for the internal and external ceilings at the redeveloped Chelmsley Wood Shopping. About 800m2 of Hunter Douglas 300c Linear aluminium panels were specified
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Movers and makers: January 15 2010
Latest news from the world of construction product manufacture
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FeaturesFirst impressions: BIG's Faroe Islands education centre
Students from the Royal College of Art and Nottingham Trent University comment on the Torshavn scheme
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FeaturesCountry focus: Ireland
Ireland’s reliance on the property boom has seen it in a bad way since the economic crisis began, says Richard Fitzpatrick of EC Harris in Dublin. But can government action prompt a return to stability?
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FeaturesLeaning Las Vegas: a city centre by starchitects
A veritable ratpack of architects are turning up the style in Sin City, writes Thomas Lane – and they’re not all playing it straight …
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FeaturesFinally, they’ve noticed... : Assessing Pay As You Save
Having for so long ignored the energy efficiency of existing homes, politicians have suddenly come up with a raft of schemes. The first of a three-part series looks at Pay As You Save
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FeaturesComing soon: Predictions for 2010
There’s so much to look forward to in 2010. Unfortunately, quite a lot of it is going to be scary, disturbing or unsettling. Building puts its cushion down long enough to flinch at the key scenes
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FeaturesDefence Estates’ £20bn budget: Task Force Rampling
What do you mean, ‘who is Diane Rampling?’ Didn’t your mothers teach you nothing? She’s only in charge of Defence Estates’ new procurement strategy, and she’s only got £20bn worth of bleedin’ work to dish out. Now then you miserable creatures, on the double, Major Emily Wright has a briefing
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FeaturesThe importance of local knowledge
An understanding of country-specific systems is vital to operating in the Middle East
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FeaturesReview of the decade: 2000-2009
The past 10 years will be remembered for the long, long boom that turned into a deep, deep recession, but a lot of other things happened along the way … So here’s our guide to the people, the projects, the deals, the disasters, the feuds and the fights that made ...
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FeaturesProjects that went pearshaped
Here, in order of horribleness, are six projects that caused grief to all concerned, although they did give Building journalists an awful lot to write about
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FeaturesLondon's latest landmarks
Canary Wharf continued to grow during the 2000s, establishing itself as London’s major business centre
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Industry and state
Mankind’s ancient struggle with red tape reached a climax in 2005 after the draft Code for Sustainable Homes joined consultations on Parts B, L and F of the Building Regulations
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Health and safety
When the annual number of site deaths passed 105 in the first year of the decade, there was a widespread sense that something had to be done
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The Green Surge
When the decade began, sustainability and zero carbon were mostly of interest to eco-enthusiasts
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Good projects
This was the decade of the “iconic” towers, sustainable homes and very big infrastructure schemes
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Three gaffes
Operation HIPS The introduction of home information packs was Labour’s main policy idea to improve the housebuying process and make homes more green
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FeaturesWhat’s the frequency, Kenneth?
Ken Livingstone became London’s first elected mayor in 2000 after being expelled from the Labour party.
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Five feuds
1 Norman Foster vs Ken ShuttleworthNorman Foster took a leaf out of Stalin’s book when he doctored a photograph in a belated attempt to distance himself from former colleague Ken Shuttleworth. The two had fallen out after Ken gave an interview to Building in which he claimed much of the ...