All Features articles – Page 310

  • A government scheme to guarantee loans to first-time buyers has benefited former Communist housing developments as much as the new-build sector
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    Country focus: Romania

    2010-06-04T00:00:00Z

    The downturn hit Romania hard but it’s in a reasonable position to recover

  • Construction city: Hong Kong and New York are the only cities in the world with more buildings than São Paulo
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    Cracking Brazil

    2010-06-04T00:00:00Z

    It’s hosting the 2014 World Cup, and the 2016 Olympics, and has emerged from the credit crunch with barely a scratch. So why aren’t more UK firms working there?

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    Embodied energy: The next big carbon challenge

    2010-06-04T00:00:00Z

    Reducing the amount of embodied energy in building materials won’t be easy – but it’s essential

  • The scheme consists of a seven-storey and an 11-storey block, which has stunning views over Brighton
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    Mainstream green: Brighton belle

    2010-06-04T00:00:00Z

    One Brighton is the brainchild of the team behind super-green development BedZed. But although sustainability is at the heart of the scheme, it’s going to do it its own sweet way

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    Gehry in Las Vegas: Just Frank being Frank

    2010-06-04T00:00:00Z

    Gehry has taken on Vegas, and left it with an unusual mixed-use scheme: a brain health centre and ’event space’

  • Andrew Chisholm
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    Andrew Chisholm: Career break and back

    2010-06-04T00:00:00Z

    One year ago, Andrew Chisholm shut the surveying firm he had spent 15 years building up, then took a seven-month break. But now he’s back with a new company – and a lot of his old staff

  • Stride Treglown Architects’ new office building in Cardiff will produce 55% less carbon emissions than Part L 2006, and will comfortably beat the 2010 target for a heated shallow-plan office, which is a 22% reduction
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    The 2010 Regs Round-up

    2010-06-04T00:00:00Z

    The government has myriad tools at its disposal to persuade or compel construction companies to up their energy efficiency game. And with a target to make all homes zero carbon by 2016 and all buildings by 2019, regulatory control of the industry is only going to get more demanding.

  • Project by Joely Brammer
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    Kingston architecture students exhibit work

    2010-06-03T16:41:00Z

    Kingston University’s Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture show their final year work to the public

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    Show RCA: Architecture - 25 June to 4 July

    2010-06-03T15:19:00Z

    Final part of the graduate show exhibits work by final year postgraduate architecture students

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    Nottingham Trent's architecture degree show - Until 9 June

    2010-06-03T14:40:00Z

    Architecture and construction students will showcase their work including an urban health spa and an artistic foundation for Nottingham

  • Repointing a church in historic fashion
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    Extending historic authenticity to safety standards

    2010-06-03T09:28:00Z

    Authentic restoration methods have their place, but safety is not one of them

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    Kingston University architecture show - 6 to 11 June

    2010-06-02T00:06:00Z

    Kingston University’s faculty of Art, Design and Architecture undergraduate degree show will be held on: Sunday 6 June 1pm – 5pmMonday 7 – Thursday 10 June 1pm – 7pmFriday 11 June 10am – 5pm

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    Structural waterproofing system

    2010-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Iko has added to its range of roofing products with a monolithic anti-root hot melt structural waterproofing system

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    Rooflight

    2010-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Nanogel-filled rooflights from Roofglaze have been used on the first zero-carbon Tesco superstore at Ramsey, Peterborough

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    Roofs for wildlife and recreation

    2010-05-28T00:00:00Z

    A ZinCo green roof from Alumasc has been used for the roof garden of the Ormeau Bakery apartments in Belfast

  • Roof membranes
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    Roof membranes

    2010-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Icopal has launched Therm’X, a three-in-one membrane for pitched roofs

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    Interlocking slates

    2010-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Marley Eternit’s Melbourn interlocking slates have been used on the construction of a school for Ceredigion council in West Wales

  • Green roofs
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    Green roofs

    2010-05-28T00:00:00Z

    SIG Design & Technology has developed a green roof system with Aldingbourne Nurseries, which is suitable for extensive or semi-extensive applications over large areas

  • Sands of time
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    Sands of time: Foster's shell roof

    2010-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Novum Structures had just four months to build this complex shell roof structure - part of Foster + Partners’ sand-dune inspired pavilion for the Shanghai 2010 Expo. So how did they do it?

  • Thin film photovoltaics
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    Thin film photovoltaics

    2010-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Power Panels form Kingspan Insulated Panels have been specified for the refurbishment of new training and storage facilities for Sustainable Energy Systems