All Features articles – Page 314
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The tracker: Blip or double dip?
Just when we thought we could bask in a few rays of sunlight, an icy wind swept through August with most indicators showing the rate of decline speeding up again, says Experian Business Strategies
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FeaturesTop 250 Consultants 2009: 'As bad as it gets'
That was one consultant’s view of the year when new orders fell 25% and 20,000 QSs, engineers, architects and surveyors received P45s. Roxane McMeeken looks at what went wrong, and what hope there is for the year to come, while Martin Hewes presents this year’s tables
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Building intelligence Q2 2009: Non-housing a bright spot in the gloom
The gloom continues for construction, though there are more signs that the infrastructure and non-residential sectors are growing, says Experian’s Business Strategies division
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Polycarbonate rooflights
Roofglaze has introduced a range of rooflights featuring Nanogel, a translucent granular material that can improve U-values
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Single-ply roofing membranes
Building membranes specialist Icopal has extended its range of singly-ply waterproofing solutions with the launch of its Monarplan PVCu system for new-build and refurbished roofs
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FeaturesWho turned the lights off? The Part L rooflight resurgence
Proposals for the revised Part L of the Building Regulations could lead to a resurgence in rooflights
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Rigid roof insulation
Tapered rigid roof insulation from Kingspan Insulation has been used in the renovation of a primary care centre in Washington, Tyne and Wear
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Heritage tiles
Independent handmade roof tile maker, Tudor Roof Tile, has introduced a peg tile designed to complement listed buildings and heritage properties
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FeaturesGreen roofs
Roofing supplier ICB has worked with architects Ian Brown Partnership to design bespoke green roofs for 20 beach huts in Blyth, Northumberland
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Lead-free flashing
Iko has launched Ikoflash, a lead-free flashing product for use in areas where traditional lead flashings would normally be installed, such as chimneys and abutments, around rooflights and pitched valley linings. According to the company, the product is a faster, more cost-effective alternative to traditional lead flashing and is less ...
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What it costs: Tensile fabric
Fabric roofs are becoming the topping of choice for everything from bike sheds to concert venues. Peter Mayer of BLP Insurance looks through the available options
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FeaturesCost model: Office refurbishments
As more owner-occupiers look for cheaper, more efficient and sustainable offices, refurbishment may provide the answer. Simon Rawlinson and Ian Harrison of Davis Langdon report
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FeaturesCopper roofing
Kalzip has supplied more than 800m2 of copper sheeting for the roof of the new Burns Monument Centre in Kilmarnock
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FeaturesBrown roofs
BriggsAmasco has begun work on a brown roof scheme at Manchester’s latest mixed-use development, 1 New York Street. The roof has been designed and specified with the aim of attracting the rare black redstart bird into the city centre by emulating a natural area of habitat and vegetation that will ...
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FeaturesACT Natural: Thames Gateway green spaces
Developers, architects, councils and government agencies will come together at next month’s Thames Gateway Forum to launch a scheme stressing the importance of green spaces in the South-east’s biggest growth area
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FeaturesAcademic study: Free your mind
Being good at your job may not depend, it turns out, on getting years of experience under your belt. In fact, spending quality time away from site may be just what you need. Katie Puckett goes back to university to find out why
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FeaturesStanbrook Abbey: Life and soul
Nuns may not be the most demanding of clients, but apparently they do expect a building to be ‘transcendental’. Dan Stewart took a pilgrimage to Feilden Clegg Bradley’s Stanbrook Abbey in the Yorkshire moors to find out what that means
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FeaturesFirst impressions: Viñoly's New York architecture college
Two architecture students from Nottingham Trent and an RCA graduate architect give their verdict on the newest CCNY building