All Features articles – Page 315
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Kingston University architecture show - 6 to 11 June
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
Iko has added to its range of roofing products with a monolithic anti-root hot melt structural waterproofing system
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Roofs for wildlife and recreation
A ZinCo green roof from Alumasc has been used for the roof garden of the Ormeau Bakery apartments in Belfast
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Interlocking slates
Marley Eternit’s Melbourn interlocking slates have been used on the construction of a school for Ceredigion council in West Wales
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FeaturesGreen roofs
SIG Design & Technology has developed a green roof system with Aldingbourne Nurseries, which is suitable for extensive or semi-extensive applications over large areas
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FeaturesSands of time: Foster's shell roof
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?
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FeaturesThin film photovoltaics
Power Panels form Kingspan Insulated Panels have been specified for the refurbishment of new training and storage facilities for Sustainable Energy Systems
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FeaturesLeaping for the other side: The jump back to the private sector
As you will be aware, public spending is going to be hacked back before the private sector recovery has really begun. Emily Wright asked 15 of the UK’s largest firms how they will cope
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FeaturesMeddles all round: Prince Charles, Boris and Cabe ...
Planning has always been a national regatta for those with oars to stick in, but Charles’ Chelsea fiasco took it to a new level. Sarah Richardson compares him with the other rowers
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FeaturesSupport act: Cannon Place
Finding somewhere to lay the foundations for an office block above London’s Cannon Street station proved so difficult, the engineers had to call on the structural principles of the Forth Bridge to get the job done
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Movers and makers - 28 May 2010
Latest news from the world of construction product manufacture
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Cost update: Q1 2010
The quarterly analysis of changes to costs and prices shows the industry in general on an upward curve, as consumer price inflation continues to rise
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FeaturesNelson's ship in a bottle: How did they do that?
The latest fourth plinth artwork is a cute idea, but it took some hefty engineering to make the concept a reality, as one of the team behind it explains (plus he shows us the actual calculations)
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FeaturesPositive thinking: Masdar HQ
The seven-storey Masdar Headquarters, under construction outside Abu Dhabi, will be the world’s first large building that generates more energy than it consumes
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China: Infrastructure opportunities
China is the world’s largest infrastructure market, so it’s worth finding out how to do business there. To mark Building’s Global Infrastructure Forum in London this week, Roxane McMeeken reports on opportunities in China and how to win them
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FeaturesBeyond the pale: Renzo Piano's Central St Giles
Controversial it may be, but Central St Giles has cheered up an obscure corner of London with a riot of reds, yellows, greens and oranges – making the rest of the capital look a tad grey.
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Scott Wilson goes it alone on road to recovery
Chief executive Hugh Blackwood scotches sale rumours as he plans international strategy