All Features articles – Page 325
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FeaturesInternally grateful: Meet two construction interns
Our jilted generation of graduates can be trained, retained and ultimately employed – if firms woke up to the advantages of internship. Building met two interns and explained why Building is backing The Pledge to recruit more
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What it costs: Tiled cladding
Tiles, shingles and slate can provide traditional and thermally efficient covering for external walls. Peter Mayer of BLP Insurance considers the options
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Fibre cement cladding
Marley Eternit’s Natura Plus fibre cement cladding has been used on the 3 Assembly Square building in the Cardiff Bay Waterfront
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Brick slips
Hanson has launched the Structherm Fastbrick, an a insulated real brick slip cladding system that aims to combine the advantages of modern construction techniques with the appeal of traditional brickwork
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FeaturesPutting on the glitz: Brass cladding
More and more architects, enamoured of the golden lustre of brass, are choosing it as a cladding material, while others love it just because of the way it weathers
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Market forecast: Another tough year
Now that 2009 has come into focus, we can clearly see what a disastrous year it was. Unfortunately, the process of recovering from it will not be quick, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon
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Aluminium frame system
Technal, the architectural aluminium specialist, has launched its Modal facade system for low-rise buildings
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FeaturesAluminium cladding
James & Taylor has supplied the aluminium cladding for the exterior of Jamie Oliver’s first independent restaurant in Canary Wharf
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FeaturesFirst impressions: Ron Arad's Google-box in Belgium
Architecture students from Nottingham Trent and the Royal College of Art on the Belgium shopping centre
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FeaturesVictorian Passivhaus: a Haus in Hackney
Is it possible to refurbish a Victorian house in a conservation area to Passivhaus standards? In the last in our series on upgrading existing homes, Thomas Lane visits one east Londoner who was determined to find out
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The tracker: Key to the door?
Though the industry faces its 21st consecutive month of activity decline, the residential sector is looking positive and tender enquiries are up as well. Experian Business Strategies does the detail
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FeaturesFrench connection UK: Vinci's John Stanion talks strategy
The British arm of the world’s largest contractor has a reputation for lightning reactions, a grip of steel and pretty soon, global reach – just don’t call it aggressive. Emily Wright met its head
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FeaturesBroken homes: The row over housing design
An almighty row has erupted between housebuilders and the government’s design watchdog over the quality of housing design in this country
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FeaturesEurope’s big beasts: Top contractors on the prowl
Europe’s governments have been throwing bloody haunches to contractors to get them through the famine, says Michael Glackin, but soon they’re going to be hunting on their own
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Building intelligence - 22 January 2010
The worst of the slump may just be over, but we’re still becalmed in the doldrums. R&M, though, has done surprisingly well, says Experian Business Strategies
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FeaturesBuilding launches CV matching service
The CVMatch4jobs.com web site matches candidates' CVs to the most suitable jobs
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FeaturesStanding seam roofing
Straight and smooth curved Kalzip aluminium standing seam and galvanised liner sheets have been used for the weatherproof envelope of the Influenza Resource Centre & UK Stem Cell Bank in South Mimms, Hertfordshire
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Resin slates
Redland has launched a heather coloured resin slate roof tile. Made from 60% recycled Welsh slate, the Cambrian has a thin leading edge and perform like a modern interlocking tile, unlike natural slate
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Light tubes
Glidevale Sunscoop tubular rooflights have been used to optimise natural daylight at the Aurora house, a low energy home developed in partnership between South Lanarkshire college, Dawn Homes, Oregon Timber and industry suppliers
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High-capacity rainwater systems
Marley Eternit has added to its Alutec Evolve rainwater system with a high-capacity gutter and a 76mm flush-fit circular downpipe system