All Features articles – Page 371
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Fire-resistant insulation boards
Celotex has launched two polyisocyanurate insulation boards that achieve complete Class 0 fire performance compliance
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Vehicle bollards
Following the publication of the government’s first national security strategy earlier this year, Corus Bi-Steel has launched an anti-attack vehicle bollard system, designed to protect against terrorist attack
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FeaturesMeet the boss of Bouygues UK – Madani Sow
As the new boss of Bouygues UK, Madani Sow is in charge of feeding the company’s voracious appetite for acquisitions. But, as he tells Tom Bill, it demands an awful lot from those it buys
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FeaturesChaos theory: Gehry’s Serpentine pavilion
Gehry’s Serpentine pavilion may look like timber and glass thrown together, but precise planning went into getting it just right, says Martin Spring
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Mixed-mode cooling
Passivent has developed a mixed-mode cooling system to help reduce energy use
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What it costs: Thermal insulation
Insulation is an effective way to help meet Building Regulations targets on carbon emission reduction. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans examines the effectiveness of different materials
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The tracker: Going down
Materials prices are rising and enquiries and orders are dropping. Experian Business Strategies predicts that this is just the beginning of a further decline in the construction industry
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FeaturesEmergency lighting
Spel Lighting and Fire Detection has introduced the Geneva recessed fluorescent and LED luminaire.
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FeaturesHow to find happiness
A recent survey found that construction workers are more miserable in their jobs than anyone else. But fear not, here’s Building’s comprehensive guide to happiness, plus an indispensable quiz to find out how bad things really are.
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FeaturesSprinklers: In the line of fire
Regulations - The government wants all new and refurbished schools to include sprinkler systems. But is this enough to combat the widespread problem of school arson? Stephen Kennett reports
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Solar heating
Baxi has worked with Bellway Homes to comply with a late amendment to planning permission for a site of 286 apartments in Fenney Stratford, Buckinghamshire
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Sound insulation
The acoustically engineered roof of the O2 arena has been insulated using Rockwool 4 in 1 mineral wool insulation
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FeaturesMeter reading
Hager has launched a compact and convenient solution for metering energy consumption to comply with Part L2 of the Building Regulations
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FeaturesThe Riverhouse project: Nautical but nice
A tidal wave of protest greeted this modern development sitting alongside traditional houses on the Dartmouth estuary. But the Riverhouse delights in its views, sense of space and daylight. Quite enough to shut the neighbours up, says Martin Spring
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Lead times May-July 2008
Four packages have gone down this week and four have gone up, as the downturn pushes from one end and the steel shortage from the other. Brian Moone of Mace reports the numbers
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FeaturesWe did it our way - Charettes
Charrettes are the new face of collaborative planning, bringing together artists, architects and town planners to thrash out a development plan for an area. But do they work?
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FeaturesKeeping it in the family – Construction dynasties
When family-run businesses are handed down from one generation to another, all manner of issues come into play, not least of which is ownership. Roxane McMeeken looks at how to keep a construction dynasty going
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FeaturesSpecialist cost update: Services
Luxury residential and public sector projects are keeping the M&E, ICT, lifts and escalators markets buoyant but the rising costs of materials are starting to have an effect.
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FeaturesThe line of duty – Tim Laurence, Defence Estates
Tim Laurence has commanded warships, sailed the world and held top positions in the government. But taking the helm at Defence Estates is perhaps his greatest challenge.