All Features articles – Page 372
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FeaturesSandwich panel facades
This sandwich wall facade by Hunter Douglas was used on an extension to Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
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FeaturesRace to the finishing line
As Beijing rushes to complete its Olympic venues Graham Watts asks how impressive they are
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Insulated wall panels
SpeedDeck Building Systems has added two new thicknesses to its Vitesse architectural wall range to provide enhanced U-values and thermal efficiency
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FeaturesRelocating Dorset’s Clavell Tower
It was a race against time to save a tiny piece of heritage on the Dorset coastline by painstakingly moving it away from the cliff edge stone by stone.
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FeaturesOlympic diver Tom Daley profile
With the support of his uncle, a director at building services contractor ABS, 14-year-old diver Tom Daley hopes to make a splash at the Beijing Olympics.
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FeaturesNew rights to flexible working hours
The right to request flexible working hours is being extended. That’s great news for parents but what about small business owners? Thom Gibbs reports
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FeaturesSustainability housing standards
Now that the Code for Sustainable Homes is mandatory for all new housing in England, housebuilders must set relevant targets and identify cost-effective ways to meet them. Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon reviews the latest thinking on low-carbon design features
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FeaturesThe scramble for public sector work
The scramble to enter the public sector has begun. The problem is that it has a rather strict door policy, and if your name is Johnny C Lately, you don’t have much of a chance of getting in. But it’s not impossible
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FeaturesWhy not work in ... South Africa
With projects such as the 2010 World Cup football stadium, construction is booming in South Africa and the country is desperate for professionals
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FeaturesThe alternatives: Modular systems
Three more options for fast-track sustainable modular construction
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FeaturesHere’s another four we’ve failed – Training and apprenticeships
Last week, the Strategic Forum set a target of training an extra 13,500 apprentices by 2010. But will the apprenticeship system we’ve got be able to cope? Not if you ask these guys … Roxane McMeeken reports
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FeaturesKøbenhavn cool: Socially sustainable Danish architecture
Danish architecture’s love of light and openness encourages a high level of spatial and social interaction. To mark Architecture Week, Martin Spring looks at four developments that typify the city’s fresh approach to sustainability
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What it costs: Bathroom pods
Using modular bathrooms can save cash, labour and time, says Peter Mayer. So here’s a shower of useful information to consider when specifying and fitting
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Bathroom pods
The Care Range from Baudet is a collection of pods designed to meet the needs of the medical and care sector, including models for wheelchair users and those with impaired mobility.
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FeaturesOff-site manufacture: Beam me up, Scotty
Erecting a straw-bale school building in three days may sound like a frontier too far, but an innovative off-site manufacturing system using timber panels brought dramatic savings in time. Alex Smith reports
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Bespoke pipes
The structured-wall plastic pipe can be made in diameters up to 2.1m in 6m lengths, with each solution designed to match the individual project.
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FeaturesModular construction: How to build a hospital in a hurry
Yorkon has completed the construction of a Procure 21 project for Interserve Project Services at the University Hospital of North Tees in Stockton.
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Off-site low carbon technologies
Kingspan Off-Site has launched a collection of low-carbon technologies originally specified on the Kingspan Lighthouse, the first house to reach level six of the Code for Sustainable Homes.