All Features articles – Page 372
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FeaturesDesigning out terror
Dan Stewart had one day to find out if architects can help protect the country from terrorist attack. Fortunately, he spent it at one of the new government training sessions on designing out terror …
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FeaturesCountry focus: Ireland
The Irish economy has doubled in the past decade, and construction has been an important part of that. The emphasis is now moving from housing to infrastructure, says Richard Fitzpatrick of EC Harris
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Precast Flooring Federation publishes Code of Practice
The Precast Flooring Federation has published a Code of Practice for the safe erection of precast concrete flooring and associated components.
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FeaturesCarpet tiles
InterfaceFLOR’s Straightforward range of carpet tiles has been used at EC Harris’ new London headquarters in the Regent’s Quarter development in King’s Cross.
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Invista receives EPP certification for carpet fibres
Invista has received Environmentally Preferable Product (EPP) certification for its Antron Lumena BCF carpet fibres.
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Flowcrete Group opens base in Durban
Flooring maker Flowcrete Group has opened a base in Durban, South Africa.
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Bamboo flooring
Urbane Living has launched what it says is the industry’s first sustainable hand-scraped bamboo flooring.
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FeaturesThe United African Village - pioneering sustainability
A Group of built environment students at Westminster University are planning to build a village in Ghana based on sustainable technology. Can they turn their plans into reality?
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Acoustic floors
James Jones and Screedflo have launched the Screedflo dB acoustic floor system to prevent noise transfer between party floors.
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80% increase in 2007 European PVC recycling
According to the Vinyl 2010 Progress Report, the European PVC industry recycled 149,500 tonnes of post-consumer PVC in 2007 through Vinyl 2010 projects, an 80% increase on 2006 levels.
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FeaturesGlasgow's new riverside transport museum by Zaha Hadid
The uncompromising aluminium roof of Glasgow’s new riverside transport museum gives a hint of the building services challenges that lie within
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Moscow City Tower: engineering a vertical city
Services at Moscow City Tower will have to overcome huge extremes of climate at its base, let alone its top. Andy Pearson meets the engineer with a mountain to climb
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FeaturesCan Sheffield university's Arts Tower become Sheffield's environmentally efficient building?
A 1960s tower is to be transformed from one of sheffield’s worst environmental performers into its best by near-invisible facade engineering
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FeaturesWhere’s the remote?
Universities have latched on to the benefits of using the internet to deliver courses, says Katie Puckett. But tutors needn’t worry about being replaced by robots just yet…
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Growth slips
Tender prices are rising less rapidly as new orders slow, while growth could fall below 1% this year, warn Peter Fordham and Máren Bauldauf of Davis Langdon
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FeaturesFit towns: A Walk on the Wild Side
It might sound a bit off the wall, but this urban designer and his family believe town planning can help us stay healthy. Katie Puckett went for an amble with them to find out how
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FeaturesRob Hopkins: Eco Worrier
The era of cheap oil is over and our economic system is doomed, believes environmentalist Rob Hopkins. So is he gloomy? Not a bit of it. It’s such a tremendous opportunity.
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FeaturesCrucible Theatre: Right on cue
If there’s one thing the city of Sheffield, the world’s snooker fans and project manager David Hobson can all agree on, it’s that nothing can stand in the way of the World Snooker Championship next year. Not even its venue’s much-needed revamp. Thomas Lane puts you in the frame
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FeaturesEnergy performance certificates: don't kid yourself
If you think that getting a decent energy performance rating will be a pushover, the chances are you may end up feeling bruised by the experience. Thomas Lane analyses Building’s latest survey of building owners
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FeaturesRichard Rogers' Maggie's Centre: Room for Reassurance
The site for England’s first Maggie’s cancer care centre wasn’t quite the tranquil spot originally intended, but Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners worked with bright colours and canopies to create a peaceful retreat