All Features articles – Page 398
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FeaturesOur dark materials
As buildings become greener, the energy needed to make them becomes more and more important. Pretty soon it could add up to 40% of the total lifetime carbon footprint. And as one-tenth of that figure is used by the site office, you can bet that yet more regulations are on ...
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FeaturesGiving ground
A Competition Commission report has raised the prospect of supermarkets being forced to sell off their landbanks to rival stores. Joey Gardiner looks at whether this will mean a new wave of superstores outside Britain’s towns and cities
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FeaturesRecycling in high-rise refurb
Wates re-used materials on refurbishment of four high rise tower blocks in Birmingham
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FeaturesCutting waste in kitchen refurb
Wates worked with subcontractors to re-use materials and cut waste
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FeaturesCommercial FSC certification
First Bovis Lend Lease project to achieve FSC timber certification
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FeaturesRejuvinating area of Liverpool
Alfred McAlpine aimed to make improvements which would revitalise the once thriving part of the city
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Deep Tye Landfill Remediation
Alfred McAlpine had to deal with landfill waste on new dual carriageway ECI
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Market forecast: Credit crunch ahead
Full order books mean the industry is likely to remain busy into 2008 but the impact of the credit crunch on new developments remains to be seen
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FeaturesAir and moisture protection for timber frame
Saint Gobain Isover has launched what it calls an “intelligent climate membrane”, designed for timber-frame construction.
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FeaturesAluminium panels
Alcoa Architectural Products’ Reynobond panels have been used for a new Decathlon store in Antibes, France.
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FeaturesI know why the caged bird sings …
… it’s because his cage is made from gold and he’s just negotiated an excellent healthcare package. Eleanor Harding analyses this year’s Hays Executive salary guide to find out how companies are trapping their top executives
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Distressed bricks
Hanson Building Products, the UK’s largest brick maker, has launched a range of clay bricks with textured, distressed faces and marbled earth tones.
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Fibre cement facades
Facades company James Hardie has added Color Plus to its fibre cement-based building products.
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Tile effect cladding
Stormking has introduced a tile effect cladding system that it says has the authentic look of traditional wall tiles.
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Decorative cladding
Marley Eternit has launched the Natura range of fibre cement decorative cladding panels.
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FeaturesWhat to remember: Cladding
Unlike, say, a brick wall, an office building’s cladding is a sophisticated system that requires careful thought, assiduous testing and examplary workmanship. Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg explains
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Curtain walling
Kawneer has enhanced its AA100 curtain walling system with the launch of structurally glazed and horizontally capped options.
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FeaturesHere’s one we made earlier
Make’s City of London information centre had to look as distinct from nearby St Paul’s cathedral as possible, which led the architect to search for a cladding supplier with a flair for origami
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FeaturesRender at heart
Founded in 1835, Sto is a privately-owned international group of companies that specialises in facade insulation systems and the manufacture of plasters and paints. It has a turnover of about *900m (£630m) with 3,500 staff operating in 25 countries.
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Insulated render
Telling Lime Products and Pittsburgh Corning have collaborated to produce an insulated render system.