All Features articles – Page 412
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FeaturesDazzling achievement
Martin Spring heads to the Wirral to see how Wallasey’s pioneering solar school is holding up, 46 years after it was built. Then, on page 50, find out how the 21st century does solar in the first of a series on renewable technologies
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FeaturesComing around again
Prodded by the government, clients and the spiralling cost of landfill, contractors are getting better at recycling. we report on efforts to tackle aggregates, timber, plastic, plasterboard and glass
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FeaturesStay ahead of the rules and regs
Construction might be ahead of the game, but with waste mired in a legal minefield, make sure you know what your obligations are By Joe Griffiths, a partner in Manches
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Balancing the books
Help is at hand for sites seeking waste-neutral construction – a free, web-based toolkit to measure waste and recycling
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FeaturesBehind the wall
Her majesty’s prisons are already great at recycling. now they’re setting ambitious targets on waste reduction and building materials
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FeaturesBetter by design
Designing out waste at the very start saves time and money, and it’s green
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Shining examples: PV and solar thermal examined
By the middle of the century the sun could provide 10% of the UK’s energy needs. In the first part of a series on renewable and low-carbon technologies, Alistair King assesses the two systems – photovoltaics and solar thermal – that will help us to meet that target
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FeaturesFirst word
reducing waste and making use of recycled materials is no longer the preserve the minority. In fact, the uk’s biggest construction project is leading the way, says david higgins, chief executive of the Olympic delivery authority
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FeaturesFollow the team leader
Building users are getting used to recycling their waste, but what about the people who construct it? British land is one client that knows the benefits from meeting sustainability targets and feels a responsibility to take a lead
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Features‘We’re going to tell people this is what happened to us...
...and watch out, because it could happen to you, too’
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FeaturesDoes the industry still need women in property?
The all-female networking club is celebrating its 20th birthday. But does it still need to exist in 2007? We get two opposing views
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The right tool for the job
How many recycled products have you specified on that project? how could you use more? wrap’s recycled content toolkit can tell you. Here, three users explain how it works
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FeaturesThe law machine
Britain’s biggest court complex since the Royal Courts of Justice is opening in Manchester …
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FeaturesThe shadow of suspicion
The Office of Fair Trading has reached the critical point of its probe into bid rigging in construction. Dan Stewart and Sarah Richardson look at what it has found, the effect on the industry – and how contractors are fighting back
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FeaturesIs bid rigging rife in the industry?
Five companies admitted being under investigation from the OFT last week. Is the government body right to be worried about alleged cartel activity?
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Batten grading system
Timber importer John Brash has developed a quality control system that pre-grades roofing battens at the sawmill.