All Features articles – Page 617
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Canada Square Park, London E14
Products - Landscaping solutions from exterior lighting to wastewater management, plus The spec on a dishy park in Canary Wharf.
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We need a new plan
The new Human Rights Act has thrown a spanner into the planning system. Where on earth do we go from here?
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The lifeguard
With next month's government safety summit looming, all eyes are trained on the construction industry. So how does Suzannah Thursfield, director of health and safety at the Construction Confederation, intend to respond?
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Fighting fit
Exercise can alleviate stress and improve work performance. Impress your boss by making it this new year's resolution.
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Signed, sealed and delivered
Architects and specifiers rejoice! A new international standard for sealant specification means goodbye to hours spent searching for the right product.
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Defective vision
Manchester's Homes for Change was billed as a model for the urban renaissance. Four years later its image has been tarnished by defects.
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E-commerce crashes to earth
Last year, the industry was poised to make a giant leap onto the internet, and all the big players set projects in motion. But now it seems construction took a wrong turn in cyberspace …
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Becoming unattached
BT claims its new cordless workstations will halve companies' space requirements and slash their overheads – Laing says they have cut one of its firms' rental costs 40%. Here's how they work.
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Walsall's bathing beauty
Hodder Associates' Darlaston swimming pool looks more like a luxury health club than municipal baths.
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Appointments
ContractorsGraham Carr, former managing director of Willmott Dixon's sister company E Turner & Sons, has been appointed managing director of the firm's Birmingham-based construction operation.Birmingham construction company Buxton has appointed Stuart Handley and Mick Bates site managers.Construction and development company The Rydon Group has made the following promotions. Bob Bond ...
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Cost study: National Agriculture Centre
In common with many farmers, the Royal Agricultural Society sees diversification as the key to increased competitiveness. The society hopes that the new exhibition hall at its National Agriculture Centre in Warwickshire will allow it to attract general trade shows and give the nearby Birmingham National Exhibition Centre a run ...
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Wessex man
Rab Bennetts' headquarters for Wessex Water set a new mark for low-energy buildings, but how can this standard become standard practice? Well, actually, it's perfectly simple …
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Just the job
Dave Hampton tells Lucia Graves how he encourages clients to create buildings that are better for people – and greener.
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Managing Green Issues
Managing Green IssuesTom CurtinMacmillan£18.99205 pagesIf you subscribe to the belief that people-carriers are "gas-guzzling fecundity symbols", you probably won't like this book's cynical appraisal of both the protagonists and critics of the environmental debate. The problem with debasing environmental issues by relabelling them as marketing campaigns is that they still ...
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Green gauges
Building visited Sainsbury's eco-store in Greenwich and asked members of the public how green they were.
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Construction life stories
Construction teams are increasingly turning to whole-life costing and Ecopoints analysis to assess the economic and environmental impact of their projects. Three case histories show how the two techniques are being integrated to provide the real life stories of buildings.
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The clean machine
The fuel cell is a reliable, sustainable and efficient source of energy. So far, it hasn't been economically viable, but a project in Surrey suggests things may be about to change.