More Focus – Page 222

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    Cost update: Q4 2009

    2010-02-26T00:00:00Z

    The quarterly analysis of changes to costs and prices shows many costs beginning to rise

  • One of Cabe’s three east Midlands case studies, which together make an eloquent case for pressing on with Building Schools for the Future
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    Charter 284 Education: The economic case for investing in schools

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Sarah Richardson puts the arguments in favour of continuing the drive to renew every school in the country

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    Charter 284: A Building manifesto

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Building’s Charter 284 campaign aims to leave the political parties in no doubt as to the economic and social benefits of investing in construction work

  • Designed by JM Architects and engineered by Gifford, the £8m refurbishment and remodelling of Elm Court school in south London (pictured here and throughout) gave a new lease of life to an Edwardian school building
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    Cost model: School refurbishment

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Continuing this week’s focus on the renewal of the school estate, Simon Rawlinson and Paul Zuccherelli of Davis Langdon review one of the biggest challenges facing the BSF programme

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    What’s awaiting Mr Wates

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    ConstructionSkills is in crisis: a trade federation is trying to jump ship, 250 jobs are under threat and grants are set to be slashed by a third. Enter James Wates … Sophie Griffiths reports on what lies in store for the training body’s new chairman

  • CityCenter in all its glory, with the twin towers designed by Murphy/Jahn in the middle, KPF’s Mandarin Oriental to the left and the massive, 4,000-room, Aria Hotel by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects in the background
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    All that glitters: CityCentre, Las Vegas

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    The developers of Las Vegas’ latest casino resort wanted to give the city something it lacked: an urban core. But the $8bn CityCenter only pretends to be that – in reality it’s just another place to lose a lot of money. Tim Abrahams spins the wheel

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    Acoustic lighting rafts

    2010-02-12T00:00:00Z

    More than 1,700m of SAS International System 600 acoustic lighting rafts, incorporating HCP radiant heating panels, have been installed at the Trent Valley Academy in Lincolnshire

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    Dual shower

    2010-02-12T00:00:00Z

    Rada has added to its Sense range of digital water control systems with the introduction of the Sense Dual Shower T3

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    Seamless lighting

    2010-02-12T00:00:00Z

    Whitegoods has supplied integrated lighting for this modern cricket pavilion designed by architect John Pawson, for St Edward’s School in Oxford

  • The beautiful south: Galliford Try is building the Halley VI Research Station in Antarctica, which will provide accommodation units and highly equipped science laboratories for the British Antarctic Survey
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    Game of two halves: Galliford Try’s Greg Fitzgerald defends the hybrid model

    2010-02-12T00:00:00Z

    Galliford Try’s construction arm has been keeping the company afloat while its housebuilding side has struggled. Now, as construction wobbles, Emily Wright asks chief executive Greg Fitzgerald if the hybrid model can survive

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    The best seats on earth: South Africa’s World Cup stadiums

    2010-02-12T00:00:00Z

    On 11 June, the 2010 World Cup kicks off in South Africa, the first time it’s been held on the African continent. Some 32 nations will compete in 10 stadiums, five of which are new. Stephen Kennett and Thomas Lane take a look at the construction of the big three

  • Mobile storage units mean teachers aren’t tied to one classroom and can reduce the amount of traffic in corridors
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    All about the kit: school furniture and equipment

    2010-02-12T00:00:00Z

    A flexible approach to school design doesn’t usually start with the furniture and equipment. But if we want to make best use of teaching spaces, maybe it should

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    Sound-absorbing carpets

    2010-02-12T00:00:00Z

    Carpet maker Desso has introduced SoundMaster, a high performance carpet backing that is claimed to improve acoustic performance by 60% when tested to ISO 354 – measurement of sound absorption in a reverberation room

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    Bespoke mortar colours

    2010-02-12T00:00:00Z

    Five new Sports England colours have been developed by Cemex Mortars for the sports complex at the £35m Warwickshire College

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    Safety flooring

    2010-02-12T00:00:00Z

    More than 1,000m2 of Altro Mirica and Suprema flooring have been installed at Lutterworth High School in Leicestershire

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    Composite windows

    2010-02-12T00:00:00Z

    The Parkside Group has launched Alu-Timber, a range of aluminium and timber composite windows, doors and framing systems

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    Acoustic ceilings

    2010-02-12T00:00:00Z

    Rockfon has launched three acoustic solutions for the education sector – Rockfon Contour baffles, Rockfon Eclipse ceiling islands and the impact-resistant Rockfon Boxer ceiling system

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    The tracker: On the sunny side

    2010-02-12T00:00:00Z

    Yes, the situation is still getting worse, but the rate of decline is slowing and non-residential is looking brighter for the first time in 21 months. Experian Business Strategies fills in the forecast

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    For love and money: One in three QSs face takeover

    2010-02-12T00:00:00Z

    The word is that one in three UK consultants is facing a takeover – with many set to be married to US engineers. Roxane McMeeken plays Cupid …

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    Risk! Is moving abroad to work worth it?

    2010-02-12T00:00:00Z

    Moving abroad can be the only way to find work in a recession, but it can also be a gamble. Emily Wright spoke to three farflung Brits about the sacrifices they have made and the difficulties of fitting in, as well as the exciting opportunities for those willing to play ...