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FeaturesDressing the pinnacle
Putting a cladding system on a shape as eccentric as the Pinnacle tower is hard enough. But how do you give it openable windows as well? Stephen Kennett found out
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FeaturesVentilated cladding
Rainscreen cladding from Shackerley has been used to help transform Boston House, a former shoe factory in Leicester, into 44 apartments, including eight penthouses.
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High-pressure laminate panels
Specialist cladding manufacturer CEP Claddings has extended the number of finishes for its Bauclad range of high-pressure laminate panels.
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Pre-painted cladding panels
Kingspan XL Forté is a pre-painted system from Kingspan Insulated Panels.
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Accoya cladding
The first office building clad in Accoya – a modified softwood – has been unveiled in Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
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Solar shading
Solar shading from Levolux has been used on Foster + Partners’ Folkestone Academy in Kent.
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FeaturesThe alternatives: cladding
Finding an economic way to clad a building with unconventional shapes, while also allowing natural ventilation, has resulted in some interesting solutions
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FeaturesBuilding's 99% campaign award for refurbishment
New development may be skidding to a halt, but the need to improve existing buildings is just as important as ever. Building looks at the winner and runners-up of the prize for refurbishment at the Sustainability Awards
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FeaturesWestfield shopping centre: in pictures
The £1.7bn Westfield London, Europe’s biggest in-town shopping centre, finally opened last week. But is it the shining example of urban regeneration that its developer claims? Martin Spring fought through the crowds to find out
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Stone facades
TI Dynamic Facades has launched sandstone and limestone options for its Aerolite range of facades.
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FeaturesWebmaster top tips: Keywords and usability
Building's webmaster-general offers you the first of his invaluable hints for an unmissable and user-friendly website
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FeaturesThe neverending story: On site at Ground Zero
After the bravura of the original construction and the tragedy of its destruction, comes the drama of the rebuilding of the World Trade Centre. Emily Wright went on site to see work in progress
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FeaturesSuccess and the city: Making it in NYC
Fancy a shopping trip to New York? US companies are attractive acquisitions, but don’t think you can just wade in there and lay down the law. Emily Wright talks to WSP Cantor Seinuk about its very special Anglo-American relationship
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FeaturesTrump's Towers: Interviewing real-estate guru Donald Trump
King Donald has become the living symbol of New York real estate. But now he’s busy buying up the rest of the world as well, including Britain. Emily Wright asked him about his dreams
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FeaturesThe incident on 51st: Crane safety in New York
Since January, nine people have died in crane collapses in New York. The response? Tough safety rules, which the city council says will prevent death, and the industry says will make life impossible.
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FeaturesDear Alistair: Building's spending plan for the chancellor
The chancellor might be getting that sinking feeling, but there’s no reason to despair. In fact, his plan to bring forward 2011 spending might just work. Here Sarah Richardson and Stuart Macdonald offer him a few suggestions on how it would make all the difference
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FeaturesThe dream factory: Architectural innovation in New York
From the days of the first skyscrapers, architectural innovation has always found a home in New York. Martin Spring looks at the latest eye-openers from the city that never sleeps
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FeaturesSky high: Celebrating New York's architecture
Martin Spring celebrates New York’s architectural chutzpah
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FeaturesMcCain and Obama: Where do they stand on construction?
They’re the two most talked about men in the world, but where do John McCain and Barack Obama stand on the issues that matter to the construction industry? With four days to go until election day, Roxane McMeeken and Emily Wright find out what they’ve pledged