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80% increase in 2007 European PVC recycling
According to the Vinyl 2010 Progress Report, the European PVC industry recycled 149,500 tonnes of post-consumer PVC in 2007 through Vinyl 2010 projects, an 80% increase on 2006 levels.
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FeaturesResin flooring
Addagrip has launched Deco, a resin-based floor finish to complement its range of decorative interior floor products.
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Safety flooring
Tarkett has launched Safetred Dimension Wood PU, its latest development in safety flooring.
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Bamboo flooring
Urbane Living has launched what it says is the industry’s first sustainable hand-scraped bamboo flooring.
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Floor paints
Johnstone’s Flortred range of floor coatings is available in four new bases that have been created for use with its colour-mixing machines.
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Underfloor heating
Waxman Energy Solutions has developed the Primary Heat underfloor heating system.
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Acoustic floors
James Jones and Screedflo have launched the Screedflo dB acoustic floor system to prevent noise transfer between party floors.
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Entrance matting
Emco has provided a bespoke entrance matting solution to the Thomas Deacon Academy in Peterborough.
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FeaturesFloor underlays
Novostrat has added to its Sonic and Comfort ranges of underlays with the introduction of Sonic Gold Excel.
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FeaturesRotunda redux
Glenn Howells used advanced technology to convert a famous Birmingham landmark into flats – and secure a piece of modern heritage in the process
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FeaturesThe United African Village - pioneering sustainability
A Group of built environment students at Westminster University are planning to build a village in Ghana based on sustainable technology. Can they turn their plans into reality?
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Moscow City Tower: engineering a vertical city
Services at Moscow City Tower will have to overcome huge extremes of climate at its base, let alone its top. Andy Pearson meets the engineer with a mountain to climb
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FeaturesCan Sheffield university's Arts Tower become Sheffield's environmentally efficient building?
A 1960s tower is to be transformed from one of sheffield’s worst environmental performers into its best by near-invisible facade engineering
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FeaturesGlasgow's new riverside transport museum by Zaha Hadid
The uncompromising aluminium roof of Glasgow’s new riverside transport museum gives a hint of the building services challenges that lie within
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FeaturesEnergy performance certificates: don't kid yourself
If you think that getting a decent energy performance rating will be a pushover, the chances are you may end up feeling bruised by the experience. Thomas Lane analyses Building’s latest survey of building owners
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FeaturesRob Hopkins: Eco Worrier
The era of cheap oil is over and our economic system is doomed, believes environmentalist Rob Hopkins. So is he gloomy? Not a bit of it. It’s such a tremendous opportunity.
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FeaturesFit towns: A Walk on the Wild Side
It might sound a bit off the wall, but this urban designer and his family believe town planning can help us stay healthy. Katie Puckett went for an amble with them to find out how
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Growth slips
Tender prices are rising less rapidly as new orders slow, while growth could fall below 1% this year, warn Peter Fordham and Máren Bauldauf of Davis Langdon
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FeaturesWhere’s the remote?
Universities have latched on to the benefits of using the internet to deliver courses, says Katie Puckett. But tutors needn’t worry about being replaced by robots just yet…
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FeaturesForeign Office Architects' John Lewis in Leicester: Great Drapes
Foreign Office Architects’ new John Lewis department store in Leicester has revolutionised retail design by wearing its curtains department on the outside. Martin Spring admires the stitching