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Childproof walls
The Building Schools for the Future programme has over £2bn earmarked for long-term investment in secondary schools. Guidance for their construction is contained in the government publication the Standard Specifications, Layouts and Dimensions (SSLD) for school buildings.
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FeaturesHowe Dell: Too cool for school?
Healthcare and education The Howe Dell school and children’s centre project was commissioned by Hertfordshire council in order to test the latest eco-friendly systems, and as Chloë Stothart discovers, its most intriguing feature is its temperature control
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Ash grill ceiling
A total of 80m2 of Hunter Douglas ash grill ceiling has been used in the £44m upgrade to the campus accommodation of Leicester college.
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FeaturesNurse call system
Static Systems has provided Pok Oi Hospital in Hong Kong with a nurse call system that uses voice-over-internet protocol and wireless technology to enable calls to be routed to wireless handsets.
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Fire detection system
Fire detection specialist Rafiki has launched the Quadnet fire-detection system.
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Anti-bacterial paint
Johnstone’s has developed Microbarr, an antibacterial surface coating that it says can eradicate 99.9% of surface bacteria in 18 hours.
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Ceiling light fittings
Zumtobel Lighting has teamed up with ceiling specialist Armstrong to launch the TechZone range of light fittings.
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Hospital radiators
Jaga Heating Products has unveiled the Hospital Maxi, a new and improved radiator that it says fights superbugs.
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Easy to install handrails
Timeless Tube has developed a new handrail selection which has been designed with ease of installation in mind.
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Water conservation
Just Washroom has launched the Sensaflush, a water management system for conserving water used in washroom urinals.
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Hospital lighting
Actulite polarised daylight lighting from Aura Corporation has been specified for four operating theatres and two patient wards at Barnsley Hospital.
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Natural ventilation
Passivent natural ventilation systems have been used to provide efficient ventilation to DSCF guidelines at the new £26m Bishop Justus School in Bromley.
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FeaturesSES: All wired up for M&E
SES was established over 40 years ago as part of the privately owned Shepherd Group. Today it provides the design, installation and maintenance of M&E services for multimillion-pound projects in the public and private sectors.
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FeaturesLeaderflush Shapland: They’ve got the key
Leaderflush Shapland makes timber performance doors and doorsets for industries ranging from education and health, to commercial and high-tech industries.
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FeaturesWhat news on the Croisette?
Cannes braced itself last week as the brogue and court shoe-clad feet of the property and construction industries pounded its streets for Mipim.
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FeaturesDare to be different: Elm Park, Dublin
Bucholz McEvoy Architects’ Elm Park is a stunning £300m mixed-use, sustainable extension to Dublin, made all the more attractive by the charmless dross that surrounds it.
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Cost update: March 2008
Construction costs are rising twice as fast as consumer prices on the back of rising oil and import prices, but the annual rate of growth is slowing, reports Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon
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FeaturesStructures in an exhibition
An exhibition opens this week that celebrates one of the unsung heroes of 20th century design: the structural engineer. The show, titled Unseen Hands: 100 Years of Structural Engineering, will be at the V&A museum in London until September as part of the Institution of Structural Engineers’ 100th anniversary celebrations. ...
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FeaturesWhat is it with architects’ websites?
You’re in a hurry. All you need is the phone number of a business contact. So you go for the quickest, easiest source – the web. Only, when you arrive at the company’s homepage, instead of instant information, an egg timer symbol appears with the words “Loading … 20% … ...