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CommentHansom: Make your mind up!
This week, indecision prevails as the RIBA swaps cool for sophistication, politicians disagree on numbers and the communities department isn’t sure whether it’s setting up a committee or not
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NewsOldham housing association appoints firms to £90m job
Framework is part of an £149m investment over five years
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NewsOh we do like to be … beside Southend-on-Sea pier
The grade-II listed structure is the longest pleasure pier in the world
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Work begins on London’s £25m Jewish Community Centre
Mayor of London attends ground breaking ceremony in Hampstead
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Construction appointments: 14 October
Lakehouse, ISG and EC Harris are among firms to have made new appointments
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NewsRiverside Quarter in Wandsworth moves ahead
One and Three Riverside are scheduled for completion in September 2012
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NewsHolloway White Allom collapses with loss of 175 jobs
129-year-old firm rebuilt the Bank of England
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Farrell slams Foster’s Thames Estuary airport plan
Farrell prefers idea of transport ‘hub’ to new airport
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CommentBIM: Too many cooks
How do you keep track of what everyone’s up to on a design and build contract? You could use BIM, but it’s a rather complex and costly solution to the problem
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CommentThe TCC's new home: Roll with the times
The Technology and Construction Court is an increasingly valuable resource and area of expertise. Its new home reflects this and helps it perform on the world stage
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CommentSocial housing: Locked out
Families living in social housing rely on subsidies to make ends meet, but with higher rents and reduced benefits affordable homes are becoming anything but
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Wonders and Blunders with Phil Hutchinson
Phil Hutchinson casts his critical eye over offices in west London, enjoying the charms of Chiswick Park but lamenting how the Ark in Hammersmith has changed over time
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CommentImproving energy efficiency: the hole truth
The Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation could transform the UK’s housing stock, says John Sinfield. But only if they come with powerful incentives to insulate our homes
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NewsFraming board with low thermal conductivity
Kingspan Kooltherm K12 Framing Board is designed for insulating timber frame and steel frame wall constructions
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External wall insulation
Saint-Gobain Weber has supplied its weber.therm XP External Wall Insulation system for a project at Lawnswood Court in Wellington Square, Cheltenham.
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Timber thermal doorsets
Manse Masterdor has supplied its Masterdor Timber Thermal doorsets for the £12m Park Dale development in Airedale, West Yorkshire.
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Tiltturn windows
Architectural aluminium systems supplier Kawneer has introduced the AA®543 tilturn window to its AA®540 window range.