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Latest construction appointments: 17 September 2010
Consulting engineer Crofton has appointed Marcos DeCastro associate director and Ashley Rudd senior structural engineer.
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NewsDamp protection
Cavity Trays has designed a bespoke damp protection system for the doors and windows of an apartment development faced in blue lias stone with projecting Hamstone features.
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Movers and Makers
Fire protection specialist SIG is to distribute 3M’s Scotchkote range of intumescent coatings throughout the UK. These waterborne intumescent products are applied as thin films and expand up to 50 times their original thickness in the event of a fire.TRADA Technology has published Timber Frame: Standard Details for Thermal Performance. ...
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Thermal insulation
Walltite spray foam insulation from BASF Polyurethanes was used to provide a high level of thermal insulation at minimal thickness in the conversion of an 18th century house in North Yorkshire
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Fire Alarms For The Deaf
Deaf Message Service (DMS) is a new fire safety product that informs the deaf or hard of hearing when a fire alarm sounds in a public place and helps employers comply with the Disability Discrimination Act
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Continuous strip lighting
Osram has launched the T5 Seamless high-efficiency range of fluorescent lighting which gives designers greater freedom to provide continuous light without shadows
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NewsSolar control glazing
The 10-storey 7 More London office development, designed by Foster + Partners, is the first development in London to achieve an “outstanding” score under BREEAM, the BRE’s environmental rating scheme
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NewsMixer taps
Rada, a specialist in washroom controls, has launched the Safetherm thermostatic mixer tap for healthcare applications.
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FeaturesSenseless acts of beauty
Foreign Office’s art college in north Greenwich is a beguiling mix of randomness, order and commercial astuteness
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FeaturesThe collapse of Connaught
The Sidmouth concrete specialist that morphed into a £600m social housing contractor was one of the greatest success stories of the past 30 years, and one of the landmarks of the industry. Andrew Hankinson reports on why it fell - and if the banks should have saved it
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FeaturesSpecialist costs: Off-site manufacture
Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon takes a look at how that sector can add greater value
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CommentYou’ve been warned: the dangers of advising traditional procurement
Traditional procurement methods are so needlessly wasteful that a consultant or solicitor who advises a client to adopt them may be guilty of negligence
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Getting to know all about you: ICE vs NEC3
Some contractors are upset that their old friend ICE conditions of contract has been dumped. But once they get to know the NEC, they’ll have their new buddy on speed dial
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One village bypass we don’t need: Community right to build
Exempting rural community-led developments from the planning system could have unintended and undesirable consequences
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How green are our valleys: Building Regs in Wales
At the end of next year, the Welsh government will be responsible for building regulations in the principality - and it’s determined to make them as tough as possible
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CommentLess really is less
To retrofit a building for energy efficiency, it’s no good tinkering with insulation or installing a heat pump. Only whole-structure solutions will change our future
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CommentThe industry that played with fire
David Hayhow gives an insurer’s-eye view of the row over whether timber frame is a safe construction material. As you might expect, he has some fundamental concerns
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NewsSafety blunder: On-site showering facilities for cyclists sadly lacking
Health and safety manager Brian Butler sent us this picture of a man taking a bath in a bucket
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NewsFire on £7bn Bechtel airport site in Qatar
Blaze at Doha’s new airport project destroys three buildings, injures three firefighters
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NewsFast-track schools trial to use academies framework
Fifteen qualified contractors hope list will be preferred route for future government spending