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Ventilation while you work
Nuaire has supplied its Xboxer air-handling units as part of Manchester council’s BSF programme
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Emergency lighting test system
Cooper Lighting and Safety has brought out a new version of its Easicheck automatic test system for emergency lighting systems.
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Fabulous fenestration
Sapa Building Systems supplied the fenestration on Bideford Community College in Devon
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Naylor Drainage open new factory in Scotland
Naylor Drainage has opened a factory in Scotland which will make the company’s Band Seal flexible coupling. The product is suitable for connecting new and old pipework made from a variety of materials.
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Kingspan receives Eurocode accreditation
Kingspan has received structural Eurocode accreditation for its purlins and rails, meaning it can now offer CE marked products. The CE marked range makes Kingspan the first UK manufacturer to receive accreditiaion for this type of product.
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H+H receives BSEN 16001 accreditation for reducing energy use
Aircrete manufacturer H+H has received BSEN 16001 accreditation for reducing energy use. The company had to demonstrate year on year reductions of at least 2.5% but it achieved a 7.5% reduction for 2009-10 compared to the preceding two years.
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Kingspan publishes Part L guides
Kingspan Insulation has published four guides to meeting the four sections of Part L of the Building Regulations. The guides detail the effect the new energy regulations will have on the methods of insulating walls, floor and roofs and the thicknesses needed to meet the new requirements.
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Flexicon publishes conduit specification guide
Flexible conduit maker, Flexicon, has published a conduit specification and selection guide. The 100-page publication helps specifiers choose the appropriate conduit for specific applications and includes technical advice on ingress protection, low fire hazard performance, assembly and resistance to different chemicals.
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British Land reveals London plans as rent market soars 20%
UK firm taking advantage of thriving London office sector
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FeaturesHigh velocity: The Olympic velodrome
Hopkins’ Olympic velodrome is the first 2012 venue to reach the finish line and the result is a dynamic statement of simplicity and elegance
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Maude aims for OJEU change
Cabinet Office minister tries to increase threshold by “at least double”
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FeaturesDifficult jurisdictions: Kazakhstan
Continuing our series on difficult jurisdictions, Chris Hill explains how doing business in booming Kazakhstan has become much easier. That’s not to say it’s a walkover
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FeaturesOpen mike: Early learning
If you care about school design, you’ve probably thrown up your hands in despair by now. But John Lyall is optimistic we can build on the achievements of recent years
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NewsGensler designs London snow resort
Acer Snowmec, ASL Developments and Gensler Architects have put forward plans to build Europe’s first indoor snow resort by converting the Olympic park media centre.
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Quentin Shears, 48, is a partner in Newt UK, a Hertfordshire-based quantity surveyor that its US owner, construction giant Gator Corp, has never been quite sure what to do with. Quentin has recently been making excellent progress in his anger management sessions, which he was obliged to take after several ...
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Reading, writing and … building
Ahead of next week’s BSEC event, Pascale Scheurer redefines the future of education building before
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FeaturesCost model: Food retail
The combination of recession and increasing interest rates will result in reduced delivery of retail space over the next few years. This means food retailers must maximise existing assets, say Paul Zuccherelli and Ben McCafferty of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company
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Construction output for 2010 not as bleak as first estimated
The ONS revises its fourth quarter figures for 2010
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Credit where it's due
Your leading article on the rebuilding of Blackfriars station (28 January, page 44), was both interesting and informative.
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Stranger than fiction
I write regarding your piece on architects in film, (28 January, page 34). It was entertaining but, being limited only to American architects, remained firmly in fantasyland