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CommentPlanning applications: The age of consent
Architects are spending more of their time doing designs purely to gain planning permission. But unless they’re going to help build them too, don’t expect them to be any good
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for Turner & Townsend
How many traffic lights did you pass on your way to work this morning?
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FeaturesBSF was not just about schools
The axing of 735 projects has wreaked havoc on 735 communities, 26 in one city alone. That city is Liverpool, which stands to be £410m poorer as a result of the cancellation. So where does that leave deprived areas such as Croxteth?
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BSF and double dip: Handle with care
The recovery will be fragile, so are BSF cuts enough to destabilise it?
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NewsEnergy policy delays spark industry outcry
The government has been warned that its failure to pass legislation to promote domestic power systems is creating a crisis of confidence among suppliers
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Industry distress falls 26%
The number of construction firms experiencing distress fell by 26% between the first quarter and the second quarter of 2010
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NewsOld Nick's fiery furnace
This is an artist’s impression of Grimshaw Architects’ design for an energy-from-waste facility in Suffolk
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FeaturesKazakhstan: Building the world's largest tent
In the capital of Kazakhstan, Buro Happold, Foster + Partners and developer Sembol have built the world’s largest tent. And their heroic attempts to heave that 90m mast upright are enough to make fair-weather campers weep
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NewsMace agrees deal for Shard neighbour
Sellar Group has finalised a £130m deal with Mace for the second phase of the London Bridge Quarter project which includes Renzo Piano’s Shard
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NewsWireless coverage in buildings: Only connect
iPhones, iPads, BlackBerrys, Notebooks - the list of wireless gadgets is growing all the time. Which is putting greater demands on our buildings and those who design them
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NewsZinCo green roofs
A ZinCo green roof from Alumasc has been specified for a low-energy superstore in Oakham, Rutland. Designed by KPW Architects for Midlands Co-Operative Society, the roof of the £4.5m building features local species of sedum-based plants that will require minimal irrigation and maintenance to create a wildlife habitat. Rainwater is ...
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Movers and makers
Sill Lighting has published a brochure detailing its range of Plane Projectors. The 120-page guide covers the full range of projectors, which can take lamp options from 20W to 2kW, as well as detailed luminaire specifications and light distribution diagrams
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NewsSteljes Mainline power tracks
Steljes has launched Mainline, an electrical power track that allows users to add, reposition or remove power sockets anywhere along its length
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Hager electricity meters
Hager has introduced a range of electricity meters that meet the new European requirements for meters used for billing, such as in multi-tenanted offices or retail centres
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Rada Contact touch-activated tap
The Contact from Rada is a touch-activated tap aimed at commercial premises such as hotels and leisure centres
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InterfaceFLOR carpets
Three InterfaceFLOR carpet products have been used in an office space in More London next to Tower Bridge for education charity Teach First
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Holophane Ratio exterior lighting
Holophane’s Ratio exterior luminaire combines energy-saving LED lighting technologies with a contemporary design to provide a lighting solution for a range of outdoor spaces, including corporate frontages
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NewsFirms scramble to win work on Tories' free schools initiative
Consultants switch resources from BSF and rush to make contacts with parent and teacher groups