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FeaturesGreen roofs
SIG Design & Technology has developed a green roof system with Aldingbourne Nurseries, which is suitable for extensive or semi-extensive applications over large areas
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Structural waterproofing system
Iko has added to its range of roofing products with a monolithic anti-root hot melt structural waterproofing system
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Interlocking slates
Marley Eternit’s Melbourn interlocking slates have been used on the construction of a school for Ceredigion council in West Wales
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Roofs for wildlife and recreation
A ZinCo green roof from Alumasc has been used for the roof garden of the Ormeau Bakery apartments in Belfast
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NewsOlympic Tesco gets green light
Bromley-by-Bow scheme to replace current store with one double its size has gained planning permission, despite having been blasted by Cabe
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Galliford Try scoops £21m of work
The two projects in north-west England are the regeneration of a park in Warrington and a mosque and residential units in Ashton-under-Lyme
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NewsBerkeley pledges to achieve green standard on all schemes
First move by new boss is to ensure housebuilder meets silver Building for Life criteria across portfolio
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NewsBAM Nuttall to repair Hochtief tunnel
Contractor to carry out £20m of work on structure that collapsed eight months after official opening
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NewsCapita wins contract on astrophysics centre
Consultant will cost manage the £3.1m Science Discovery Centre in Manchester designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley
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Latest construction appointments - 28 May 2010
Mansell has appointed David Kershaw as director of partnership housing for the company’s Thames Valley regional business
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NewsPioneering biodiversity scheme launched
Project, paid for by developers, aims to create wildlife habitats, provide flood mitigation and store carbon
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NewsFormer Balfour Beatty employee loses unfair dismissal claim
Project manager Alan Dransfield was seeking £300,000 in lost earnings, claiming he was sacked for raising safety concerns
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NewsLibya reveals £36bn infrastructure plan
New pot of money for infrastructure and housing projects comes on top of £66bn announced in 2009
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Telford reports rising sales in East London
Housing group reports 10% increase in profit in ’extremely encouraging’ market
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NewsMetro plan for Jeddah unveiled
Saudi’s second city to build 108km network as work starts on Riyadh metro
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FeaturesNelson's ship in a bottle: How did they do that?
The latest fourth plinth artwork is a cute idea, but it took some hefty engineering to make the concept a reality, as one of the team behind it explains (plus he shows us the actual calculations)
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NewsGreen light for £78m Bodleian library revamp
Wilkinson Eyre designs will open up Giles Gilbert Scott’s ’book fortress’ to the public
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Comment
Plant hire prices reveal continued downward pressure on construction supply firms
There’s little hope of a respite for suppliers from downward price pressure as the construction industry reshapes itself for lower levels of work
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