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Too many contracts spoil the job
Tony Bingham is clearly unhappy with the use of the NEC for all government contracts
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Features
What it costs: curtain wall glazing
Curtain wall glazing can do many things: control temperature and light levels, and even clean itself. Peter Mayer of BLP Insurance looks through the available options
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FeaturesKnotty problem: when cladding goes bad
Every man and his dog seem to be using timber for cladding. Well, it does look great. But without proper installation and maintenance, you could be in for a nasty surprise
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FeaturesAluminium composite panels
Reynobond Architecture aluminium composite panels have been used on Mountain Dwellings, an apartment block and car park in Copenhagen
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Construction movers and makers: 03 July 2009
Weber has introduced a comprehensive guide to external wall insulation systems for the refurbishment market. The Weber EWI system is designed to enhance the thermal performance and aesthetic appearance of solid wall, non-traditional houses.
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Cement cladding panels
Marley Eternit has launched two high-performance fibre-cement cladding panels, Natura Pro and Pictura
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Timber-effect cladding
Rockpanel has introduced a collection of board materials for external cladding that are claimed to have the appearance of wood but the durability of stone
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Coloured glass cladding panels
The Glass Wall Company has launched Chromatics, which it claims to be the world’s first cuttable, totally opaque, coloured glass cladding panel
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Super-insulated facades
Two of Schüco’s most popular facade systems, the FW50+ and FW60+, are now available in super-insulated (SI) versions with lower U-values for the frames, enabling architects and specifiers to exceed existing insulation regulations
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Etched aluminium
Cladding specialist James & Taylor has created the shimmering, high-tech facade for the £17m maternity unit at Southern General hospital in Glasgow
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CommentWhat can you get for £1.5bn?
Hard to say how many votes it will win him, but Gordon Brown’s £1.5bn contribution to the Homes and Communities Agency deserves a few cheers from the construction industry.
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NewsCity Watch: Hail and farewell
The City has had a week to digest the news that Berkeley boss Tony Pidgley has moved upstairs to become chairman and judging by the share price most reacted in a pretty sanguine fashion
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Bowmer & Kirkland boss takes 23% pay cut – to £6.7m
The highest paid director at Bowmer & Kirkland, who was formerly the best-paid boss in construction, had his pay cut 23% from £8.6m to £6.7m last year
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Mountfield reveals £1.4m profit
Mountfield Group, the Essex data centre specialist, has posted a turnover of £17.4m in its first set of results since floating on the alternative investment market in November
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NewsWhite Young Green lenders defer covenant test
Lenders to consulting engineer White Young Green have agreed to defer a covenant test to the end of July
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NewsLondon Irish
Irish architect O’Donnell + Tuomey has beaten a shortlist of Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, David Chipperfield, dRMM, Feilden Clegg Bradley and 3XN to design a student centre for the London School of Economics
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Historic buildings hit by Part L
Alarm that historic buildings undergoing refurbishment will have to meet modern energy efficiency standards
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Creditors left reeling as Ashford goes under
Ashford Construction has ceased trading, leaving a string of creditors in its wake