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  • News

    Insulated panels

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Innovaré Systems is providing its large format i-SIP structural insulated panel system for a new accommodation block at Ashdown Forest visitors centre in East Sussex

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    Double-glazed sash windows

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    The Sash Window Consultancy claims to have come up with a solution for upgrading traditional sash windows in listed and period properties that is accepted by local authority conservation officers

  • News

    Bricks for refurbishment

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Manufacturer Ibstock is extending its traditional range of bricks, which is designed to offer a wide choice of sizes, colours and textures for most refurbishment projects

  • News

    Double pan roof tiles

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Russel Roof Tiles, part of Cemex UK, has launched Derwent II, a concrete roof tile which it claims offers a cost-effective alternative to clay tiles

  • News

    Slate-effect metal roofing

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Steadmans has launched Meta-Slate, a BBA-approved slate-effect metal roofing sheet system that combines the appearance of natural slate with the advantages of a lightweight metal roof

  • News

    High performance windows

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Sheerframe HED windows have been used to meet level three of the Code for Sustainable Homes on a housing development in Freckleton near Preston

  • News

    Traditional bricks

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Blockleys Brick has added to its traditional range of stock bricks with two new colours

  • News

    Sealed double-glazing

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Carey Glass has supplied more than 8,000m2 of Vista Therm low-emissivity insulating glass and Solar Neutral 71/43 glass for new-build flats in the Chelsea Bridge Wharf development

  • News

    Clay roof tiles

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Marley Eternit has expanded the colour choice of its Hawkins clay plain tile range with the introduction of Heather Blend

  • Features

    The tracker: Vital signs

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    The rate of decline continues to slow, especially in the residential sector, but, with demand weak and jobs uncertain, the prognosis still isn’t great. Experian Business Strategies studies the charts

  • News

    RICS launches new forum on pubco valuations

    2009-08-13T16:03:00Z

    QSs invited to look at the role of chartered surveyors in the calculation of rents between pub tenants and the pubcos

  • Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
    News

    Capita wins Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust contract

    2009-08-13T15:49:00Z

    Contract part of government's £750m Buying Solutions framework for property and construction services

  • News

    Latest QS appointments

    2009-08-13T14:57:00Z

    T&T announces new managing director and Currie & Brown a new director

  • RIBA headquarters
    News

    RIBA award for research shortlist announced

    2009-08-13T14:21:00Z

    President's Awards for Research 2009 encourages outstanding research in architecture

  • Men in  digger bucket
    News

    Dig this: cuddles in a bucket

    2009-08-13T11:49:00Z

    Or perhaps that's just some kind of 'stablisation stance' to offset the reckless risk of riding around in digger buckets

  • Job application form
    News

    Top tips for competency-based interviews

    2009-08-13T11:11:00Z

    How your skills match the requirements of the role will determine the likelihood of you securing the job

  • Crossrail train
    News

    Crossrail unveils full list of design partners

    2009-08-13T11:09:00Z

    Engineers and architects are named to work on London Crossrail stations

  • Design by Priscilla Fernandes
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    Shortlist announced for Riverside Walk bench design

    2009-08-13T10:00:00Z

    Competition provides an opportunity for selected architect students to develop their stone masonry skills

  • Thomas Heatherwick’s British Pavilion for the Shanghai Expo 2010
    Features

    First impressions: Heatherwick’s Shanghai Expo British Pavilion

    2009-08-13T09:00:00Z

    Two RCA postgraduate architects share their different verdicts on the British Pavilion at Shanghai Expo for 2010

  • School room
    News

    Stoke reveals BSF contract winners

    2009-08-13T09:53:00Z

    Balfour Beatty and Thomas Vale/Wates JV named as design and build partners for the city's £250m schools programme