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FeaturesCurved curtain walling
Some 660m2 of Kawneer’s off-site curtain walling system has been used on the 12-storey Sheraton Athlone Hotel in Co Westmeath, Ireland. Specified by Murray O’Laoire Architects, Kawneer’s AA201 unitised system was adapted and used on two elevations
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FeaturesReady-made chimneys
Stormking, the grp building products specialist, has added a range of chimneys to its portfolio of prefabricated products. They are designed as visual features and are intended to provide a traditional detail for public and private housing
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NewsScaffolding firm fined £4,000 after pole hits passer-by
Company failed to take sufficient care to protect public when working in Coventry city centre
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NewsNakheel puts £2bn mall programme on ice
Dubai developer delays plans to build shopping centres in Palm Jumeirah and across UAE
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NewsLondon university seeks architect for £45m scheme
University College London issues call to tender for £45m medical research facility
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NewsSafety blitz halts work on seven Cambridge sites
HSE issues prohibition notices to several sites with inadequate safety practice after week of targeted inspections
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NewsSalad saves Japanese steel factory
Firm diversifies into growing lettuce as downturn hits demand for construction products
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NewsSurprise rise in inflation rocks markets
Bank of England may reconsider plan to pump cash into the economy
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NewsBuilder puts wife up for sale
Joke small ad for 'high-maintenance' Donna attracts up to 10 interested enquiries
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NewsKick-starting economy should be G20 priority, say UK public
Survey ahead of global summit finds boosting economy is seen as most pressing issue
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NewsRefusal overturned on CZWG's Wembley housing scheme
Public inquiry sees £25m student housing scheme approved after council refusal
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NewsISG starts work on 2012 velodrome
Pile driving opens construction phase on Hopkins' design for world's fastest cycling track
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FeaturesBuilding pathology: Off-site manufacture
Off-site construction techniques have moved on quite a bit since the post-war prefab days, but this method is not without its problems. Peter Mayer of BLP Insurance explains what to look out for
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Cladding for airport stands
Building envelope specialist Lakesmere has come up with an off-site solution for two stands at Heathrow airport. The Airbus A380 has two decks of passenger seating and an extra wide body, which means it cannot be accommodated at any of the existing stands at the airport
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Off-site school building
Yorkon has completed a building for Christ College in the Brecon Beacons National Park – one of Britain’s oldest educational establishments – in just five months
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Timber-frame accommodation
Zed Factory has produced the LandArk, a timber-framed structure that swoops up like a ship’s hull to provide outdoor storage space
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Offsite online
The off-site sector is worth about £2bn in the UK but the supply chain is highly fragmented and made up mainly of SMEs
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FeaturesRoof cassettes
SpeedDeck has launched an insulated structural cassette roofing system called SpeedForm
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FeaturesTea kiosk module: Trustworthy
A mass-produced tea kiosk may sound like a humble job for an architect, but it’s a bit more tricky when it has to grace some of the National Trust’s grandest properties