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Gavron: London developers already cutting affordable homes
Developers are taking advantage of the new London mayor’s housing policy to try to reduce the amount of affordable homes they have to produce, according to former deputy mayor Nicky Gavron.
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CommentWhen will they ever learn?
Despite the abundance of evidence that good clients get cheaper projects, many still insist on lowest price and highest cost. Councils, for example. Sir Michael Latham asks, why?
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CommentWebmaster review: Gleeds website
The website of QS Gleeds – www.gleeds.com – is under the microscope this week, as is its television channel, www.gleeds.tv
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FeaturesMeet the boss of Bouygues UK – Madani Sow
As the new boss of Bouygues UK, Madani Sow is in charge of feeding the company’s voracious appetite for acquisitions. But, as he tells Tom Bill, it demands an awful lot from those it buys
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FeaturesHigh-speed core construction: Core blimey!
Speed is everything in construction today, so concrete specialist John Doyle has devised a system that means the building core can be built at the rate of a floor a day. Thomas Lane found out more
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The tracker: Going down
Materials prices are rising and enquiries and orders are dropping. Experian Business Strategies predicts that this is just the beginning of a further decline in the construction industry
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FeaturesSprinklers: In the line of fire
Regulations - The government wants all new and refurbished schools to include sprinkler systems. But is this enough to combat the widespread problem of school arson? Stephen Kennett reports
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FeaturesThe alternatives: Fire prevention
Ways to make schools safer from the risk of fire using security measures and sprinkler systems
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FeaturesEmergency lighting
Spel Lighting and Fire Detection has introduced the Geneva recessed fluorescent and LED luminaire.
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Thermal breaks for balconies
As balconies are protrusions from the thermal barrier of a building, they can create cold bridging
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Solar heating
Baxi has worked with Bellway Homes to comply with a late amendment to planning permission for a site of 286 apartments in Fenney Stratford, Buckinghamshire
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Mixed-mode cooling
Passivent has developed a mixed-mode cooling system to help reduce energy use
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Fire-resistant insulation boards
Celotex has launched two polyisocyanurate insulation boards that achieve complete Class 0 fire performance compliance
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Vehicle bollards
Following the publication of the government’s first national security strategy earlier this year, Corus Bi-Steel has launched an anti-attack vehicle bollard system, designed to protect against terrorist attack
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Sound insulation
The acoustically engineered roof of the O2 arena has been insulated using Rockwool 4 in 1 mineral wool insulation
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What it costs: Thermal insulation
Insulation is an effective way to help meet Building Regulations targets on carbon emission reduction. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans examines the effectiveness of different materials
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CommentDispute escalation clauses: Ardentia Ltd vs British Telecommunications Plc
The CaseArdentia and BT entered into a project agreement on 18 February 2004. It related to the provision of information technology to the NHS. A dispute arose between Ardentia and BT in respect of licence fees. Ardentia also believed that BT was intending to engage third parties to develop new ...
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News'Disconnected' eco-towns will fail, says report
Research looks to Europe for increasing the benighted project's luck