More news – Page 2908
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Roof panel system
RK Timber Engineering, a Saint-Gobain company, has partnered with Barratt Developments to provide Smartroof integrated roofing for its Green House at BRE.
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Unitised facades
Hydro Building Systems has announced that its Wicona unitised facade system has exceeded the test requirements for European and Centre for Window and Cladding Technology curtain walling standards.
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Off-site low carbon technologies
Kingspan Off-Site has launched a collection of low-carbon technologies originally specified on the Kingspan Lighthouse, the first house to reach level six of the Code for Sustainable Homes.
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Bespoke pipes
The structured-wall plastic pipe can be made in diameters up to 2.1m in 6m lengths, with each solution designed to match the individual project.
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CommentMy digital life - Rob Pratt
This engineering services consultancy director enjoys a bit of Coldplay on his iTunes but online it’s all about West Ham, EastEnders and jaunts to the south of France
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Hyde Housing Association was failed Croudace bidder
Hyde Housing Association has emerged as the failed bidder for family-run housebuilder Croudace Homes.
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NewsSharewatch - Housebuilders bounce … but not very high
This week there was the inevitable “relief bounce” after the turmoil of the previous seven days.
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CommentHansom: uncomfortable moments
Awkward questions are raised at a government press conference, Barratt’s staff decide against keeping a low profile and Murray Coleman wears pink lycra
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CommentYou're Mr Pink
Congratulations to Bovis Lend Lease chief executive Murray “Lance Armstrong” Coleman who joined 84 colleagues to ride the 54 miles from London to Brighton last weekend to raise money for the British Heart Foundation.
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More mortgage fears
A London housing association has said the number of tenants applying for flexible tenure to rescue them from mortgage difficulties has risen by 70% in 2008.
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Social housing rents
Local government representatives have called for the abolition of the system that splits the income from social rented housing between councils.
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Green homes plea
The Chartered Institute of Housing has called on the government to set a green homes target for existing stock.
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A cry for help
The government is calling on the public and industry to give their views on the housing crisis as part of the consultation on the housing green paper
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NewsHousing stats: New-build sales and completions in May 2008
This month’s data shows private sector registrations have halved in a year
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FeaturesLady Justice – Karin Woodley profile
Karin Woodley has campaigned for racial equality all her life, and now she’s backing Building’s campaign for a fairer construction industry, too. The chief executive of the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust explains why to Emily Wright. Portrait by Dominik Gigler
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FeaturesEnterprise resource planning systems: Take two (point zero)
Implementing an enterprise resource planning system almost ruined Atkins, but six years on, construction seems to have been won over to this business administration software. Stephen Kennett reports
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Simon Fenton Partnership appoints two partners
Also: Dooley Associates appoints Catherine Kirkham associate director
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NewsWolseley opens building to showcase sustainable products
Distributor of construction materials' £3.2m eco-centre in Leamington Spa first of its kind in the UK