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FeaturesThe inside job
It was like the Great Escape in reverse. How do you get inside a prison to double prisoner capacity without giving your captive audience any funny ideas about all that scaffolding? Using a panelised system was one solution – though not half as much fun as smashing a hole in ...
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International costs: 2008
As inflation cools in western Europe and the US, it’s roaring away in eastern Europe. Gardiner & Theobald surveys the world and tells us what it sees
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FeaturesPhase One fever
Katie Puckett went to Building’s Birmingham bash last week and survived to tell the tale.
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FeaturesWhy did the lights go out on Hills electrical?
Earlier this month, one of the best known and best respected subcontractors in Britain was sold for the price of a cup of coffee. Eleanor Goodman and Sarah Richardson report on what went wrong
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CommentArchitecture is not enough
As an architect who used to live in east Greenwich (we worked on The Albany Project in my second year at architecture school) and whose children attended school in Deptford, I am writing from the US to express my disgust at the racist attack described in your article (“Adjaye’s Stephen ...
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An interim measure
I take issue with Amanda Levete’s position on nuclear power (8 February, pages 30-31).
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A failure of democracy
Regarding the article “Row over supervisor safety training” (11 January, page 14), once again the Construction Confederation finds itself at odds with the rest of the industry.
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Money in the bank
As the originators of the project bank account (PBA) model, my colleagues at Rider Levett Bucknall and I were delighted to see your legal columnists giving a positive welcome to the PBA (8 January, pages 62-65).
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The case for a research levy
Your report on research funding (18 January, page 48) made clear that, outside the area of construction products, market forces do not stimulate significant funding for construction research.
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The insurance game
Regarding Malcolm Taylor’s letter (15 January, pages 36-37) a few corrections are required.
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CommentIt’s good to talk
Human interaction takes many forms, from rapping to your clients to phoning confidential hotlines. But sometimes nothing says it better than the good old impersonal email and the hidden bugging device…
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NewsView from the rooftop
Forget the fabric of the building, inside the home is where you can make a real impact on its green rating. Anna Scothern of the National Centre for Excellence in Housing tells us how to score some points
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NewsKitchen design: Nigella, eat your heart out
With luxury kitchens becoming increasingly affordable, more customers are demanding the latest appliances, finishes and styles. Chloe Stothart finds out what’s cooking in the kitchens
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NewsBespoke bathroom pods
A total of 403 bespoke, prefabricated bathrooms pods have been used in the £150m Heart mixed-use development in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.
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NewsRubber fixtures
Danish designer and manufacturer Vipp has launched a range of bathroom accessories, including a towel hook, towel bar, shelf and toilet roll holder.
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NewsBathroom suites
Impulse Bathrooms has launched two ranges of bathroom suites called Impala and Impact.
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Accessible kitchens
Symphony has extended the range of finishes that its Esprit collection of kitchen furniture for people with disabilities comes in.
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Curved lever taps
Plumbing and heating company Pegler Yorkshire has introduced the Signia range of taps, which includes basin taps, bath taps, a basin mixer and a bath/shower mixer, which comes with a shower kit.
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Shower enclosures
DR Services’ has enhanced the design of its DR-y Glaze shower enclosure with a new threshold so entrance steps which could detract from the look and impede access are not required.
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Shower and enclosure ranges
Manufacturer Aqata is launching a selection of showers called Linneal.