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NewsUS to revise LEED green assessment system
The main environmental assessment method used in the US and Dubai is to be revised after criticism that it allows energy-guzzling buildings to get a top rating.
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NewsBuilding named best-designed business magazine
Building scooped another award last week when it was named as the best-designed business magazine in the UK.
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Back issues - A disease that baffled and embarrassed medical science
May 1855 - The riddle of cholera
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Junction boxes
Hager has developed a new junction box specifically for the connection between fixed wiring and downlights that, it claims, will ensure more secure terminations and be easier to access for inspection.
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Acoustic flooring
Flowcrete UK has launched an acoustic flooring solution for new-build and refurbished commercial and domestic buildings.
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Acoustic tiles for green roofs
Rubbertech, which specialises in the use of recycled rubber for flooring systems, has launched the Balconeze Acoustic Ceramic Tile that has been designed for use on roof gardens and balconies.
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Roofing tiles
Moray is a new range of Russell concrete roof tiles from Cemex, which it claims has the look and feel of natural slate, with the long life expectancy of concrete and a lower laid cost.
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Textured brickwork
Ibstock has launched the Umbra range of textured brickwork, that creates innovative and subtly changing looks for brick-faced buildings.
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NewsLifts for the home
Newmatic Elevators has introduced a new lift in the UK suitable for the domestic market.
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NewsBrick cladding for post-war homes
Characterised by their ship-lap concrete panels, Airey houses were constructed in the post-war years as part of the massive housebuilding programme.
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RICS publishes first official guidance on carbon management
Guide provides professional advice and standards to all chartered surveyors when advising their clients or employers
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NewsPioneering terrace refurbs offer efficiency hope for pre-war housing stock
Architect Axis Design Architects redesigns North Staffordshire back-to-back houses to achieve Ecohomes 'very good' or 'excellent' standard
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NewsScaffolding magic trick
Scaffolding on a house near Istanbul appears to be supported by a levitating plank
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NewsFlint unveils Barratt’s level six sustainable home
Green House will act as model for the housebuilders’ future developments
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Scaffolding firm accuses Ocon Construction of witholding £800k
Scaffold Access Yorkshire sues contractor in row over student accommodation in Sheffield