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What’s changed?
Having just read an article by Rupert Choat (16 November, page 80), my mind returned to a report compiled by the late John Huxtable.
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No company for QSs
Further to Jon De Maria’s assumption that both he and the cockroaches will be left standing after an apocalypse (Inbox, 25 January, page 30), I regret to inform him that if the apocalypse is of the nuclear type, he will surely be standing alone.
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NewsNext stop the Niagara Falls!
Peter Renn spotted this wannabe tightrope-walker on a cold and windy housing site in Leicestershire. He says: “I assure you it was indeed an apex ridge on a steeply sloping roof.”
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News‘I don’t have the language for what we are any more’
Meet David Cowans, a man who has turned a standard-issue housing association into a vehicle for exploring concepts for which words have yet to be invented.
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NewsSunny Glastonbury
Cole Thompson Anders Architects was the firm behind the modernising and refurbishment of Glastonbury house, a 22-storey residential block in Westminster.
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NewsSmart meters
PRI has the home energy controller as part of a government drive to roll-out smart metering to all UK households over the next decade.
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NewsRecycled PVCu windows
The Epwin Group has introduced a recycled composite material to replace steel and aluminium reinforcement in its PVCu window and door ranges.
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Heat pump boiler
Mitsubishi Electric has launched the Ecodan air-source, heat pump boiler which, it says, is more efficient than a conventional condensing boiler at providing heating and hot water in domestic situations.
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Low-energy floodlighting
Greenstock has launched an LED floodlight, made by Deltech, which it says uses 160 LEDs to provide the same light as an 80W lamp, but with a power consumption of 10W.
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LED external lighting
Ansell Lighting has introduced the Sierra Luxeon LED exterior spotlight, to cater to the growth in commercial and residential exterior lighting needs.
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Super-efficient combi boilers
Zenex Technologies has used its Coolflue technology to develop a domestic hot water system that, it says, can save households more than 50% of their domestic hot water costs and double the flow rate of hot water.
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Intelligent thermostats
Magnum has launched an “intelligent control” thermostat, with a built-in digital clock, designed for its electrical heating systems.
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CommentIt’s just not good enough
Public authorities have to treat all bidders with perfect impartiality. As perfection is quite a high standard to meet, many are judged wanting. Like this client here …
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FeaturesCole Thompson Anders scheme gets go ahead in East London
Architect Cole Thompson Anders selected to work on a project in Forest Gate, East London
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NewsOlympic aquatics centre costs spiral
Zaha Hadid-designed scheme budget to hit £214m, BBC report claims
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NewsWhat the minister must do to improve crane safety
To stop more tragedies Lord MacKenzie should to boost inspectors numbers and create a central crane register say campaigners
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NewsGardiner & Theobald in takeover talks with TP Associates
QS firm in talks with 25-year-old multi-disciplinary consultancy firm