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Audit office to probe Hips fiasco
The National Audit Office is to launch an inquiry into the failed attempt to bring in home information packs this summer.
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FeaturesMulti-service beams
Multi-service beams are helping to meet the lighting, acoustic and energy-efficiency requirements at the new Horbury High School in Wakefield.
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FeaturesMood lighting
Research suggests levels of autism have increased 10-fold in the past decade, with around 90,000 children in the UK now suffering from it. The Yeoman Park School in Nottingham is one of about 7,500 autism specific education facilities in the country.
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FeaturesSchool building guidance: Bog standards?
The government is producing model specifications, layouts and dimensions to speed the output of schools. But at the same time it must also avoid a return to the drab prefabs of the past.
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FeaturesWiring accessories
MK Electric has launched a white version of its Metalclad Plus range of electrical accessories that is suitable for environments such as hospitals, schools and laboratories.
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Automatic door closers
The ED200 fully automatic, electro-hydraulic swing door operator from Dorma is the only automatic product of its type on the market with Certifire approval, claims the company.
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Mechanical ventilation
Passivent has launched an automatically controlled mechanical extract ventilation system suitable for multi-occupancy buildings such as student accommodation and nursing homes.
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Humidification
Hygromatik has launched an hygienic air handling unit humidification system.
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FeaturesGB Environmental: Germ warfare
Established in 2004, GB Environmental is at the forefront of UV technology for disinfecting water, air and surfaces.
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FeaturesWhat to remember: Education facilities
The growth in construction of education facilities has thrown up a host of design and specification challenges. Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg takes a look at what can be done to address them
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FeaturesFight for the skies
Building’s campaign to prevent crane collapse is coming up to its first anniversary. Here, Olivia Boyd recalls the tragedies that triggered it, and looks at whether our skylines are any safer now
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CommentRule Britannia
There is cause to celebrate, because – despite efforts to prove otherwise – ours is still a country of mad dogs, prudish, tea-gulping Englishmen and the best, if not cleverest, eco-warriors in the world
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FeaturesOne with nature
Landscape and structure meld into one in German architect’s 3deluxe’s first permanent building
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Features‘Perversely, some see us as a burden’
Project managers are the fastest growing force in construction but also one of the most divisive. Do they expertly pull the strings or tangle projects in knots? Stephen Kennett canvassed the opinions of some well-placed, if occasionally exasperated, observers