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FeaturesPatio doors and external oak doors
The double-glazed Rio patio doorset has been added to JELD-WEN’s collection of doors.
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FeaturesHinge pads for fire doorsets
Hinge specialist Royde & Tucker has developed a pre-cut intumescent hinge pad for fitting fire doorsets on site.
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CommentBuilding buys a pint ... for HKR Architects
If you think architects are single-minded, work-obsessed bores, think again. This is a multi-talented bunch.
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FeaturesFlood management: The water’s lovely
The UK faces a future of devastating floods, like the one that hit Boscastle three years ago. But instead of fighting them, some people are suggesting we learn to live with them.
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Too much to do
The article “Rogers pulls out of Olympic velopark”(16 March, page 12) was somewhat misleading. Although we decided not to go for this scheme, I reviewed the competition documents for the velopark and applaud the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) for a clear and well-run competition structure.
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Dont mess with a QS
I write in response to the letter from Michael Brown of the CIOB (23 March).
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A two-horse race
Keen racegoers will know there’s a fundamental difference between Aintree and Ascot but your readers may be confused into thinking they are interchangeable following Building’s coverage of both in recent weeks. It’s time we marked the card.
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CommentNature 1, Technology 0
While your article “Light Duties”, (16 March, page 84) included some good ideas, I was surprised that the simple idea of using deciduous trees didn’t even get a mention!
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A stab in the dark
Building’s leader (23 March, page 3), while welcome, went nowhere near challenging the government’s apparent confidence in the latest cost estimates of the London Olympics.
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FeaturesGetting even
As chair of the Equal Opportunities Commission, Jenny Watson will be in charge of enforcing the gender equality rules that are about to come into force. And given the industry’s dismal record on recruiting women, it had better look out.
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FeaturesRight second time
Regulations Forget the dreary paperwork of old. The new CDM regulations are bigger, better and far more practical.
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FeaturesQuestion time
Bucknall Austin’s graduate entry programme had a sting in the tail this year: a networking event where the challenge was to get as much information out of the guests as possible.
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News
M&E giant Emcor suffers 6% drop in profit
M&E giant Emcor has suffered a drop in profit of almost 6% as a result of restructuring costs.
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FeaturesPhase One is complete
Building’s inaugural networking event proved a hit with the industry’s new professionals
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NewsNeolithic new look
Permission for a visitors’ centre at Stonehenge has been granted but will only go ahead if plans to build a tunnel under Salisbury Plain are given the green light.
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Features
The start of a beautiful friendship
The proposed merger between Taylor Woodrow and Wimpey may be the biggest housebuilder deal so far, but it follows a year of frenetic takeover activity. Mark Leftly investigates what lessons this might hold for the new kid on the block
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FeaturesWhat it costs: windows
There are a lot of variables to consider when specifying windows. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans tots up the numbers for different options