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Purcell names heritage hotel chief
Architect Purcell Miller Tritton has appointed Jeremy Blake principal of its hotels and sustainability division.
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NewsGorillas view of the world
A female gorilla surveys London zoo’s latest attraction, the £5.3m Gorilla Kingdom, built by Crispin & Borst, which will open to the public this weekend.
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NewsSilvertown is here!
A Section 106 agreement is expected to be signed today on Silvertown Quays, the long-awaited £1.5bn mixed-use scheme in east London, close to the Olympic site.
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NewsFire up the Cannon
Foggo Associates has designed this mixed-use development to regenerate Cannon Street railway station in central London.
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ODA and unions clash over agency staff
Tensions between the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and trade unions deepened this week, appearing to jeopardise the 2012 construction commitments on industry best practice.
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Foster to offer staff shares
Lord Foster is considering widening staff ownership of shares in Foster + Partners.
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Sir Derek Higgs to retire from Partnerships UK
Sir Derek Higgs, chairman of Partnerships UK (PUK), has announced his retirement from the infrastructure partnerships body after seven years.
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CommentTaxing times for all
You’ve had a year of respite, but now the excuses must stop. From tomorrow, the government’s shake-up of the construction industry tax scheme (CIS) comes into force – after much heated debate, a few tears and a whole lot of confusion.
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Features
Waste-reducing partition system
An addition to British Gypsum’s range of GypWall metal stud partition systems could reduce plasterboard waste around door openings by half.
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Acrylic door handles
Turnstyle Designs’ new range of door handles uses fabrics, wallpapers or other materials encapsulated in clear acrylic.
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FeaturesVertical sliding window
Comar Architectural Aluminium Systems has introduced a vertical sliding window.
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Foil-covered internal doors
JB Kind has introduced internal doors coated in Masterfoil, a printed foil that imitates other materials such as oak and cherry.
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Folding door system
Häfele has launched the E3 folding door system to link houses to gardens and patios.
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FSC-certified timber doors
Door maker Vicaima has launched the Ecodor range, which has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council.
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NewsNew construction targets announced for London 2012
'Demolish Design Dig' phase of Olympic delivery to be achieved before end of the Beijing Olympics
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NewsPlanning to be scrapped for domestic renewables
Government proposes removing planning barriers to domestic wind turbines and PVs except in extreme circumstances
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