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FeaturesWhat to specify: cladding and curtain walling
From banks to cinemas, and from theatres to homes, the latest cladding and curtain walling products can work wonders anywhere
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FeaturesWhat to remember: facades
Facades have got so intelligent these days, they can control your building’s airflow, heat transfer, lighting and acoustics. Barbour and Scott Brownrigg explore the options for specifiers
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FeaturesCosts: Curtain wallings
Curtain walling looks simple, but it’s a complex network of systems and components. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans examines the whole-life costs and performance of all of them
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FeaturesHow we work together
Or how an architect found its ideal supplier … This week Sonia Soltani tells the tale of Pascall + Watson and Belgian concrete firm Decomo
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NewsThink of the children
Housing targets for London Thames Gateway keep rising. But a focus on quantity not quality means families lose out says the chief executive of the London Thames Gateway Partnership
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NewsJohn Laing submits tunnel collapse claim against Tesco
Formal claim is submitted by operator of Chiltern Railway line following last year's tunnel collapse at Gerrards Cross
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NewsBovis Homes reports rise in completions
Housebuilder reports 1262 legal completions for the six months to June 30 2006, a rise of 16% on the same period in 2005.
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FeaturesSupport the 99% campaign
Register your support for Building's important campaign on improving the energy efficiency of our existing building stock
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NewsContract wins bolster Interserve
Contract wins totalling £700m help offset weaker showing in industrial services division
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NewsWimpey housing completions at 25-year high
Wimpey built 7,822 homes in first half of financial year and increased order book by 8% to £1bn
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NewsUBM acquires Thames Gateway Forum for £3m
CMPi strengthens built environment portfolio with parent's acquisition of the Thames Gateway Forum
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NewsNew community hospitals to receive £700m funding
Patricia Hewitt’s scheme aims to move 5% of NHS work from general hospitals to more accessible local units
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NewsCarillion order book hits £13bn
Financial closure on key projects helps boost Carillion's orders by £6bn over last six months
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NewsBerkeley and Prudential Assurance form joint venture
The two groups will join together to develop large-scale residential and mixed-use development schemes across the UK, trading as St Edwards Homes.
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NewsLord Selsdon retires from Gleeson
Dermot Gleeson (left) praises non-executive director's 'extraordinary enthusiasm and commitment'.
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NewsAre you sure you spent £17 on groceries sir?
A bank's over-zealous fraud department left Building's deputy editor in serious financial limbo recently
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NewsConnaught snaps up Botes arm for £3.25m
Connaught outbids Epic Reconstruction to take control of Bote's maintenance business.
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NewsMultiplex warns of more delays at Wembley
Contractor says that stadium may not be completed until after September because of client's unfinished works
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NewsTurnover up 10% at Rok
Contractor and developer wins £300m of new social housing work and becomes top three player in the sector.
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NewsLatium extends offer for Ultraframe
Over 80% of Ultraframe shareholders accept £29.2m bid as Latium Holdings extends offer until Friday.