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Davis Langdon to improve specification documents
RIBA Enterprises and consultant Davis Langdon Schumann Smith (DLSS) have announced a collaborative venture to push the National Building Specification (NBS) into international markets and improve it in the UK.
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Wembley settlement in sight
Wembley National Stadium Limited and contractor Multiplex were on the verge of settling their dispute about the stadium as Building went to press.
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NewsFrom teenage lust to architecture’s grand old man
SKETCH — Vikki Miller at the Stirling prize ceremony
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Tories launch regs review
The Conservative party is conducting a review of the Building Regulations, with the intention of simplifying them if it wins the next general election.
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Willmott Dixon wins £60m five-year prisons contract
Willmott Dixon has won a five-year UK prisons contract that could bring in up to £60m of work.
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How kool is that?
Architect Rem Koolhaas has unveiled these designs for an office building in the City of London.
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FeaturesSpecifier - Regulations
SBEM, the official Part L software, was meant to make it easy to calculate the energy efficiency of any building, even ones like this. In fact, it struggles with anything more complicated than this. So what are the alternatives?
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FeaturesWhat to specify: regulations
Whether it’s for noise or fire or disability discrimination, the products here will keep your projects on the right side of the law
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FeaturesWhat to remember: Toilets
One of the more flagrant areas of discrimination between the sexes is the provision of toilets in offices. But not for much longer … Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg explains
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FeaturesBaxi and the Band A boilers
WHO MAKES IT - About 1.5 million people replace their heating systems every year, so business is good at boiler specialist Baxi. But what effect have the changes to Part L had on sales?
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FeaturesArt of planning fire escapes
HOW WE WORK TOGETHER - When Snell Associates wanted an effective but stylish solution to fire escape at the Arnolfini Centre for Contemporary Art in Bristol, Clark Door’s sliding solution proved a masterstroke
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FeaturesBest partnership with a designer, architect or consultant sponsored by IHS Engineering
Winner — Flintshire council and Blue Green Architects
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FeaturesBest partnership with a client or housebuilder sponsored by Robust Details
Winner — Wandsworth council and Berkeley Homes
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FeaturesBest fire engineering innovation
Winner — Jeremy Gardner Associates - Chapelfield Regeneration Project
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FeaturesBest access/disability innovation sponsored by LABC
Winner — Erewash council - Long Eaton library
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FeaturesBest sustainability innovation sponsored by YBS Insulation
Winner — Therma and Solar buildings - East Midlands
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FeaturesBest housing or residential project sponsored by Wavin
Winner — Urban Splash - Lister Mills, Bradford
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FeaturesBest commercial project sponsored by Oval
Winner — E Bowman & Sons - The Burghley Brewhouse project