More news – Page 3883
-
News
Pledge to Procure21 firms
Partners in the Procure21 initiative have received assurances that its role and status will be clarified by the end of the summer after a period of uncertainty.
-
News
Green code set for autumn
The government is to host an autumn summit on sustainable construction as a platform to launch its Code for Sustainable Buildings.
-
News
2012 team starts search for velopark designer
The London Development Agency has begun its search for an architect to design the Olympic velopark, it was announced this week.
-
NewsRedcar moves into gear
The £45m Redcar & Cleveland Grouped Schools PFI project has reached financial close.
-
News
Research blames employers’ attitudes for poor health
Survey reveals employer complacency on occupational health as HSE figures show no progress since summit
-
News
Viñoly wins Oxford’s glittering masterplan prize
Architect Rafael Viñoly has seen off an international shortlist to win a major masterplanning commission from Oxford University.
-
NewsA block by the Blades
Architect Robinson Design Group has received full planning permission on a £17m development at Bramall Lane, next door to Sheffield United’s home ground.
-
News
Housebuilders lobby for year’s delay to Part L tests
Home Builders Federation seeks time to develop simplified method for meeting air-tightness requirements
-
CommentWonders & blunders
Architect Raymond Young cheers a happy melding of old and new in Dundee, and boos a much less happy one in Edinburgh
-
NewsAlfred McAlpine wins 50m BAA contract
Maintenance contract covers four of the seven BAA airports.
-
News
Asbestos-riddled rubble given away to public
Environment Agency alerted at Cumbrian demolition site.
-
NewsCIPS confident despite industry slowdown
Growth at lowest in three years as civil engineering sector struggles.
-
News
Grass-burning power station gets go-ahead
£6.5m bio-energy station to be build in Staffordshire.
-
News
Hopkins joins the Ivy League
London-based architects to design Princeton’s new chemistry department.
-
Features
Specifier Products
Nifty ways to transform roofs with lights and hand-crafted tiles plus an award-winning recycling sytem that cleanses grey water from household sinks using the roots of plants
-
-
Features
Costs: Single-ply membranes for flat roofs
Choosing the right single-ply membrane is not simple, especially as the options are often difficult to compare. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans looks at some of the more common choices