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CommentA reader writes - Hobson's choices
John Hobson, until recently the man in charge of construction at the civil service, gives us his take on the future of sustainability and regulation
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Features
The gain in panes
After seven years in development, the European Window Energy Rating System is ready to roll, and it's intended to be a better test of performance than U-values. We report on a scheme that's coming soon to a glazed area near you
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CommentWonders & blunders
Paul Burgess praises an atrium that makes the heart soar, but missed chances just make it sore. And check out the new Back Issues …
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Features
April's no fool
The April survey from Experian's Business Strategies division reports an increase in the industry's activity levels, with employment prospects and tender prices set to follow in the same direction
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CABE's problem of perception
Did Stuart Lipton jump the CABE ship or was he pushed? A critical government audit warning of a conflict of interest left him little choice, and means future chairmen will not be property developers
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Comment
A profitable loss
The defendant let certain premises to the claimants under a lease within which the claimants were covenanted "well and substantially to repair renew cleanse and keep in good and substantial repair and condition and maintain the demised premises". Upon expiry of the lease the tenants claimed repayment of an amount ...
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Benchmarks go even greener
The Brick Development Association has published the first KPI updates as part of the brick industry's ongoing commitment to measure annually its sustainability performance.
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NewsBDA hires top structural engineer
The BDA has appointed Dr Ali Arasteh principal structural engineer.
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NewsGuide to clay bricks and mortars published
Anyone involved in building work, whether owner, self-builder, architect or surveyor, will find a new publication on brickwork an invaluable source of information.
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NewsEnter the Brick Awards
The Brick Development Association has launched the Brick Awards 2004, the prestigious industry awards scheme designed to highlight the very best in brickwork, whether in architectural, structural, landscape or craft applications.
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FeaturesGeometry and form
Captivating new buildings from the four corners of the globe, all of which dare to be bold with brick
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FeaturesIt's just, like, so L.A
A brick housing and commercial scheme in Fulham, west London, is evoking California with its multicoloured, polka-dotted facade and crazy shapes. We explain how architect CZWG is showing us the way to go west
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FeaturesNo place like home
How Brady Mallalieu's award-winning St Catherine's Foyer has used warm brick to create a homely and welcoming place that helps give Dublin's homeless youngsters a better start in life.
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The joy of bricks
I love brick buildings – if only the product was marketed imaginatively so that we had more of them, says architect Dr James Campbell
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FeaturesUnderstanding brick mortars
In the first of a two-part series, Michael Hammett breaks down brickwork mortar, with top tips for the perfect mix depending on what you're building – and where
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FeaturesBrickwork innovation, Latino-style
The late Uruguayan-born structural engineer Eladio Dieste (1917-2000) achieved world fame with his advances in contemporary structural brickwork, particularly as a medium to compete with concrete.