All articles by Stephen Kennett – Page 28
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FeaturesHighbury Stadium window renovation: 163 SU8ST1TUT10NS
Doors and windows As the old Arsenal stadium is transformed into luxury flats, one firm has been charged with the job of removing, refurbishing and reinstalling hundreds of windows on the famous art deco facade. Stephen Kennett finds out how it is going
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Cemex plans concrete plant in East London
Concrete plant ideally located for supplying East London Line extension and 2012 developments
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CDM regs on the small screen
DVD launched to explain health and safety regulations to design professionals
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NewsBRE launches grants for microgeneration
Funding to help community organisations buy energy saving technologies
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NewsBoKlok housing: And not an Allen key in sight …
Off-site manufacture Ikea homes have arrived in the UK and, while they may not come in flatpacks, many components are manufactured off site and are as cheap and functional as you’d expect from the Swedish brand.
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Proposals to overhaul review of Building Regs
Recommendations aim to make it easier for the construction industry to plan for changes to the Building Regulations
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FeaturesMaking BREEAM robust
For too long, designers have been able to get top BREEAM ratings by adding recycling space and bike racks. Now the green assessment tool is toughening up its act with mandatory levels for energy and water use – and a new rank above ‘excellent’.
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Solar panel planning rules to change from April
Caroline Flint announces domestic solar panels will no longer need planning permission
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FeaturesGood vibrations
How VJ Technologies turned the troublesome vibration regs into a really good business opportunity.
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life At the sharp end
Cladding In an explosion, every fragment of glass in a building becomes a potentially lethal missile. Stephen Kennett looks at the best ways to protect ourselves
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Tougher standards for green offices
Environmental standards in office buildings are to be made tougher with the overhaul of two sets of guidance.
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NewsNetwork Rail hit by record £14m fine for delays
Rail regulator says late running engineering works after New Year holidays were unacceptable
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NewsBRE and Green council to toughen up BREEAM
BRE Global and the UK Green Building Council are looking to harmonise the eco-rating tool with overseas systems
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NewsGreen council to publish 'sustainable roadmap'
The Roadmap to sustainability is aimed at helping developers and designers deliver greener buildings
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FeaturesCalculating housing lifecycle costs
Q: How do you work out the total cost of a house over a 100-year lifetime without spending hours poring over every single element? Stephen Kennett finds out the answer
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NewsScotland scraps building regs agency
The Scottish Building Standards Agency will be merged into a new body as SNP fulfills promise to cut number of quangoes
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FeaturesEco-friendly flooring: Down to earth
What you see before you is not a luscious field but an eco-friendly carpet. And judging by the way the industry is heading, very soon all your flooring could be as green as grass.
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News“Construction’s given me a second chance”
Meurika Stewart will leave prison with a job in the construction industry thanks to a new training scheme sponsored by Bovis
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Features‘What’s missing is an understanding of what works and what doesn’t’
Construction accounts for about 10% of GDP, so why is a measly £5m being invested in its R&D? Stephen Kennett looks at the steady evaporation of funding – particularly for the publication of practical guidance – but wonders if we only have ourselves to blame
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NewsFire safety code launched for protective coatings
Code aims to standardise the specification of protective paints and coatings in refurbs