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Features
Fibre cement facades
Facades company James Hardie has added Color Plus to its fibre cement-based building products.
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Distressed bricks
Hanson Building Products, the UK’s largest brick maker, has launched a range of clay bricks with textured, distressed faces and marbled earth tones.
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FeaturesAluminium panels
Alcoa Architectural Products’ Reynobond panels have been used for a new Decathlon store in Antibes, France.
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FeaturesAir and moisture protection for timber frame
Saint Gobain Isover has launched what it calls an “intelligent climate membrane”, designed for timber-frame construction.
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Planning tariff will fail if based on Milton Keynes roof tax
Proposed tax could make high-density schemes economically ‘unviable’, say housing experts
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FeaturesWhat the table tells us
So do contractors do more inspiring work than architects? Who hands out the most motors? Are engineers more generous with holidays than consultants? Which firms give you the most maternity benefits? The best pensions? Which is the most fun to work for? David Rogers analyses the data
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NewsStainless steel tension system
Structural Dynamics has launched two stainless steel wire and tension systems aimed at high-profile architectural projects.
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FeaturesThe way we work now
Ten years ago, UK construction companies resembled the French foreign legion in their treatment of workers. But the harder they’ve fought to recruit staff, the more they’ve developed their soft skills.
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Long-span steel roof trusses
Metsec has supplied 32 long span, lightweight steel trusses along with Z-purlins and C-sections to support the roof of the Hub, a curved four-storey riverfront residential and retail development in Chelmsford.
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Lafarge: Strong stuff
Building materials giant Lafarge operates in 70 countries around the world.
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NewsSeal for timber joists and I-beams
Manthorpe Building Products has come up with the Joist Seal, which it claims combats air leakage around timber joists and I-beams.
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Joist hangers
Simpson Strong-Tie has extended its range of timber-to-timber and timber-to-masonry hangers to fit 47mm and 91mm solid timber joists.
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Ground stabilising mesh
Tensar International has launched TriAx Geogrid, a ground stabilisation mesh that is suitable for applications such as unpaved and permament paved roads, as well as differential settlement on weak or variable sub-grades.
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Lightweight structural floor
Fibreglass Gratings has launched Dura Slab, a high-strength lightweight structural floor suitable for applications such as industrial flooring, trench covers, service duct covers and new and replacement bridge decking.
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Timber frame fire protection
In a bid to mitigate the risk of fire on timber frame construction sites Arch Timber Protection has developed Vascol FR fire-retardant framing timbers.
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FeaturesWhy a good employer is a green employer
That big purple balloon over there symbolises the amount of carbon that your office produces. If you want to boost staff morale, all you have to do is shrink it.
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FeaturesMy employer helped me
Lydia Stockdale met three people who made lucky choices when they picked a firm to work for
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Designs for life
European structural design codes will introduce the concept of ‘design working life’ to British engineering. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans explains exactly what that means.