All Supplements articles – Page 28
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Acoustic plasterboard
Acoustic insulation company Hodgson & Hodgson has launched an acoustic floorboard called Reduc Micro 21 for use on timber floors.
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Five ways to make a splash
From flogging posters to doing up tube stations, the career paths of the directors of Urban Splash weren’t necessarily heading in the same direction until they converged at the cutting-edge developer. Anna Goldie spoke to them
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The view from the deep end
The first year in a new career can be frustrating, hectic and terrible for your sleep. It can also be the most rewarding 12 months of your life. Dan Stewart caught up with four young starters who are juggling first projects, training and even a social life
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If I didn’t work in construction ...
Not many industries offer the chance to plan the world’s greatest sporting extravaganzas, help to rebuild regions ravaged by natural disasters or live with penguins. Here’s one that does.
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Time for a change of scene
Just because you‘ve been in the same job for a few years doesn’t mean you have to stay there until the credits roll. Often, you can take the skills you’ve developed and use them in an entirely different way. Sarah Richardson pitches three scenarios for each of our virtual construction ...
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Putting the rules to work
Green legislation will be pointless if it isn’t enforced. But how best to do it? Traditional council building control or self-certification? Paul Everall And Dave Baker argue the toss …
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PFI/PPP Project of the Year
These projects prove that the PFI can deliver almost any kind of public sector project, from barracks to schools, and the winner may have changed the way we go about designing hospitals in the future
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Personality of the Year
This award goes to a man who almost never appears in the pages of the British press, but has been a principal factor behind the success of Sir Robert McAlpine over the past 40 years
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Phase-change materials: Phase to stun
Phase-change materials that can store and emit energy might transform the way we design and specify buildings. As the first products come to market, Jan-Carlos Kucharek finds out how they work
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Manufacturer of the Year
A building is only as good as the stuff it’s made from, so the industry relies entirely on the firms that make it. This year’s winner has helped everybody out with the quality and innovation of its designs
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Part L, one year on
Project teams have spent the past 12 months grappling with the new toughened-up version of part l of the building regulations. the result has been a lot of struggle, a lot of misunderstanding, and a lot of valuable experience … Martin Clowes of Elementa Consulting tells the story
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Major Housing Project of the Year
This category proves beyond doubt that Britain’s elite housebuilders can tackle the most problematic brownfield schemes and produce innovative and intelligent solutions to them