All Supplements articles – Page 57

  • Roger Madelin
    Features

    A confident man

    2005-11-25T00:00:00Z

    Roger Madelin has waited 20 years to tackle the father, mother and great aunt of all regeneration projects: London King’s Cross. So how come he’s looking so calm, so relaxed?

  • News

    Sustainability

    2005-11-18T00:00:00Z

    This week Specifier looks at all things sustainable, including the cost of solar hot water systems and some great green products. We kick off with Freiburgs eco-community, including the new Sonnenschiff development that could teach the UK housebuilding sector a thing or two

  • Features

    Costs: Solar hot water systems

    2005-11-16T12:17:00Z

    Will the new Part L see mass uptake of solar hot water systems? Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans looks at the specifications and their whole life costs

  • Features

    Checklist

    2005-11-16T11:48:00Z

    Government, planners and even clients want construction to get greener. Barbour Index and Scott Brownrigg explain how to put sustainability at the heart of your planning application

  • Features

    Products

    2005-11-16T11:08:00Z

    Sustainable alternatives for varnish, vinyl flooring and building blocks. Plus, a heat recovery system that makes the most of waste water and, below, the start of a quiet revolution in wind turbines

  • The glass facades Freiburg’s Sonnenschiff development include triple glazing – one of many sustainable features
    Features

    Sustainability

    2005-11-16T10:58:00Z

    This week Specifier looks at all things sustainable, including the cost of solar hot water systems and some great green products. We kick off with Freiburg’s eco-community, including the new Sonnenschiff development that could teach the UK housebuilding sector a thing or two …

  • Keith Blanshard
    Features

    Personality of the year

    2005-11-11T00:00:00Z

    Anyone who has met or talked with Keith Blanshard, aka The Modular Man, is likely to have detected his passion for off-site construction.

  • News

    Construction history congress

    2005-11-11T00:00:00Z

    The Second International Congress on Construction History will be held at Queen’s College, Cambridge on 29 March–2 April 2006.

  • The auditorium at Fitzwilliam College was one of the reasons why it won top prize at this year’s Brick Awards
    News

    A double first for Cambridge

    2005-11-11T00:00:00Z

    Allies and Morrison’s Fitzwilliam College buildings scoop prizes at 2005 Brick Awards

  • News

    Green bricks for a healthy workplace

    2005-11-11T00:00:00Z

    An impressive case for the sustainable potential of brick has been provided by the recently completed £1.95m HQ building for Neal’s Yard Remedies in Gillingham, Dorset.

  • Comment

    Brick Bulletin

    2005-11-11T00:00:00Z

    This issue of Brick Bulletin coincides with the Brick Awards.

  • News

    Brick Awards 2005

    2005-11-04T00:00:00Z

    All the winners of this years trophies including why this building won cambridge university a double first

  • News

    Structures

    2005-10-21T00:00:00Z

    Our structural special kicks off by examining the new thinking on tall buildings in the post-9/11 world, before offering tips on fine-tuning dealings with structural engineers and how to gauge costs of fire-protecting steel frames