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NewsSustainable Designer of the Year
As you give, so shall you receive, and Feilden Clegg Bradley has won this keenly contested category, partly because of its willingness to share its knowledge with rivals
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NewsEveryone is involved
In a couple of weeks, the world’s leaders will arrive in Copenhagen to negotiate a deal to limit global carbon emissions
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Natural ventilation
Window systems from Technal have been used at the Jordanhill secondary school in Glasgow, where they are have to offer natural ventilation as well as meeting safety, acoustic and visual requirements
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NewsOff-site manufacturing
Terrapin’s off-site building technology has been used to construct a children and family centre at Bishop Tufnell school in West Sussex
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Wireless light switches
MK Electric has created a version of its Masterseal range that makes use of the company’s Echo self-powered wireless and battery-free switch technology
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NewsFireproof partitioning
About 350m of Avanti’s Solare partitioning system have been installed at the £30m library and student support services at Canterbury Christ Church University
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Hygienic wall coverings
Flooring and walling products maker Altro has added to its hygienic wall cladding range with Altro Whiterock Satins
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Polychromatic cladding
Schüco International has supplied vibrant polychromatic glass in an aluminium facade for an extension to Clapham Manor primary school in east London
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Sound-reducing carpets
Carpet maker Desso is introducing its SoundMaster carpet backing, which it says can make a 60% improvement in the acoustic performance of floor coverings
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NewsAluminium cladding
James & Taylor is providing the cladding for the £40m Aquinas College in Stockport, Cheshire
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FeaturesAcoustics: The sound of silence
A study at an Essex secondary school revealed a significant boost to pupil concentration when acoustics were improved
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Movers and makers: 13 November 2009
H+H UK has published a simplified factsheet on the acoustic specifications for schools
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Terracotta-look solar shading
Sotech has supplied a bespoke extruded aluminium baguette sunscreen system that replicates the appearance of traditional terracotta for a multistorey car park at the Almondvale shopping centre near Edinburgh
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Integrated solar thermal panels
Luvata has developed Nordic Solar, which discreetly incorporates renewables into a building by integrating a patinated copper facade with a solar thermal system
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FeaturesSliding glass facade with PV
Austrian firm M-systems has launched the EV3000, an aluminium framed glass sliding panel designed to provide solar shading on facades and which also incorporates thin film photovoltaics for power generation
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FeaturesSteel cladding
SAS International’s bespoke cladding system was installed at the lower areas of Waterloo station, where they cover 3.5m thick Victorian brick arches