All Technical articles – Page 25
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NewsIES releases free eco-rating tool for SketchUp and Revit
The VE-SBEM interface allows designers to bring SketchUp and Revit 3D models into IES without reinputting data
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NewsSoaring electricity costs hit Dubai
Owners and tenants who failed to improve buildings' energy-efficiency have been hardest hit by changed tarrif
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NewsBREEAM and LEED to work together on new global standard
Common metrics on carbon emissions will be developed by BREEAM, LEED and Green Star
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NewsSteel industry targets zero carbon buildings
Corus and steelwork association asks consultants to draw up blueprints for sustainable steel-frame structures
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NewsGiant glass panels arrive for the leaning tower of Abu Dhabi
The world's biggest flatbed delivers diamond-shaped glazing panels for the RMJM-designed Capital Gate building
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FeaturesThe return of the glazed terracotta tile
Like an old punk band that reunites for one last gig, glazed terracotta tiles – famous for their early appearances on Victorian pubs and tube stations – are making a comeback. Stephen Kennett gives a big hand to two completed schemes that are shaking up the streets of London
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NewsCall for funding to help firms boost EPC ratings
Report recommends government guaranteed finance for refurbishments aimed at improving company buildings' rating to C
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NewsViñoly’s glass chimney axed from Battersea design
Developer caves in to demands to abandon plans for 300m-tall sustainable structure
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NewsBRE to launch performance assessment tool at Ecobuild
BREEAM In-Use measures energy efficiency in actual practice to help target improvements to existing stock
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NewsLow-energy building system will launch at Ecobuild
Eco's ECO2H2OUSE claims speedier construction and ability to meet Passivhaus low-carbon housing standards
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NewsSaint-Gobain and Lafarge plan €1.5bn rights issues
French materials giants both turn to investors for cash boost following sharp downturn in markets
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NewsMedieval architecture inspires zero-carbon home
Innovative energy-efficient home based on historic technique of arched overlapping thin clay bricks will star in TV's Grand Designs
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NewsGreen campaigners outed as energy wastrels
Boris Johnson, rock singer Chris Martin and LibDem energy spokesman Simon Hughes shamed by thermal imaging survey of their homes
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NewsImages: Wilkinson Eyre wins planning for Mary Rose museum
Mary Rose Trust must now raise £7m to secure full grant for museum inspired by a wooden jewellery box
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NewsNew schools fail to meet acoustic standards
Deafness society calls for statutory requirements for acoustics after up to 40% of schools say their building are below par
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NewsOlympics venues fail to meet sustainability targets
Report reveals that buildings bypass 2012 Sustainability Plan requirements on BREEAM ratings
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NewsSteel frame completes on Olympic 2012 power house
Olympic park building will provide power, heating and cooling for Games and legacy buildings
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Features
Building pathology: Schools windows
Cheap fixes are the wrong approach to installing manually operated windows in schools. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans explains some of the pitfalls and suggests how to avoid them
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FeaturesSchool toilets: Bog standard
If the government is to stand a chance of meeting its school building target, it will need to use standard specifications and designs for a range of elements – starting with the loos