All articles by Thomas Lane – Page 20
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FeaturesThe Midland Grand at London St Pancras: A touch of class
George Gilbert Scott’s Victorian gothic masterpiece, the Midland Grand at London St Pancras, is about to reopen as a five-star hotel after a painstaking restoration. The result is stunning
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Energy-rated box sash
Mumford & Wood’s double-glazed box sash window range has achieved a British Standards Institution A rating for its energy performance. Called Conservation, the range is designed to replicate the look of the original windows in older properties while offering good energy performance. The company says the range has an overall ...
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Doorsets fit for the barbican
Doorsets from Urban Edge, part of Leaderflush Shapland, have been used for a project on the Barbican Estate which involved converting the former London Business School into flats. The grade II-listed building at Frobisher Crescent was originally intended as flats when the Barbican was built in the fifties. When the ...
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Roofing battens
John Brash JB-RED roofing battens were used on BRE’s refurbishment of a Victorian stable block at its Garston site near Watford
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FeaturesStandardised schools: Here’s one we made earlier
Thanks to a streamlined procurement and design process, councils can now choose a school from a brochure and get it delivered in just 13 months. Is this a revolution in the classroom
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FeaturesBlackfriars station: Pulling out the stops
Blackfriars station is being rebuilt on a bridge right over the River Thames. With a four-lane road to the north, live railway lines on all sides and the river below, it’s not the easiest site on which to deliver a complex project. So how was it done? Thomas Lane buys ...
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Changing the rules: Make's straw bale cladding at University of Nottingham
Architect Make decided a new university biosciences building deserved the UK’s first straw curtain walling system. So how did they do it?
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NewsBDP's Northampton Station goes to planning
BDP designed scheme first phase of major redevelopment by Network Rail
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FeaturesWinging it: Bombardier aircraft factory
Air traffic gridlock over the holidays might have put you off flying for life. But Bombardier is launching a new plane with high-tech carbon fibre wings - first, though, it needed a factory that could be designed in tandem with those wings
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NewsGLA calls for new rules for timber frame
Greater London Assembly wants new measures to reduce the risk of fire in timber framed developments under construction in the capital
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Projects of the year 2010: Take it to the max
The big, the beautiful and the bonkers - Ike Ijeh and Thomas Lane dish out the awards to an international array of projects that helped keep construction headlines lively in 2010
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NewsArup Associates scores double win at Sustainability Awards
The winners of the 2010 Sustainability Awards were unveiled at a ceremony in central London on Tuesday.Architect Arup Associates triumphed at the awards with a double win, scooping Sustainable Designer of the Year and Sustainable Project of the Year (over £10m) with its Harlequin 1 TV studio for broadcaster BSkyB. ...
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FeaturesSustainability Awards 2010: The winners and runners up
Who are the clients, contractors, designers and manufacturers leading the way in boosting green construction? Well, many of them are right here. Here we list the winners and runners-up in this year’s Sustainability Awards
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FeaturesNomura’s office fit-out
Invesment bank Nomura wanted its £100m, 400,000ft2 offfice fit-out completed in eight months, the problem was finding a contractor able to work at that pace. Building finds out how Como, Mace’s fit-out arm, managed to race to the finish line
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NewsOnsite power generation levels announced
Zero Carbon Hub announces proposals for how much carbon should be emitted using onsite solutions for new zero-carbon homes
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NewsQueen unveils design for Foster's Abu Dhabi museum
Zayed National Museum on Saadiyat Island will showcase the history and culture of the Emirates
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CommentInnovation in blockwork: The Wi Beam
In an industry notoriously cautious of innovation, it’s quite something to meet a brickwork contractor who’s not only inventive but also prepared to see his inventions through
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Energy loophole to save housebuilders £1bn
Housebuilders will save almost £1bn by exploiting a loophole allowing them to bypass tough energy standards introduced in October
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NewsHousebuilders save £1bn with Part L loophole
178,400 homes pre-registered with Building Control before the introduction of 2010 Part L will be built to lower energy standards
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CommentIs the Green Deal a good deal?
This is the only government initiative targetting the energy efficiency of existing homes but it should be seen as just the start…