All articles by Thomas Lane – Page 28
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NewsInsulation ruling foils government
The government will issue fresh guidance on insulation after a successful judicial review brought by a product supplier.
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FeaturesWith knobs on: Barratt's energy-saving technologies measured
These houses have had all manner of wonderful energy-saving technologies fitted to them by housebuilder Barratt. But are they any good and are they worth spending money on? Barratt asked researchers at Manchester university to find out …
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FeaturesRepeat prescription: St Helens & Knowsley hospitals PFI
For the £338m St Helens & Knowsley hospitals PFI, Taylor Woodrow upped the dose of replicated factory-made elements to new levels.
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FeaturesOur dark materials
As buildings become greener, the energy needed to make them becomes more and more important. Pretty soon it could add up to 40% of the total lifetime carbon footprint. And as one-tenth of that figure is used by the site office, you can bet that yet more regulations are on ...
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FeaturesThe world according to Richard Rogers
He’s one of the world’s greatest architects and has designed some of its most iconic buildings. But what’s really going on in Lord Rogers’ head? Forty years after the break-up of Team 4, Thomas Lane went to find out, armed with a list of questions from an expert panel.
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NewsIsle of Wight set to become world’s first ‘eco-island’
Council plans to regenerate the whole of the island and run it on low-carbon energy
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Isle of Wight set to become world’s first ‘eco-island’
Council plans to regenerate the whole of the island and run it on low-carbon energy
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FeaturesThe time machine
Imagine taking an elderly building full of small dusty rooms and turning it into attractive modern teaching spaces for a world famous university. Thomas Lane explains how the project team tackled the problem and passed with aplomb.
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NewsBig green giants
The most hotly contested category in Building’s Sustainability awards this year is the Large Project of the Year, which considers the sustainability credentials of projects worth more than £2m. Thomas Lane reports on the six shortlisted entries
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NewsHalcrow to keep London Eye open for 20 years
The London Eye is to be refurbished by a project team led by Halcrow Yolles.
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FeaturesSweden's green utopia
This new Stockholm suburb demonstrates how simple, robust, centralised systems can outperform flashy designs bristling with turbines. But can it work as a model for Gordon Brown’s eco-towns?
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Features‘Yeah, near enough’
Councils’ building control departments are facing big changes to the way they do business, with many predicting a wholesale switch to self-certification. But what will be the consequences of that? Thomas Lane took a peek at the future, and it doesn’t look good …
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FeaturesIsis neutron facility
Thomas Lane goes to south Oxfordshire to find out why you need very big tweezers to pick up very small objects …
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NewsReport warns industry too complacent about structural safety
Structural failure is still a big problem, says Standing Committee on Structural Safety
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NewsSquirrels have invaded my roof space
Squirrel's are a pest but do they cause condensation? Building's technical editor is not too sure and is happy to open the question to the floor
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FeaturesChelsea’s magic sponge
The famous CFC hopes its marksmen will be kept fit and working by this luxurious training and physiotherapy complex in Surrey
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Victoria collapse threatens nearby buildings
Damage caused by collapse of top storeys may be more widespread than first thought
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NewsVictoria collapse threatens nearby buildings
The structural damage resulting from last week’s building collapse in Victoria, central London, may spread to neighbouring buildings, turning it into a much bigger problem than first anticipated.
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NewsCapacity fears grow as industry boom continues
Soaring prices and output exacerbate ODA’s struggles to woo contractors
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Capacity fears grow as industry boom continues
Soaring prices and output exacerbate ODA’s struggles to woo contractors