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FeaturesStanding seam roofing
Straight and smooth curved Kalzip aluminium standing seam and galvanised liner sheets have been used for the weatherproof envelope of the Influenza Resource Centre & UK Stem Cell Bank in South Mimms, Hertfordshire
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Movers and makers: January 15 2010
Latest news from the world of construction product manufacture
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FeaturesDual-purpose insulation
More than 300m2 of TLX Gold has been installed in a 10-bedroom barn conversion in a Monmouthshire valley in south Wales
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High-capacity rainwater systems
Marley Eternit has added to its Alutec Evolve rainwater system with a high-capacity gutter and a 76mm flush-fit circular downpipe system
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Resin slates
Redland has launched a heather coloured resin slate roof tile. Made from 60% recycled Welsh slate, the Cambrian has a thin leading edge and perform like a modern interlocking tile, unlike natural slate
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Aluminium ceiling panels
Aluminium panels from Hunter Douglas have been used for the internal and external ceilings at the redeveloped Chelmsley Wood Shopping. About 800m2 of Hunter Douglas 300c Linear aluminium panels were specified
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Light tubes
Glidevale Sunscoop tubular rooflights have been used to optimise natural daylight at the Aurora house, a low energy home developed in partnership between South Lanarkshire college, Dawn Homes, Oregon Timber and industry suppliers
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FeaturesStructural decking
RigiSystems鈥� Ziplok standing seam profile has been used on the roof of the 拢27m Peak indoor sports complex at Stirling sports village
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FeaturesFirst impressions: BIG's Faroe Islands education centre
Students from the Royal College of Art and Nottingham Trent University comment on the Torshavn scheme
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FeaturesFinally, they鈥檝e noticed... : Assessing Pay As You Save
Having for so long ignored the energy efficiency of existing homes, politicians have suddenly come up with a raft of schemes. The first of a three-part series looks at Pay As You Save
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FeaturesLeaning Las Vegas: a city centre by starchitects
A veritable ratpack of architects are turning up the style in Sin City, writes Thomas Lane 鈥� and they鈥檙e not all playing it straight 鈥�
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FeaturesCountry focus: Ireland
Ireland鈥檚 reliance on the property boom has seen it in a bad way since the economic crisis began, says Richard Fitzpatrick of EC Harris in Dublin. But can government action prompt a return to stability?
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FeaturesDefence Estates鈥� 拢20bn budget: Task Force Rampling
What do you mean, 鈥榳ho is Diane Rampling?鈥� Didn鈥檛 your mothers teach you nothing? She鈥檚 only in charge of Defence Estates鈥� new procurement strategy, and she鈥檚 only got 拢20bn worth of bleedin鈥� work to dish out. Now then you miserable creatures, on the double, Major Emily Wright has a briefing
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FeaturesComing soon: Predictions for 2010
There鈥檚 so much to look forward to in 2010. Unfortunately, quite a lot of it is going to be scary, disturbing or unsettling. 星空传媒 puts its cushion down long enough to flinch at the key scenes
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FeaturesThe importance of local knowledge
An understanding of country-specific systems is vital to operating in the Middle East
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FeaturesReview of the decade: 2000-2009
The past 10 years will be remembered for the long, long boom that turned into a deep, deep recession, but a lot of other things happened along the way 鈥� So here鈥檚 our guide to the people, the projects, the deals, the disasters, the feuds and the fights that made ...
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FeaturesTime to di(n)e: the Christmas construction cook-off
Dinner parties are a serious business. So when 星空传媒 invited three of its regular contributors to take part in a festive Come Dine With Me, the question was: would it be a chance for like-minded professionals to chew the fat, or would things turn bloody? Armed only with a fork, ...
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Good projects
This was the decade of the 鈥渋conic鈥� towers, sustainable homes and very big infrastructure schemes
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FeaturesThe 10 people who defined the decade
1 Ray O鈥橰ourkeNobody has defined contracting over the past decade like Ray O鈥橰ourke. The Irishman exploded onto the scene in 2001 when his concrete firm, O鈥橰ourke & Son, bought Laing Construction from John Laing for 拢1. The gamble paid off. Ten years later, the company has a turnover of more ...
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FeaturesProjects that went pearshaped
Here, in order of horribleness, are six projects that caused grief to all concerned, although they did give 星空传媒 journalists an awful lot to write about