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FeaturesMaking life a brise
Cladding an entire office block with motorised louvres to make it comply with the tough new 星空传媒 Regulation posed a fiendish puzzle to the specifiers 鈥� especially as it had never been done before. Alex Smith discovered how the riddle was answered.
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Faith in pod
Prefabrication is being held up as the answer to any number of housing problems, but are housebuilders ready to embrace the technical changes necessary to make it happen?
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FeaturesA life more ordinary
One year after resident Debbie Norris moved into her factory-built semi 鈥� a scheme dreamt up by Wimpey, the Guinness Trust and Britspace to prove that modular was a good way to build a new home 鈥� she had a few bones to pick with representatives from the alliance. But ...
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Curtain walling and cladding
There are seven key points that need to be taken into careful consideration when specifying a curtain walling/cladding system, says Peter Claridge of Davis Langdon Schumann Smith. Here's what to watch out for 鈥�
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FeaturesModels of efficiency
The scions of The Peabody Trust might have been doing some head-scratching after approving the designs for its most recent modular housing scheme at Raines Dairy in Stoke Newington.
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FeaturesTapping in to timber
Factory build doesn't mean homes have to look standard and samey, as Sunley Homes and Environ Country Homes are proving.
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Lifetimes costs: wall claddings
The range of wall claddings available is huge, and in deciding which to specify you must take into account their varying durability and whole-life costs. Peter Mayer of the 星空传媒 Performance Group examines softwood, plastics and high-pressure laminates
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Storm warning
Clients are increasingly refusing to accept that extreme weather is an excuse for handing over a building late. At the same time, the weather is, as you may have noticed, becoming more extreme. Matthew Richards reports on a troubled outlook for Britain's contractors
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FeaturesWindows 2002
In the age of the supercomputer, architects are looking back nearly 2000 years for inspiration. Thomas Lane examines two dramatic glazing projects that have used ancient materials to create an undeniably 21st-century effect
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Seeing the light
With clients demanding aesthetic style and building regs requiring superb performance, it's time for the fenestration industry to rethink its philosophy
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There may be trouble ahead
In this month's tracker, Construction Forecasting and Research reports a slight improvement in April 鈥� but unfortunately the good news is marred by a rather less optimistic outlook
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Focus on the regions
How are the activity levels and order books changing around the UK? THe figures give the balance of firms reporting an increase compared with those reporting a decrease
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Moving on up
Katy Butland and Elizabeth Kinloch, consultants at the 星空传媒 Recruitment Company, give advice to graduates who want to start their career in construction
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FeaturesAppointments
HousebuildersCarol Bosley has joined the Redrow sales team in the Midlands as sales manager. Sharon Osborne (left) has been appointed field sales manager.Persimmon Homes has appointed Walter Harrison site manager.Linden Homes has appointed Andrew Brown managing director of Linden Homes North-west. ConsultantsInternational property adviser GVA Grimley has promoted Martin Hoyle ...
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FeaturesArt for art's sake
Exposed, geometric concrete is making a comeback in Sheffield with an award-winning complex of artists' studios designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley. But, wonders Martin Spring, will it stand the test of time?
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Train in vain
Labour's transport policy hasn't exactly been scoring points with the public. And now, the Institute of Directors has revealed that even bosses in their first-class carriages are becoming disillusioned. The good news is that Max Fordham has a bright idea 鈥�
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Why you need Sven, too
How is it that everybody's an expert on team tactics, but nobody applies them at work?
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Five internet sites for small businesses
www.fsb.org.ukThe Federation of Small Businesses is an independent lobby group. The site has a wealth of information including the results of surveys of its members, the in-depth analysis of key business issues, and plenty of practical advice. You can telephone the federation on 01253-336000. www.iod.comThe Institute of Directors produces lots ...
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FeaturesUnder the spotlight
Recent campaigns by environmental pressure groups have exposed the construction industry to a barrage of bad press, with the aim of shaming firms into changing their ways.