All News articles – Page 1553
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Painting wind turbines purple could save wildlife
New research sheds light on why the colour of wind turbines is important
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Cyril Sweett order book grows 30%
Acqusition of Widness and Padghams helps boost consultants’ growth overseas
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Galliford Try appoints Segro boss Ian Coull as chairman
Coull is leaving Segro and will succeed current chairman David Calerley next July
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Self-regulating ventilator
Invisivent has launched the Evo self-regulating flap ventilator, which has been developed to provide ventilation without draughts or noise.
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Woodfibre insulation
Woodfibre insulation systems from NBT have been used on 13 of the 52 homes built for Scotland’s first ever Housing Expo, which showcased the latest concepts in energy efficient housing.
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Insulating wall ties
Ancon TeploTie, a low thermal conductivity wall tie, has been used in what is claimed to be the UK’s first retrofit to achieve level six of the Code for Sustainable Homes. The project was eligible for the code as more than half of it was new build. It involved the ...
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High-performance windows
Idealcombi has developed the Futura+ range of high- performance windows to meet Part L of the Ðǿմ«Ã½ Regulations.
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Mechanical ventilation with heat recovery
Total Home Environment has launched the Genvex GES Energy heat recovery ventilation system which it says surpasses the best practice performance targets set by the Energy Saving Trust as part of Appendix Q in SAP calculations - which show compliance with Ðǿմ«Ã½ Regulations.
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Noho Square picks team and targets Google as tenant
Consultants on £200m former Candy & Candy project in Fitzrovia include Aecom and EC Harris
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Timber frame legal war
Insurer’s £2.6m claim against Taylor Wimpey to raise premiums and heap pressure on builders
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Schools review to focus on standardisation
The government’s review into school building is to focus on standardisation when it reports its interim findings this month.
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London to get one-person flats
Housebuilders in London are likely to be allowed to build one-person microflats, the Greater London Authority told a public inquiry into the London Plan this week.
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Libeskind returns to University of Essex
Architect Daniel Libeskind has been chosen to design a landmark building for Essex University.
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Hot water cylinders for heat pumps
McDonald Engineers says it has become the first UK manufacturer to launch an off-the-shelf hot water cylinder specifically designed to work with heat pump technology.The ECOflow unvented cylinder for heat pumps is a response to the growing demand the firm is receiving from heat pump installers for an off-the-shelf product ...
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Contractors drink the dregs as state work starts to dry up
Business barometer: Kier tops work table again, but with vastly reduced value
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Carillion wins Dubai towers
Carillion has won a £124m deal to build two 45-storey residential towers in Dubai for Emaar Properties PJSC
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You can’t ditch the indispensable
We’ll soon know whether the government intends to sell off ConstructionSkills. Whatever happens, our industry will still insist on a levy to pay for training, says Sir Michael Latham
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RICS QS boss fears ‘irrelevancy’
Warning that global drive could make organisation irrelevant to some members
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New Homes Bonus to penalise regeneration
Proposed incentives to encourage councils build more houses will discriminate against the redevelopment of existing estates, writes Joey Gardiner.Â