All ڶ articles in 26 November 2010 – Page 2

  • Urban Space, Miller Homes
    News

    Kier and Miller bottom of Kickstart 'hall of shame'

    2010-11-26T15:27:00Z

    Miller hits back as Cabe’s controversial design rating exposed by Freedom of Information request

  • News

    Bob Neill on government's £500m gift to the Thames Gateway

    2010-11-26T14:58:00Z

    Minister reveals plans for investment in post-Olympic East London at the Thames Gateway Forum

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    Features

    First Impressions: Stuttgart playwood pavilion

    2010-11-26T11:58:00Z

    Pavilion made of bendy plywood pushes the limits of computing and structural design tools

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    Comment

    ... and then there were two

    2010-11-26T00:00:00Z

    It seems Mark Hammond, 12 November’s blunder spotter, was not alone.

  • Comment

    RIP ROK

    2010-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Entries are made in the condolence book - but are ex-employees still “Roking” as Mr Snook asked?

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    Features

    Site protection

    2010-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Power may be a growing sector, but the industry would be wise not to get carried away before doing due diligence. James Flynn of law firm Heatons explains

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    Features

    Power: on

    2010-11-26T00:00:00Z

    From nuclear to renewables and from energy-from-waste to heat, power is one of the most exciting and diverse sectors in the construction industry today, not least because it is packed full of potential work

  • News

    Movers and makers

    2010-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Kingspan Insulation has published guides to the four new 2010 approved documents to the ڶ Regulations on conservation of fuel and power in domestic and non-domestic new builds and refurbs. They provide designers, specifiers, installers and end users with detailed information on the effect the documents will have on ...

  • News

    Low-energy ventilation

    2010-11-26T00:00:00Z

    A new store for Asda at Langley Mill in Derbyshire will be the first in the UK to use Breathing ڶs’ patented e-stack low energy ventilation system.The e-stack natural ventilation system is designed to ensure the fresh air rates required for building regulations, while minimising the heating energy required. This ...

  • News

    Low-energy lighting

    2010-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Zumtobel has launched the Panos Infinity LED downlight range. The minimalist design features a luminaire efficiency of up to 77 lumens per watt. As a result the LED technology is claimed to outcompete traditional compact fluorescent lamps in terms of efficiency and lighting quality.The luminaire’s luminous flux in excess of ...

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    News

    LED lighting

    2010-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Trilux has launched the Neximo suspended luminaire, which incorporates LED technology to make it more energy efficient. Suitable for commercial applications, the unit has a tapering body section with a depth of 25mm. It uses 22 LEDs to emit light directly to the desktop, and its indirect wide distribution - ...

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    Features

    Risk of insolvency

    2010-11-26T00:00:00Z

    When giants like Connaught and Rok go into freefall, they often knock out others on their way down. Roxane McMeeken asks the experts how SMEs can protect themselves from insolvency higher up the supply chain

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    News

    The Shard: A record high

    2010-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Renzo Piano’s skyscraper takes the Canary Wharf Tower’s title as London’s tallest building

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    Comment

    Hansom: Look over there!

    2010-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Distractions abound in the industry this week, from executive toys in Rok’s offices, elusive bosses, misplacing a wind farm and a handy suggestion for the Irish government’s PR team

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    Features

    The green stuff

    2010-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Is the coalition’s promise to be ’the greenest government ever’ borne out in its spending plans? And which energy sectors will fare the best? Victoria Jackson and the energy group of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, investigate

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    Features

    Going private

    2010-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Let’s face it: the future of power and energy infrastructure will depend on private money. Mark Richards explores how the industry can tempt in the cash

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    Features

    Nomura’s office fit-out

    2010-11-26T00:00:00Z

    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. ڶ finds out how Como, Mace’s fit-out arm, managed to race to the finish line

  • Tom Broughton
    Comment

    Fairness heads south

    2010-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Come back John Prescott, all is forgiven! You probably never thought you’d hear such a plea

  • News

    EDF to name Hinkley Point team next month

    2010-11-26T00:00:00Z

    EDF will select a preferred bidder for the £180m earthworks contract for its planned Hinkley Point nuclear power station before Christmas, write Joey Gardiner and David Matthews.

  • Simon Tolson
    Comment

    Proving economic duress

    2010-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Some construction clients are trying to force their suppliers to drop prices. But the courts will come down hard on those who rely on illegitimate threats and financial leverage