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A hint of lime
Lime Technology was set up in 2002 as a spin-off from conservation specialist IJP ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Conservation.
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The Foster factor
The great man’s success is the result of a lot more than his ability to design buildings. Indeed, he has a whole repertoire of accomplishments, from uncanny persuasiveness to ruthless efficiency.
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Name that stadium
Choose your favourite nickname for the London Olympic stadium: the zoetrope, Hula Hoop, tambourine, dog bowl or vol au vent
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12 disciples
We found a dozen people who’d worked with Foster or his former partner Richard Rogers on their way to becoming celebrated architects in their own right, and asked them what they’d learned from following the way of the lords
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Country focus: Poland
Despite the exodus of native workers since the country joined the EU, Poland’s economy and construction market have gone from strength to strength. Marcin Klammer of EC Harris reports
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Choose wisely
Architects – even those of the stature of Lord Foster of Thames Bank – have to start somewhere, and that means entering architectural competitions. But deciding whether they will lead to a meal ticket or a miserable end is where things get tricky.
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The tracker: Calm before the storm?
The industry is bullish in the face of the volatile financial market but the residential sector is expected to feel the pressure soon. Experian Business Strategies reports
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Improving internal performance
Morgan Ashurst finds ways to improve SHE including the reduction of waste
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Wind turbine for primary school
Miller included a wind turbine, PVCu-free cabling and rainwater harvesting on Middlestone Moor school
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Sustainable Dalby visitor centre
Miller construction builds fully recyclable timber building in North Yorkshire
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Operation landfill
Reducing construction waste makes economic sense and is good for the environment but what should the industry be aiming for? Wrap and ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø gathered together a group of industry experts to discuss whether the goal of halving construction waste to landfill by 2012 is achievable and how it might be ...
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Naturally ventilated utility headquarters
Miller Construction designs and constructs the new Yorkshire Water headquarters
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Low energy building in Edinburgh
Miller Construction built City of Edinburgh Council Chambers with low embodied energy, C02 and waste
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Excellent BREEAM rating at school
Miller Construction achieved green rating at Hagley Haybridge High School in Worcestershire.
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Very good BREEAM rating for college
Vinci applied sustainable principles to buildings at Wood Green High School College of Sport
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Hademore level crossing
Use of pulverised fuel ash by Vinci in replacement of a railway level crossing by a road bridge
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Green roofs at Bromley school
Vinci built the new Bishop Justus secondary school in Bromley to a high environmental spec
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Eco-Learning Village in Croydon
Vinci aimed for environmental efficiency in new teaching buildings
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Shell Centre Tower water reduction
SPIE Matthew Hall worked with supply chain in refurb to reduce services water use