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Should RICS withdraw its threat of legal action against the government over HIPs?
Ruth Kelly’s embarrassing climbdown over HIPs hasn’t stopped RICS from threatening to take the government to court.
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Blaironomics
We’ve seen where the money went. Now Peter Rumble of the ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Costs Information Service explores how Labour’s stewardship of the economy affected construction tender prices and output
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Splash out
Architect Feilden Clegg Bradley recently completed the £6m Formby pool in Lancashire. Part-funded by the Land Trust, the building had to reflect its woody surroundings, so sustainably sourced timber was used for large parts of the structure, including its roof and supporting columns.
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Shop lighting: A LED balloon?
They’re easy to maintain, last ages and don’t cook the food. So will LEDs knock fluorescent tubes off their pedestal in shop design? ‘That’s a laugh,’ detractors tell Alistair King
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The must-have ceiling for Redditch shoppers
A Luxalon aluminium open cell ceiling from Hunter Douglas has been fitted at the refurbished Kingfisher shopping centre in Redditch.
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30dB acoustic seal
Intumescent technology specialist Mann McGowan has unveiled the DD1 acoustic threshold seal, which has a rating of 30dB.
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Twist-and-lock light
Ansell Lighting has launched Twistlock, a range of luminaires designed to ease lamp replacement and to cater for halogen lamps and LEDs.
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Lens for recessed luminaire
Zumtobel has launched a lens for its semi-recessed luminaire, Mellowlight IV.
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Waterproof tubular light
Pracht Lichttechnik and Sill Lighting UK have joined forces to launch a waterproof tubular light fitting called Tubis.
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Fire protection fan and vent sleeves
Firecap CFS100 is a new range of recessed fan and vent sleeves designed to restore the fire ratings of ceilings penetrated by fans and ventilation ducts.
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Stone wool ceiling tiles
Rockfon has supplied its Pacific stone wool semi-concealed (E15) ceiling system to a Mercedes-Benz showroom in Blackpool.
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Smaller security cameras
Premier Electronics has reduced the size of its AV1300 high-definition IP security camera from 127 to 64mm long, enabling it to fit into smaller dome formats.
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Aluminium high-capacity gutter
Serpentine 175 is the latest addition to Guttermaster’s range of aluminium gutters.
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North London fashions
Various Kingspan insulated panels have been used at the Harringay shopping park, an £8m retail development in north London.
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Through the looking glass
Mirona, launched by Schott, is a decorative glass that switches from transparent to reflective according to the lighting conditions.
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Spinning lights
Lighting designer iGuzzini has launched two products: Tecnica and Deep Surface.
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Turf’s up
TigerTurf has made artificial turf for sports, leisure and landscaping in the UK since 2001.
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And now, the end is near ...
On 1 July, England becomes officially smoke free, joining Wales and Scotland. From that date, smoking will be illegal in all public buildings and places of work and in vehicles used for business. The ban is set to have a big effect on the design, use and management of retail ...
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Where did it all go?
One of the things Blair’s tenure is certain to be remembered for is the surge of public spending that began in his third year in office. Here, Angela Monaghan, Mark Leftly and Sarah Richardson explain what it was spent on