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    Money isn’t everything

    2007-03-23T00:00:00Z

    Don’t let your choice of frame be determined by cost alone. Other factors, like ease of construction, fire resistance and sound performance can benefit you far beyond the bottom line, says Andrew Minson, director, technical services and head of structural engineering at The Concrete Centre

  • ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø A was designed as a three-storey, 4,650m2 L-shaped office building with curtain walking and air conditioning in an out-of-town business park in the South-east
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    Economic sense

    2007-03-23T00:00:00Z

    An independent study for The Concrete Centre has found that concrete-framed buildings can cost up to 5% less than their steel-framed equivalent. Also, the frames have a lead time of four to six weeks compared with up to 18 weeks for steel, and they save money in cladding and internal ...

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    Class values

    2007-03-23T00:00:00Z

    New independent research confirms that concrete offers big cost advantages to the schoolbuilder. On the different designs tested, concrete beat steel for cost and lead times every time, reports Francis Ryder, head of costs at The Concrete Centre

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    Concrete has many benefits. Add to these cost savings and sustainability ...

    2007-03-23T00:00:00Z

    Concrete’s many inherent benefits, such as fire resistance, sound insulation, robustness and minimum vibration, are widely recognised. New cost model studies and research now add cost-effective construction and sustainability to that list.

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    New Concrete 07

    2007-03-23T00:00:00Z

    New methods of construction

  • Visualisation of breakout spaces at Southwell school, which uses British Gypsum products
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    What to wear on your walls

    2007-03-16T00:00:00Z

    Back in the 1930s, plasterboard was a revolutionary material and, according to British Gypsum’s Paul Campbell, it still is.

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    Waymarking system

    2007-03-16T00:00:00Z

    Zumtobel Lighting has launched an LED-powered waymarking system suitable for providing visual guidance in a range of environments including hospitals and care homes.

  • Biometric access and attendance registration systems are becoming increasingly common in public and private schools
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    Safe and sound

    2007-03-16T00:00:00Z

    Healthcare and education Good design in schools entails reconciling security with the needs of investors looking to maximise the use of premises.

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    Repair mortars

    2007-03-16T00:00:00Z

    Instarmac has launched a floor levelling, smoothing and repair mortar called Ultra IT. It includes two repair mortars and three smoothing levellers.

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    Lighting rafts

    2007-03-16T00:00:00Z

    SAS International has announced that its System 600 acoustic lighting rafts are now available as a range of standardised designs.

  • The Binder boiler is a serious piece of machinery: you may have to take the roof off to fit it in
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    Help me, Rhondda

    2007-03-16T00:00:00Z

    When Nightingale Associates was appointed to design the £22m Rhondda Valley hospital in South Wales, a 108-bed facility due for completion in April 2008, it wasn’t aware that it was going to end up installing the largest biomass boiler the NHS has seen.

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    Hospital hand units

    2007-03-16T00:00:00Z

    Hospital bedhead services specialist Static Systems has brought out a range of patient hand units suitable for those with disabilities.

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    Plumbing system extended

    2007-03-16T00:00:00Z

    Durapipe has extended its Wefatherm PP-R socket fusion plumbing system.

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    Light duties

    2007-03-16T00:00:00Z

    A balance must be struck between limiting heat loss and controlling solar gain when trying to get daylighting right in schools, says Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg

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    Wall-hung boilers

    2007-03-16T00:00:00Z

    Boiler maker Buderus has launched a range of wall-hung gas-condensing boilers called GB162 that are suitable for commercial applications including schools, offices and hotels.

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    Specifier 16 March 2007

    2007-03-16T00:00:00Z

    Healthcare and Education

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    Thanks a mullion

    2007-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Technal’s structurally glazed curtain walling system has been used for the first time in the UK on the refurbishment of a sixties building at the University of Sunderland.

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    Natural look for rainscreen

    2007-03-02T00:00:00Z

    The Stancliffe Stone Company has launched a rainscreen cladding system featuring natural sandstone panels.

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    Frame-free glazing system

    2007-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Glass specialist Schott has extended its range of Pyranova fire-resistant glazing so that glass panels can be butt-jointed without using framing elements.

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    Steel sheet finishes

    2007-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Stainless steel maker Ugine & Alz has introduced a range of finishes to the UK.