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Sliding window system
锘緼luminium fenestration specialist Sapa 黑洞社区 Systems supplied its Dualslide sliding window system for a housing refurbishment in Fulham, west London. The 拢1.6m contract was carried out by fabricator and installer Hazlemere Windows. Dualslide is available in horizontal and vertical formats and was supplied with a bespoke interlock detail to allow ...
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Internal insulation
锘縆ingspan Kooltherm insulation has been used to reduce heat loss through the walls of four terraced houses in Page Hall, Sheffield. The empty homes were chosen by the council as demonstration projects to show local people what could be done to improve the energy performance of small, solid-walled terraced housing. ...
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Historic refurbishment
锘縈ore than 6,400 Welsh slates have been used to recover 600m2 of roof on a 14th century mansion in Salford, Greater Manchester. The Heather Blue slates from Welsh Slate鈥檚 Penrhyn quarry in North Wales were used as part of a 拢6.3m refurbishment of the grade 1 listed Ordsall Hall. Sizes ...
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Hard landscaping
锘縇andscaping specialist Marshalls has announced six new products. These include Coach House walling which is intended to create a historical look and complements the firm鈥檚 Coach House paving range. Natural stone includes Indian Black Limestone which the company says is ethically sourced and sorted by hand for the best colour ...
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Exterior repainting
锘緿ulux paint products were used for the exterior repainting of seven blocks of flats in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. The blocks range in height from 16 to 21storeys so council housing manager Rochdale Boroughwide Housing wanted a solution that would last for many years. Rendered panels between the windows on each ...
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FeaturesRefurb: Comparing Passivhaus and Decent Homes
The government鈥檚 target of an 80% reduction in carbon emissions by 2050 means that housebuilders need to implement changes, starting now. But with so many ways to reduce emissions in new and existing homes, how do you decide which regulations to follow?
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FeaturesThe Midland Grand at London St Pancras: A touch of class
George Gilbert Scott鈥檚 Victorian gothic masterpiece, the Midland Grand at London St Pancras, is about to reopen as a five-star hotel after a painstaking restoration. The result is stunning
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Energy-rated box sash
锘縈umford & Wood鈥檚 double-glazed box sash window range has achieved a British Standards Institution A rating for its energy performance. Called Conservation, the range is designed to replicate the look of the original windows in older properties while offering good energy performance. The company says the range has an overall ...
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Doorsets fit for the barbican
锘緿oorsets from Urban Edge, part of Leaderflush Shapland, have been used for a project on the Barbican Estate which involved converting the former London Business School into flats. The grade II-listed building at Frobisher Crescent was originally intended as flats when the Barbican was built in the fifties. When the ...
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Roofing battens
John Brash JB-RED roofing battens were used on BRE鈥檚 refurbishment of a Victorian stable block at its Garston site near Watford
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FeaturesStandardised schools: Here鈥檚 one we made earlier
Thanks to a streamlined procurement and design process, councils can now choose a school from a brochure and get it delivered in just 13 months. Is this a revolution in the classroom
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FeaturesBlackfriars station: Pulling out the stops
Blackfriars station is being rebuilt on a bridge right over the River Thames. With a four-lane road to the north, live railway lines on all sides and the river below, it鈥檚 not the easiest site on which to deliver a complex project. So how was it done? Thomas Lane buys ...
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Changing the rules: Make's straw bale cladding at University of Nottingham
Architect Make decided a new university biosciences building deserved the UK鈥檚 first straw curtain walling system. So how did they do it?
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NewsBDP's Northampton Station goes to planning
BDP designed scheme first phase of major redevelopment by Network Rail
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FeaturesWinging it: Bombardier aircraft factory
Air traffic gridlock over the holidays might have put you off flying for life. But Bombardier is launching a new plane with high-tech carbon fibre wings - first, though, it needed a factory that could be designed in tandem with those wings
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NewsGLA calls for new rules for timber frame
Greater London Assembly wants new measures to reduce the risk of fire in timber framed developments under construction in the capital
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Projects of the year 2010: Take it to the max
锘縏he big, the beautiful and the bonkers - Ike Ijeh and Thomas Lane dish out the awards to an international array of projects that helped keep construction headlines lively in 2010
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NewsArup Associates scores double win at Sustainability Awards
The winners of the 2010 Sustainability Awards were unveiled at a ceremony in central London on Tuesday.Architect Arup Associates triumphed at the awards with a double win, scooping Sustainable Designer of the Year and Sustainable Project of the Year (over 拢10m) with its Harlequin 1 TV studio for broadcaster BSkyB. ...
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FeaturesSustainability Awards 2010: The winners and runners up
Who are the clients, contractors, designers and manufacturers leading the way in boosting green construction? Well, many of them are right here. Here we list the winners and runners-up in this year鈥檚 Sustainability Awards
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FeaturesNomura鈥檚 office fit-out
Invesment bank Nomura wanted its 拢100m, 400,000ft2 offfice fit-out completed in eight months, the problem was finding a contractor able to work at that pace. 黑洞社区 finds out how Como, Mace鈥檚 fit-out arm, managed to race to the finish line