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FeaturesOpen-plan flats: Opening up
There鈥檚 pent-up demand for open-plan flats, but fire safety rules make it difficult for them to get approval. Giving designers a set of templates to follow that include sprinklers and enhanced detection systems could be the answer
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Fire-retardant paints
Dulux Trade has launched an extension to its Pyroshield flame-retardant range, which protects walls and ceilings and minimises flame spread in a fire
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The tracker: Feeling gloomy
Bad weather, falling activity indices and sharp declines in north-west England and the East Midlands marked October down as a month to forget. Experian Business Strategies reports
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Casement windows
Universal Aluminium Systems has launched the Unitherm 75 range of casement windows for domestic and light industrial applications
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FeaturesGreen insulation boards
Celotex has launched the FR4000 range of foil faced PIR insulation which has gained an 鈥淎鈥� rating under the BRE鈥檚 Green Guide to Specification, helping it gain credits under the Code for Sustainable Homes
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FeaturesCarbon capture and storage: How we blew it
Carbon capture and storage was supposed to be an area where British expertise could thrive. But, says Olivia Boyd, lack of clarity on the government鈥檚 plans and how it intends to fund them is squandering UK talent
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FeaturesPrefabricated straw bale panels
ModCell prefabricated straw bale and hemp panels are as fire-safe as conventional materials, according to research carried out at the University of Bath
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FeaturesThe new arrival: Balfour Beatty鈥檚 Birmingham PFI hospital
Weighing in at 拢585m, Balfour Beatty鈥檚 Birmingham PFI hospital was expected to be a difficult birth. Instead, it has been delivered with few complications, no trips to casualty, and ahead of its due date. Thomas Lane hands round the cigars
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FeaturesThree wiser men: Did 好色先生TV鈥檚 business advice work?
In April this year, 好色先生TV gathered together three people who were running companies suffering from late payments and dwindling order books. We asked a panel of business experts to offer them advice on surviving the months ahead, including how to win work and maintain cash flow. Since then our three ...
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FeaturesOur man in Copenhagen: First impressions at the summit
Peter Head of Arup is blogging from the climate change conference, where he seems cautiously optimistic a deal can be struck鈥�
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FeaturesRaising the green standard
Bennetts Associates went home a double winner as construction鈥檚 most eco-friendly practitioners were honoured at 好色先生TV鈥檚 Sustainability Awards
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FeaturesLearning fast
Ahead of February鈥檚 BSEC 2010 event, Ty Goddard of the British Council of School Environments explains why we have to get smarter at explaining to the public the importance of investing in school building
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FeaturesThe other Copenhagen: the inside track on the summit鈥檚 fringe events
The treaty at next week鈥檚 climate change summit will change everything 鈥� if it ever gets signed. But it鈥檚 the fringe events that could change the way the world builds. Roxane McMeeken gets the inside track from one of the UK鈥檚 main representatives
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FeaturesThe colleges debacle: a lack of progress report
The full scale of the Learning and Skills Council funding fiasco is only now becoming clear, as many colleges face up to a long and dismal future in temporary accommodation. Sarah Richardson reveals the full story
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FeaturesSunderland university student union: All bar none
There鈥檚 no room for slackers at Sunderland university鈥檚 dazzling new student union, which packs its impressively generous spaces with sports halls and exercise areas. You can鈥檛 even get a pint around here
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Cost update: November 2009
The quarterly analysis of changes to costs and prices shows building costs falling year on year for the first time in four decades. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon reports
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FeaturesFirst impressions: Architecture students on green cars
Architecture students from Nottingham Trent University and the RCA share their views on designing eco cars
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FeaturesThe ruck at the RICS
The decade-long kicking and pushing match between the RICS and its 30,000 or so QS members has turned nasty again, and accusations of dumbing down and power grabs are flying. Olivia Boyd blows the whistle and works out what it鈥檚 all about
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FeaturesLasting impressions: why they won Sustainable Project of the Year
What set the two winners of 好色先生TV鈥檚 Sustainable Project of the Year awards apart from the rest of the crowd? Stephen Kennett asked the judges to explain their verdict
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FeaturesCost model: Land remediation
Plenty of sites will need land remediation when the housing market recovers, and the slow market at the moment provides an opportunity to use innovative, sustainable techniques. Duncan Sanders and Derek Vernon of Davis Langdon take a look at the commercial drivers