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FeaturesBathroom solutions
The problem of designing and providing a cost-efficient, accessible toileting or bathing facility in hospitals, nursing homes and elderly persons homes is simplified with a new approach from Manchester company Total Hygiene.
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FeaturesReason to celebrate: a 好色先生TV Awards preview
It鈥檚 easy amid all the gloom to forget what we鈥檝e achieved as an industry over the past few years. The 好色先生TV Awards are here to remind you and although you鈥檒l have to wait until April to know who the winners are, we think you鈥檒l enjoy this preview
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FeaturesRecession architecture: 'The icon era is over'
And about time too, many will say. But the question is, what kind of architecture are we going to build in a time of recession? One thing鈥檚 for sure: there are going to be far fewer twisty, spiky, blobby towers going up
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The Tracker: Hitting an all-time low
The news is pretty bad for January, with activity lower than it鈥檚 ever been before 鈥� as are tender price inflation, workload in the south of England and employment, says Experian Business Strategies
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Wiring accessories
MK Electric has developed a collection of products dedicated to healthcare environments.
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FeaturesI've started so I'll finish: David Tuffin of Tuffin Ferraby Taylor
David Tuffin started Tuffin Ferraby Taylor when people wore loon pants and voluntarily listened to the Bay City Rollers. Several recessions later, he鈥檚 handing it over to a new generation. But isn鈥檛 that going to be a bit tricky right now?
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FeaturesSurviving Mipim without champagne
Mipim looks set to a frugal affair this year, with fewer big boats, less free champagne and virtually no Russian oligarchs. 好色先生TV gets some tips on doing Cannes on the cheap
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FeaturesThe race to build Britain's nuclear reactors
Japanese-owned nuclear giant Westinghouse is in a race with France鈥檚 Areva for the UK鈥檚 拢20bn nuclear reactor market. And it looks like it鈥檚 falling behind. We asked the man spearheading the bid if he was worried...
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FeaturesRoll over Beethoven!
This music theatre in Graz starts off in classical style, but inside it鈥檚 doing the twist
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FeaturesDon't sweat it: Arup's National Physical Laboratory
好色先生TV a laboratory where temperatures are controlled to the nearest 0.1潞C is scary enough. But when you have the added possibility of radiation leaks and you know the job finished off the last firm to try it, well, you could forgive Arup for being 鈥榓 bit nervous鈥�
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FeaturesCost model update, March 2009
With the construction market in reverse, it鈥檚 crucial to have the latest data. This cost update has been compiled by Max Wilkes and Simon Rawlinson, with help from Davis Langdon鈥檚 sector experts
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Standing seam profiles
Rigidal鈥檚 Ziplok standing-seam profile has been used for cladding on a car park in County Durham
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FeaturesRainscreen panels
Eurobond鈥檚 Rainspan rainscreen support panels have been used on the refurbishment and extension of the Emersons Green Sainsbury鈥檚 store in Bristol
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Louvred panels
Arcelor Mittal has introduced its Recif range of louvred metal cladding for facades in the UK
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FeaturesRivington Street Studio's York St John University: New York, New York
Rivington Street Studio鈥檚 flamboyant design for York St John University鈥檚 new quadrangle in England鈥檚 most complete medieval city provoked predictable outrage. Now that it鈥檚 built, its youthful verve frees it from the heritage vice
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FeaturesThe return of the glazed terracotta tile
Like an old punk band that reunites for one last gig, glazed terracotta tiles 鈥� famous for their early appearances on Victorian pubs and tube stations 鈥� are making a comeback. Stephen Kennett gives a big hand to two completed schemes that are shaking up the streets of London
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FeaturesSerbia: Construction's new hope?
Alright, it hasn鈥檛 got the shops, the offices, the hotels or the gleaming infrastructure 鈥� but then, that鈥檚 precisely why the so-called 鈥楤alkan Tiger鈥� is such a find for UK construction
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FeaturesThe world construction outlook
In the old days, before the world banking meltdown, firms looked abroad for expansion opportunities. These days they are economic migrants. Davis Langdon looks at the best places to flee
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FeaturesComposite panels
Kingspan Insulated Panels has added the KS1000 LV Louvre and KS1000 CW CurveWall to its architectural wall panel range