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Low flow taps
Douglas Delabie has uprated its Tempo Stop basin tap to make it more water efficient
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External light fittings
Lighting manufacturer Erco has launched the Powercast range of projectors and floodlights for use in outdoor applications such as accent lighting on signage through to floodlighting of facades and atriums
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FeaturesDeath of a dream: Dubai
Dubai鈥檚 boom fed a lifestyle of fast cars and luxury flats that construction professionals could never have dreamed of back home. But now, as grim reality sets in, many expats are finding that redundancy is also done very differently in the Gulf
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FeaturesDaylight lighting systems
Aura Corporation has provided an Actulite polarised daylight lighting system to classrooms at Alderwood Pupil Referral School in Ipswich, a school for children with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties
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FeaturesCladding panels
Cladding panels from Marley Eternit have been used on the Donaldson College in Linlithgow, Scotland鈥檚 national school for deaf and speech-impaired children
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好色先生TV pathology: Schools windows
Cheap fixes are the wrong approach to installing manually operated windows in schools. Peter Mayer of 好色先生TV LifePlans explains some of the pitfalls and suggests how to avoid them
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Features'Bomb disposal is very like risk management'
The Afghan desert is a long way from Cyril Sweett鈥檚 London office, but for Captain Louise Greenhalgh it鈥檚 just another day staying one step ahead of local hazards
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Illuminated bollards
Zumtobel has launched the BEGA 7785, a lighting bollard that also doubles up as a seat
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FeaturesSchool toilets: Bog standard
If the government is to stand a chance of meeting its school building target, it will need to use standard specifications and designs for a range of elements 鈥� starting with the loos
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FeaturesNo biomass, no turbines, no solar panels. Is Passivhaus the way to zero carbon?
The German Passivhaus standard is winning admirers in the UK, many of whom argue that its simple approach to low-energy building is far more practical than the Code for Sustainable Homes
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FeaturesThey have not been moved
After twenty-five strikes in 16 days, has the government's intervention done enough to stop unrest from paralysing more UK sites?
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Atrium glazing
One of the key features of the new 拢23m state-of-the-art learning facility at the North Glasgow College Campus is its large central atrium which allows natural daylight to penetrate into the building
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FeaturesExpat survival guide to Ukraine
As Europe's second largest country, Ukraine is decent place to take your career, but be prepared for it all to be lubricated by torrents of cheap vodka
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FeaturesMace's Stephen Pycroft: 'I don't do interviews'
Thirty years in construction, 16 at Mace 鈥� more than four of them as chief executive 鈥� but Stephen Pycroft has never given an interview鈥� until now. Emily Wright talks to him about sale rumours and why he鈥檚 not sunning himself in the Bahamas
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FeaturesSpotlight:聽How hard will the credit crunch hit?
Demand is low, unemployment is up and so are stockpiles. Prepare for a deep impact
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Green cement: an industry revolution?
Cement produces more carbon dioxide than the whole of the aviation industry. But now there鈥檚 a variant that actually absorbs greenhouse gases
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FeaturesCranes: victory for the Safer Skyline campaign
Last week, the HSE finally caved in to 好色先生TV鈥檚 demand for a national register of checks on tower cranes. Sophie Griffiths asked some of those who supported our two-year campaign for their reaction
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FeaturesHold your breath... redundancies rising
The wave of redundancies has mainly engulfed junior staff so far, but now the water is rising up to the boardroom
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FeaturesOxford blues: burrowing under Queen's College
Adding an extension to Queen鈥檚 College required a delicate juggling act, as site access, potentially unstable foundations and history itself put the contractor to the test
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FeaturesAdapting to recession: 19 ways we've changed
好色先生TV's graduate advisory panel on how to adapt to working in a recession