More Focus – Page 161
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Passivhaus council house
Windows from Halo are being used to bring a forties former council house up to Passivhaus standards
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Tilturn window system
Architectural aluminium systems supplier Kawneer widens its window range
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Fire and bullet resistant glass
Schott has now launched its fire-resistant glass NOVOLAY® and PYRANOVA® as a high performing secure range
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Timber sliding sash
Dale Windows has launched a timber sliding sash, with concealed spring balances
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The Tracker: A light ahead
Awful weather and difficult finances combine to keep construction in negative territory, according to Experian Economics. But at least some firms now have more than six months’ work ahead of them
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Southend Pier Cultural Centre: Out on a limb
How do you carry out a construction project more than a mile out to sea during one of the wettest, windiest summers on record? Well, Kier’s approach to the £3m Southend Pier Cultural Centre job was to build it somewhere else
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The Green Deal: Hidden path
How can the government persuade the City to take a risk on the Green Deal?
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Ann Bentley: Stepping up
It would be understandable if Rider Levett Bucknall UK’s new chair felt intimidated by her predecessor’s legacy. But,as ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV reports, Ann Bentley is ready to fill the role in her own way
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Housing: What's the big idea?
Leading industry figures tell us how they would end the housing crisis
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Procurement: Regulated utilities
Over the next two years £60bn of construction spend is due to be procured by regulated utilities. Getting the procurement strategy right is critical. Simon Rawlinson of EC Harris looks at the options
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First Impressions: Zaha's Riverside Museum
Students from Nottingham Trent give their verdict on the Glasgow scheme shortlisted for the 2012 ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Awards
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The aviation sector: Turbulence ahead
The UK aviation industry is clamouring for an airport hub but opposition makes any location a potential headache for the government. Ike Ijeh navigates a route through the row
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The community infrastructure levy: A tax too far
As the first councils publish their tariffs, ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV investigates whether the CIL could threaten a housing recovery
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Chris Webster: In the big league
Miller Construction may be known as a regional SME, but its boss has ambitious expansion plans that involve grabbing market share from some of the biggest names in the sector. Joey Gardiner asks him how
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The missing apprentices
Why are there fewer apprentices in construction despite increased government spending on apprenticeships? ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV investigates
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Cost update Q2 2012
Construction inflation is continuing to fall across the board in the second quarter while many wage agreements remain frozen. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports
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My working day: Brent Rees of Nightingale Associates
The architectural technician works in the picturesque setting at Harwell
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Nick Baird: 'You lot need to get out more …'
That’s the message to contractors from the UKTI chief executive. He tells ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV why the world’s emerging economies want to see more of British builders.
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Coastal attractions
Bored of the beach? Ike Ijeh recommends some buildings to check out on those idle seaside afternoons this summer