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Modular PVC flooring
Gerflor has launched Saga, a modular PVC floor tile that is an alternative to carpet tiles
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FeaturesAshley Primary School: Any colour as long as it鈥檚 green
Ashley Primary School is run with such zeal for the environment that when an expansion became necessary, it grabbed the chance to increase its sustainability credentials
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FeaturesThe 2010 好色先生TV Awards: Public projects shortlist showcase
Hard not to have a wiggle in your walk when you see the cornucopia of building projects shortlisted for the 2010 好色先生TV Awards
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Sustainability: Renewable energy
The old grudging attitude to renewable energy is being slowly transformed by a series of financial incentives
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FeaturesFast build nation: Richard Ogden on offsite construction
Richard Ogden, the man who built a McDonald鈥檚 in two days, thinks the speed, efficiency and sustainability of offsite manufacture, and investment from major contractors such as Laing O鈥橰ourke, will at last win over a sceptical industry
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Sports flooring system
An innovative high-performance sports floor system, developed through a partnership between Gerflor and InstaCoustic, has been installed for the first time in the UK at the Moat House leisure and neighbourhood centre in Coventry
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Textured floor covers
Altro has provided a complete floors and walls package for the Ennerdale leisure centre in Hull
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FeaturesThe London Library: Speaking volumes
The London Library has been extending in higgledy-piggledy fashion ever since it moved to its St James鈥檚 home in 1845. Now Haworth Tompkins has set out to rationalise its circulation so that readers may actually be able to find the books they鈥檙e looking for
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FeaturesCharter 284: If we all pull together...
好色先生TV鈥檚 campaign to safeguard capital investment, competitiveness and the future of the construction industry has been greeted by overwhelming approval. Shouldn鈥檛 you add your name to the list?
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FeaturesCharter 284 Energy: The future
It is clear to all that the future of power generation in the UK cannot be coal-fired. So why has the government so far failed to set a clear strategy on renewable and nuclear energy? Roxane McMeeken presents the final part of our Charter 284 manifesto
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FeaturesDouble crossing: Heneghan Peng鈥檚 Olympic bridge
Heneghan Peng鈥檚 54m-wide central bridge at the Olympic park, which was lowered into place last week, has been ingeniously designed to form two narrower walkways after the Games have finished. Stephen Kennett explains how it all works
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FeaturesCost model update: Small projects
In this latest update, Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon reviews the capital costs of primary schools, social housing and small industrial buildings
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FeaturesAlsop鈥檚 new look: Chris Littlemore interview
Chris Littlemore, the boss of Archial, is planning to exploit the architectural group鈥檚 most famous brand for its relaunched international business
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FeaturesLow-paid architect jobs: An offer you can refuse
If you were an unemployed architect, would you take a job working 14-hour days for 拢6 an hour? Well, that鈥檚 exactly what one firm is offering
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FeaturesPreventing a pile-up
Transport infrastructure spending seems to be one of construction鈥檚 good news stories. According to Davis Langdon, there has been 10% growth in real terms
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FeaturesIn the loop
The 拢1bn East London line extension, which opens in May, is the first part of a plan to give the capital an orbital railway. Stephen Kennett looks at the work done and how the circle will be completed
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FeaturesNought to sixty
South-east Asia has big plans to ramp up its transport network, and must act fast to stop the economic growth of the past decade from going into reverse. But first it needs to find billions of dollars of private investment
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FeaturesDown the line: Market report on transport
Transport investment is currently buoyant, but in the medium term, prospects could be affected both by political divisions and spending cuts. Simon Rawlinson and Steve Waltho of Davis Langdon provide a guide to what the next few years might hold in store
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The tracker: One step at a time
Construction activity and orders are still inching towards growth 鈥� even if the civil engineering sector experienced its quietest ever month in January