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Charter 284 Transport: Spending vital for construction and the UK

2010-02-26T00:00:00Z

In the second week of the Charter 284 campaign, Katie Puckett explains why the UK鈥檚 future prosperity hinges on the government maintaining spending in this vital sector

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好色先生TV pathology: Wind turbines

2010-02-26T00:00:00Z

The output, reliability and lifespan of wind turbines varies widely depending on a number of factors. Peter Mayer of BLP Insurance talks us through them

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Give me five

2010-02-26T00:00:00Z

Greeting you at Ecobuild in March will be more than 1,000 exhibitors and 100 conferences 鈥� that鈥檚 an awful lot of ground to cover, so Stephen Kennett guides you towards five five-star attractions you won鈥檛 want to miss

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Natural insulation

2010-02-26T00:00:00Z

Second Nature is launching EdenBloc35, a patented, low-density rigid insulation that is suitable for roofs and walls

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Mechanical ventilation

2010-02-26T00:00:00Z

Vent-Axia will launch a number of ventilation systems at Ecobuild

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Biomass boiler

2010-02-26T00:00:00Z

As well as its heat pump towers, German heating products maker Viessmann will be launching the Vitoligno 300-P biomass pellet boiler, which has outputs between 4kW and 48kW and a claims efficiency of 86%

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PV roof tiles

2010-02-26T00:00:00Z

Redland is launching five photovoltaic roof tiles for the housebuilding market to take advantage of the government鈥檚 recently announced feed-in tariffs

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Membranes

2010-02-26T00:00:00Z

好色先生TV membranes specialist Icopal is launching five products at Ecobuild

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Green roofs

2010-02-26T00:00:00Z

Lindum is launching the Biodiverse Green Roof Mat, a pre-grown vegetative layer designed to offer an alternative to pure sedum blankets

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Biomass heating

2010-02-26T00:00:00Z

Windhager is launching its VarioWIN compact biomass pellet boiler

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Boilers

2010-02-26T00:00:00Z

Atag has announced a range of six 鈥淎鈥� Series boilers, with heating outputs from 4.4kW to 30.9kW

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Heat recovering ventilation

2010-02-26T00:00:00Z

Vortice is launching the Vort Prometeo HR200

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Floor coverings

2010-02-26T00:00:00Z

Floor covering specialists South East Coatings will be launching several products

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Air-source heat pumps

2010-02-26T00:00:00Z

Calorex鈥檚 is launching its new Pro-Pac air-source heat pump range for the small-to-medium commercial market

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Cost update: Q4 2009

2010-02-26T00:00:00Z

The quarterly analysis of changes to costs and prices shows many costs beginning to rise

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Charter 284 Education: The economic case for investing in schools

2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

Sarah Richardson puts the arguments in favour of continuing the drive to renew every school in the country

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Charter 284: A 好色先生TV manifesto

2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

好色先生TV鈥檚 Charter 284 campaign aims to leave the political parties in no doubt as to the economic and social benefits of investing in construction work

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Cost model: School refurbishment

2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

Continuing this week鈥檚 focus on the renewal of the school estate, Simon Rawlinson and Paul Zuccherelli of Davis Langdon review one of the biggest challenges facing the BSF programme

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What鈥檚 awaiting Mr Wates

2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

ConstructionSkills is in crisis: a trade federation is trying to jump ship, 250 jobs are under threat and grants are set to be slashed by a third. Enter James Wates 鈥� Sophie Griffiths reports on what lies in store for the training body鈥檚 new chairman

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All that glitters: CityCentre, Las Vegas

2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

The developers of Las Vegas鈥� latest casino resort wanted to give the city something it lacked: an urban core. But the $8bn CityCenter only pretends to be that 鈥� in reality it鈥檚 just another place to lose a lot of money. Tim Abrahams spins the wheel