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  • Extending the home has created a spacious kitchen/dining area and folding doors link the space to the garden
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    Victorian Passivhaus: a Haus in Hackney

    2010-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Is it possible to refurbish a Victorian house in a conservation area to Passivhaus standards? In the last in our series on upgrading existing homes, Thomas Lane visits one east Londoner who was determined to find out

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    French connection UK: Vinci's John Stanion talks strategy

    2010-01-22T00:00:00Z

    The British arm of the world鈥檚 largest contractor has a reputation for lightning reactions, a grip of steel and pretty soon, global reach 鈥� just don鈥檛 call it aggressive. Emily Wright met its head

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    The tracker: Key to the door?

    2010-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Though the industry faces its 21st consecutive month of activity decline, the residential sector is looking positive and tender enquiries are up as well. Experian Business Strategies does the detail

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    Broken homes: The row over housing design

    2010-01-22T00:00:00Z

    An almighty row has erupted between housebuilders and the government鈥檚 design watchdog over the quality of housing design in this country

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    好色先生TV intelligence - 22 January 2010

    2010-01-22T00:00:00Z

    The worst of the slump may just be over, but we鈥檙e still becalmed in the doldrums. R&M, though, has done surprisingly well, says Experian Business Strategies

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    Europe鈥檚 big beasts: Top contractors on the prowl

    2010-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Europe鈥檚 governments have been throwing bloody haunches to contractors to get them through the famine, says Michael Glackin, but soon they鈥檙e going to be hunting on their own

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    好色先生TV launches CV matching service

    2010-01-20T11:19:00Z

    The CVMatch4jobs.com web site matches candidates' CVs to the most suitable jobs

  • Large property developers could be hit by the CRC. Ropemaker in the City of London is a state-of-the-art low energy building and will help its developer British Land mitigate the costs of the CRC
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    Sustainability: Carbon reduction

    2010-01-15T00:00:00Z

    The Carbon Reduction Commitment scheme launches in April, but what will it mean for your business? Richard Quartermaine and Steve Smith of Cyril Sweett talk you through it

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    District heating: The heart of the community

    2010-01-15T00:00:00Z

    District heating could hold the key for greening the UK鈥檚 existing homes. So why, when the technology exists and is used throughout Europe, do we still rely on individual systems?

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    Ice-bound island: coping with snow

    2010-01-15T00:00:00Z

    Britain鈥檚 experience of being Greenland looks like it may be over for now, but it鈥檚 left a lot of people out of pocket, and even more wondering how to prepare for next time 鈥�

  • Changing the angle of one side of a roof 鈥渢urret鈥� had a knock-on effect on the rest of the roof design; a parametric model helped streamline the process of making changes
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    Worcester Library and History Centre's roof

    2010-01-15T00:00:00Z

    The Worcester Library and History Centre鈥檚 geometrically complex roof needed to bring light into the building as well as get air out. Luckily, a powerful parametric model came to the rescue, as Stephen Kennett discovered

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    Standing seam roofing

    2010-01-15T00:00:00Z

    Straight and smooth curved Kalzip aluminium standing seam and galvanised liner sheets have been used for the weatherproof envelope of the Influenza Resource Centre & UK Stem Cell Bank in South Mimms, Hertfordshire

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    Movers and makers: January 15 2010

    2010-01-15T00:00:00Z

    Latest news from the world of construction product manufacture

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    Dual-purpose insulation

    2010-01-15T00:00:00Z

    More than 300m2 of TLX Gold has been installed in a 10-bedroom barn conversion in a Monmouthshire valley in south Wales

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    High-capacity rainwater systems

    2010-01-15T00:00:00Z

    Marley Eternit has added to its Alutec Evolve rainwater system with a high-capacity gutter and a 76mm flush-fit circular downpipe system

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    Resin slates

    2010-01-15T00:00:00Z

    Redland has launched a heather coloured resin slate roof tile. Made from 60% recycled Welsh slate, the Cambrian has a thin leading edge and perform like a modern interlocking tile, unlike natural slate

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    Aluminium ceiling panels

    2010-01-15T00:00:00Z

    Aluminium panels from Hunter Douglas have been used for the internal and external ceilings at the redeveloped Chelmsley Wood Shopping. About 800m2 of Hunter Douglas 300c Linear aluminium panels were specified

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    Light tubes

    2010-01-15T00:00:00Z

    Glidevale Sunscoop tubular rooflights have been used to optimise natural daylight at the Aurora house, a low energy home developed in partnership between South Lanarkshire college, Dawn Homes, Oregon Timber and industry suppliers

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    Structural decking

    2010-01-15T00:00:00Z

    RigiSystems鈥� Ziplok standing seam profile has been used on the roof of the 拢27m Peak indoor sports complex at Stirling sports village

  • BIG's Education Centre in the Faroe Islands
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    First impressions: BIG's Faroe Islands education centre

    2010-01-14T15:00:00Z

    Students from the Royal College of Art and Nottingham Trent University comment on the Torshavn scheme