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FeaturesDurkan to build 拢17m green flats for London key workers
Development of 145 apartments for Network Housing Group will meet level four of the Code for Sustainable Homes
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FeaturesOffice lighting
More than 5,000 lighting fittings from Zumtobel have been used on the Colmore Plaza office development in Birmingham
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FeaturesCeiling panels
TechStyle is a new large format suspended ceiling from Hunter Douglas Architectural Projects that is designed to meet the demand for high-performance acoustic absorption in applications such as open-plan offices while at the same time offering improved appearance
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FeaturesWinners revealed at 61st Housing Design Awards
Top prize goes to Totnes scheme built by Galliford Try subsidiary in collaboration with the council and a community group
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FeaturesIcon do that: architects redesign London landmarks
Quinlan Terry鈥檚 sketch of Chelsea Barracks proved that even a doodle can make waves. It inspired us to ask four architects to imagine how some traditional London landmarks might look with a twist
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FeaturesThe law won: QSs join the legal profession
The legal profession is one of the few still prospering, which is why so many QSs are clamouring to enter it. But how easy is it to make the switch?
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好色先生TV intelligence Q1 2009: Rosy only for public work
The future鈥檚 looking rosy for infrastructure and public sector but for everyone else, it鈥檚 shades of dismal grey to black. Experian鈥檚 Business Strategies division goes through the figures
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FeaturesCheap and tasty: 2009 Housing Design Awards winners
This year鈥檚 Housing Design Awards are a tribute to affordable family homes that radiate local character, such as this modern take on the traditional Devon terrace
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FeaturesBovis鈥� Graham Hiley on rescuing the Manchester joint hospitals project
How project director Hiley climbed out of the 拢400m hole Bovis had got itself into on the hideously complicated joint hospitals scheme
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The tracker: Better, but not good
The market is still contracting, but it鈥檚 at a steadily decreasing rate 鈥� and non-residential tender enquiries are actually growing. Experian Business Strategies fills in the details
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Features好色先生TV handover: how to give tenants a Soft Landing
Well, that was the project team鈥檚 traditional attitude to the client once its building was finished. The Soft Landings framework straps them together until all the problems are resolved
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FeaturesDaylight fittings
Aura Corporation has launched the Actulite Venus luminaire, which uses the Actulite polarised daylight lighting system to produce a quality of light identical to natural daylight, claims the company
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Multi-serviced chilled beams
Trox UK has extended the lighting options on its range of multi-service chilled beams with the addition of a high-efficiency option
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Surface-mounted luminaires
Cooper Lighting has expanded its Crompton Cercla range of surface-mounted luminaires and is now offering them in two sizes and four lamp options along with a wide choice of emergency versions
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Wireless switches
MK Electric has expanded its Echo range of 鈥渟elf powered鈥� wireless and battery-free switches with a variety of decorative and industrial finishes
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FeaturesThey want cashback too: working with supermarkets
Supermarkets have long been Britain鈥檚 toughest clients. Well now they鈥檙e getting even tougher. Sarah Richardson found out how 鈥� and what construction firms are doing to meet their demands
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What it costs: Commercial biomass
Biomass heating systems may cost a lot to install, but they鈥檒l pay off in no time 鈥� assuming you choose the right system and the right fuel. Peter Mayer of BLP Insurance assesses the options
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FeaturesCrazy angles, soaring steel: Zaha Hadid鈥檚 Guangzhou opera house
As the Chinese city of Guangzhou races to build a new district in time for the 2010 Asian Games, the designs of two British architects enter the spotlight. Thomas Lane charts the trials, tribulations and triumphs of Zaha Hadid鈥檚 opera house and Wilkinson Eyre鈥檚 West Tower
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FeaturesFresh start: Wilkinson Eyre鈥檚 Guangzhou tower
The Guangzhou international finance centre may be Wilkinson Eyre鈥檚 first high-rise, but the practice says this means it will be bringing a 鈥榝resh look鈥� to its debut