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FeaturesMulti-service beams
Multi-service beams are helping to meet the lighting, acoustic and energy-efficiency requirements at the new Horbury High School in Wakefield.
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FeaturesMood lighting
Research suggests levels of autism have increased 10-fold in the past decade, with around 90,000 children in the UK now suffering from it. The Yeoman Park School in Nottingham is one of about 7,500 autism specific education facilities in the country.
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FeaturesSchool building guidance: Bog standards?
The government is producing model specifications, layouts and dimensions to speed the output of schools. But at the same time it must also avoid a return to the drab prefabs of the past.
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FeaturesWiring accessories
MK Electric has launched a white version of its Metalclad Plus range of electrical accessories that is suitable for environments such as hospitals, schools and laboratories.
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Automatic door closers
The ED200 fully automatic, electro-hydraulic swing door operator from Dorma is the only automatic product of its type on the market with Certifire approval, claims the company.
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Mechanical ventilation
Passivent has launched an automatically controlled mechanical extract ventilation system suitable for multi-occupancy buildings such as student accommodation and nursing homes.
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Humidification
Hygromatik has launched an hygienic air handling unit humidification system.
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FeaturesGB Environmental: Germ warfare
Established in 2004, GB Environmental is at the forefront of UV technology for disinfecting water, air and surfaces.
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FeaturesWhat to remember: Education facilities
The growth in construction of education facilities has thrown up a host of design and specification challenges. Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg takes a look at what can be done to address them
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Cost update: December 2007
Material price rises have slowed 鈥� despite the relentless demand for timber and steel 鈥� and wage increases are lagging behind the wider economy, reports Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon
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FeaturesFight for the skies
好色先生TV鈥檚 campaign to prevent crane collapse is coming up to its first anniversary. Here, Olivia Boyd recalls the tragedies that triggered it, and looks at whether our skylines are any safer now
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FeaturesOne with nature
Landscape and structure meld into one in German architect鈥檚 3deluxe鈥檚 first permanent building
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Features鈥楶erversely, some see us as a burden鈥�
Project managers are the fastest growing force in construction but also one of the most divisive. Do they expertly pull the strings or tangle projects in knots? Stephen Kennett canvassed the opinions of some well-placed, if occasionally exasperated, observers
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FeaturesThe nut cracker
Gary Lawrence, Arup鈥檚 urban strategy leader, has advised Bill Clinton on climate change and turned Seattle green. Now he鈥檚 taking on the world鈥檚 first eco-city project in Dongtan, China. He tells Olivia Boyd about his approach to sustainability 鈥� and explains why it begins by hitting moles over the head ...
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FeaturesA dynasty divided
Keith Miller thinks his row with cousin James over shares in the Miller Group can be sorted out over dinner. However, a history of friction between the two suggests it is more likely to end in a food fight.
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FeaturesTwo up, two down, plus one
PCKO has come up with a novel solution to the cramped, dingy terraced house 鈥� add an atrium