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Clay plain roof tiles
Imerys Roof Tiles has introduced a large clay roof tile measuring 20 脳 30cm, which it says offers the versatility, design flexibility and appearance of smaller tiles, to create natural looking roofscapes cost-effectively.
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Roof verges
Manthorpe鈥檚 Smart Verge Linear Dry Verge is a dry-fix system for finishing the verge of a roof.
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Roofing membrane
Marley Waterproofing has introduced a roofing membrane called Uniply PVC to the UK.
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Flame-free welders
Roofing membrane specialist Icopal has launched a range of application tools to compliment its Fire Smart waterproofing solutions range.
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Prefabricated roofing membranes
Roofing membrane maker Protan has launched ProFab, a bespoke roofing solution, aimed at the off-site construction market.
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Green roof system
Waterproofing specialist Axter has introduced Hydropack, a sedum green roof system that is supplied fully grown.
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FeaturesThree-part harmony
Mixed tenure high-density housing underpins the whole sustainable communities agenda - but can you really engineer social harmony? Richard Fairhead, project director at architects 3DReid explores the realities of getting people with a mix of incomes and lifestyles to co-exist side by side
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FeaturesIt's a people thing
Chris Oliver outlines the borough of Barking and Dagenham鈥檚 enterprising efforts to connect its inhabitants with the opportunities springing up around them
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FeaturesAfter the flood
好色先生TV on the Thames Gateway鈥檚 floodplain involves risk, but with careful planning this can be minimised
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FeaturesHe鈥檚 cracked it
Paul Andreu鈥檚 Beijing theatre has been dubbed the Egg. But how do you get into it? And what do you see when you do?
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FeaturesThe fit-out philosophers
8build was formed by senior managers at ISG who spent years observing the follies and failings of the traditional industry 鈥� and set out to solve them with their own company. Katie Puckett finds out more about their thinking
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FeaturesHow hard can it be?
We can all recognise great leaders, but it鈥檚 a bit trickier working out what makes them special. PLACE, a new training programme, set out to discover whether the leadership X-factor existed in construction and found that four names kept cropping up. Lucy Handley spoke to each of them
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FeaturesWhen will they ever learn?
The government is trying to renew 3,500 schools in 15 years using teams of confused officials, increasingly resentful contractors and a system that combines surreal bureaucracy with huge wastes in time and money. Eleanor Goodman and Katie Puckett explain why 好色先生TV Schools for the Future continues to underachieve
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FeaturesIsis neutron facility
Thomas Lane goes to south Oxfordshire to find out why you need very big tweezers to pick up very small objects 鈥�
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FeaturesSpecialist cost update: Envelope
The cost of a building鈥檚 envelope has increased 10% over the past 12 months, and a similar rate is forecast for the next two years. Gardiner & Theobald reports on the costs and lead times of curtain walling, roofing and stone construction and restoration
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FeaturesIs the HSE understaffed?
Some agree with the Goverment's plans to shrink the HSE, others argue that this is directly responsible for the increase in construction deaths.
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FeaturesDomestic air-conditioning unit
Fujitsu General has introduced the AGYV, a split air-conditioning unit that it says is designed to fit unobtrusively into homes in general, and conservatories in particular.
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Get off the fence
Whether it鈥檚 timber, concrete, steel or plastic, a garden fence has to be sturdy and secure. Peter Mayer of 好色先生TV LifePlans looks at the life-cycle costs.
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FeaturesPermeable paving: So what if it鈥檚 raining?
Housing As the UK dries out after the floods, the idea of a river view may not be as appealing as it was. But these houses in Holland are designed to rise as the water does. Bill Holdsworth finds out how they work, and whether they could catch on in ...