All Supplements articles – Page 25

  • Features

    Rainscreen cladding

    2007-07-06T00:00:00Z

    Sto has launched a virtually joint-less rainscreen cladding system.

  • Euroclad supplied 8,000m2 of metal rainscreen facade to Manchester Civil Justice Centre
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    Metal arithmetic

    2007-07-06T00:00:00Z

    Phil Cook of Euroclad explains how his company is reacting to rapid changes in the market, and why metal cladding is on the up and up.

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    Aluminium and timber glazing

    2007-07-06T00:00:00Z

    Velfac has extended its range of aluminium and timber glazing systems with the Velfac Plus window system.

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    Specifier 06 July 2007

    2007-07-06T00:00:00Z

    Cladding

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    Timber-frame system

    2007-06-15T00:00:00Z

    Timber-frame maker Eleco Timber Frame’s system ElecoFrame has been specified by Hemlock Construction for use in The Gallery, an 82-flat development in Manchester.

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    The Phoenix rises – pod by pod

    2007-06-15T00:00:00Z

    Student accommodation provider Unite is using its off-site modular technology, which is capable of producing developments up to 11 storeys high, for the first time at its £15m development, Phoenix Court in Bristol.

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    Modular rooflight

    2007-06-15T00:00:00Z

    Polycarbonate sheet products maker Brett Martin has launched a modular rooflight called Mardome Glass.

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    Movers and makers

    2007-06-15T00:00:00Z

    This week

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    Lightweight steel roof tile

    2007-06-15T00:00:00Z

    Roofing maker Decra Roof Systems has launched a lightweight steel roof tile for the modular building industry, called the Elegance tile.

  • Features

    Lesson plan

    2007-06-15T00:00:00Z

    When Shropshire council decided to merge two primary schools in Shrewsbury into one new building, its key criteria were sustainability and speed. Having won beacon status for its work on sustainable energy, the council insisted that the £2.8m, 1,500m2 Bicton primary school reflect its environmental values.

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    Modular lecture theatre

    2007-06-15T00:00:00Z

    Pre-owned modular buildings supplier Foremans Relocatable ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Systems has launched a standardised design for a lecture theatre. Developed in partnership with the University of East London, the lecture theatre will contain 300 tiered seats in a self-contained facility constructed from refurbished and recycled building modules.

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    Sustainable schoolrooms: Here’s one for the kids

    2007-06-15T00:00:00Z

    Willmott Dixon’s classroom of the future may sound like something made in the Blue Peter studio – with its strips of waste wood off-cuts and glue – but it’s quick to build, affordable and carbon neutral. Alistair King looks at one they made earlier…

  • Features

    Piled raft foundations

    2007-06-15T00:00:00Z

    Ground engineering company Abbey Pynford has developed two piled raft foundation systems that it says provide a safer alternative to traditional piled foundations.

  • Features

    Tile-effect cladding

    2007-06-15T00:00:00Z

    Plastic building products manufacturer Stormking has launched a tile-effect cladding panel suitable for off-site housing applications.

  • Features

    Temporary catering facilities: Fast food in tricky situations

    2007-06-15T00:00:00Z

    Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg explores the options for specifiers organising temporary catering facilites.

  • Yorkon in action at St Mary’s hospital in Portsmouth
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    Boxing clever

    2007-06-15T00:00:00Z

    Yorkon general manager David Johnson explains why the company’s building systems can be used for anything from airports to animal houses.

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    Specifier 15 June 2007

    2007-06-15T00:00:00Z

    Off-site manufacture

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    Reduce Reuse Recycle June 2007

    2007-06-08T00:00:00Z

    The end of construction waste

  • Features

    Snow protection

    2007-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Aluminium roofing maker MR Site Services has launched a device to prevent snow falling from commercial roofs. Called Snowguard, it is an extruded aluminium section that fits on standing seam roofs. It is fixed to standing seams with a clip system to ensure that the roof remains watertight.

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    Pilkington is picked for Manchester

    2007-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Glass maker Pilkington ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Products has supplied its laminated glass product Optilam I to the transport interchange at the North Manchester Business Park.