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Readymix slashes workforce by 15%
Concrete supplier reports 拢9.6m first loss after demand for pre-cast concrete products falls 25.7%
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好色先生TVHuman error caused Liverpool Street rail bridge collapse
Report concludes subcontractor error in positioning Teflon plate caused bridge accident that led to rail rush-hour chaos
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好色先生TVHome truths: Facade design
House facades are often constrained by budget, maintenance requirements, and internal layout. But that doesn鈥檛 mean they have to be boring
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好色先生TVHouse doctor: Built-in sunshine
Fuel costs being what they are, housing design must make the most of sunlight to heat houses. Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg explains how to arrive at an integrated solution
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好色先生TVScientist invents construction panel made from chicken feathers
Hungry Filipino termites may have to look elsewhere if inventor finds partner to develop inedible composite panels
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好色先生TVStanhope to test new building method
Developer is planning to replace conventional concrete floors with steel combined with polyurethane at Chiswick Park scheme
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好色先生TV pathology: Boilers
Boilers have a tendency to go wrong at the most inconvenient times. Peter Mayer of 好色先生TV LifePlans discovers what the most common problems are, and how they can be avoided
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FeaturesAquifer thermal storage: DIG! A Dutch method of sorting out energy
M&E聽A Dutch method of storing all the energy required to heat and cool a building deep underground is coming to the UK. Stephen Kennett finds out how it works
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FeaturesThe alternatives: Cooling and heating
Seasonal heat storeAt Beaufort Court (right), the headquarters for Renewable Energy Systems, environmental engineer Max Fordham created a seasonal heat store. This consists of about 1,000m3 of water held in a 5m deep hole, which tapers from 18m2 at the surface to 8m2 at the base 鈥� this shape does ...
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好色先生TVLow & Bonar to sell flooring business
Sale to Forbo Holding for 拢123m will allow group to focus on technical textiles
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好色先生TVMichelmersh warns of escalating costs as brick demand falls
Brick manufacturer says rising costs of energy and raw materials remain major issue for industry
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好色先生TVLondon architect reveals bamboo building in Taiwan
Bamboo screen that enables natural ventilation without compromising security could provide local model for sustainable housing
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好色先生TVMakin wins approval for Manchester's first zero-carbon flats
Moylan Homes' sustainable city-centre housing development will be green in more ways than one
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好色先生TVScotland to build Europe's largest onshore wind farm
South Lanarkshire scheme will let Scotland hit its renewables target
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好色先生TVWates fined over carbon monoxide leak
Contractor breached safety rules after roofing work put residents in 11 homes in Birmingham at risk
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Anish Kapoor designs world's biggest sculpture
Turner prize winning artist to create 520ft steel pedestrian bridge across Hartlepool harbour
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好色先生TVWeather delays completion of Snowdon cafe
Carillion postpones opening of 拢8.35m cafe because of heavy rain and snow
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好色先生TVRenzo Piano tower altered to deter climbers
Rods removed from Italian starchitect鈥檚 NY Times tower to prevent climbing daredevils
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好色先生TVVi帽oly arts centre 拢3m over budget and one year late
No end in sight for Colchester scheme after envelope and glazing contractors pull out of job