All Building articles in Building Specifier April 2002
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News
Your number's up
Establishing a precise window specification will ensure tenders for the fenestration package are compliant with Part L – but don't rely on the tables in the approved documents, warns Alex Smith. The moral is: if in doubt, consult your manufacturer
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Features
Windows, glazing and internal doors
What factors should an architect or builder consider when specifying internal doors and windows? Gerard Daws of Davis Langdon Schumann Smith lists the six essential points that apply to everything from a home extension to a million-pound City fit-out
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LIfetime costs: timber and PVCu windows
The Building Performance Group takes a look at the window specifier's options in timber and PVCu frames, including the pros and cons of each type, how long the frames can be expected to last, and what they'll have cost by the end of their service
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Features
Blue-sky thinking
Natural light and lots of it was needed for a hospital in East Anglia. But with a PFI consortium keen to keep costs down and planners restricting the building to four storeys, it was only going to happen if the design and specification was just right. Alex Smith reports on ...