All Building articles in Building Specifier July 2003

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  • Features

    Tiles of the unexpected

    2003-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Or how a Kohn Pederson Fox architect with a burning obsession went on the trail of gleaming ceramic facade tiles, and uncovered their secrets with the help of a mysterious, code-cracking stranger … Alex Smith followed the story

  • News

    Tiles

    2003-07-11T00:00:00Z

  • Features

    The rules

    2003-07-11T00:00:00Z

    In several important areas, the new European standards for curtain walling differ from existing UK standards, says Stephen Ledbetter of CWCT

  • News

    Products

    2003-07-11T00:00:00Z

    In our cladding special, a bay apartment block is protected from the elements and a crèche wall is protected from flying toys – plus how to (safely) soften facades with planting

  • Features

    Lifetime costs: renders

    2003-07-11T00:00:00Z

    With so many render options out there, how do you choose the one you need? Peter Mayer of Building Performance Group examines the key issues and outlines the whole-life costs of three alternatives

  • Comment

    Glazed and confused

    2003-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Terracotta glazing is enjoying a revival. It was used extensively at the beginning of the last century, and is proving popular at the start of the 21st. Specifying it is not always straightforward, though, as architect Kohn Pederson Fox found out when it tried to recreate an 80-year-old mottled glaze ...

  • Features

    Checklist

    2003-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Specifying cladding and curtain walling means considering different materials and installation methods. Richard Teale of NBS helps out