All Building articles in Building Specifier March 2003

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  • Features

    Stretching the truth

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    Or, how a sculptural fabric roof at Chatham's historic dockyard was designed to be energy efficient – something that everybody thought was impossible. As Alex Smith discovered, the solution was in the spec

  • Features

    The rules

    2003-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Legislation harmonising European product standards will force manufacturers to upgrade their insulation materials.

  • News

    Products

    2003-03-14T00:00:00Z

    This month's roofing special takes in flights of fancy at Farnborough Airport, rounds up the latest products and lays down the facts about syphonic drainage systems

  • News

    Roofing materials

    2003-03-14T00:00:00Z

  • Features

    Lifetime costs: pitched roofs

    2003-03-14T00:00:00Z

    You've got your pitched roof, but how do you cover it? Peter Mayer of Building Performance Group considers the whole-life costs of a variety of roofing options, from bitumen to concrete to metal to tiling …

  • Features

    Checklist

    2003-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Roofing materials vary hugely – different products are suitable for different applications. Richard Teale of NBS explains how they should be specified