All Building articles in Building Specifier May 2004

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    The rules

    2004-05-13T00:00:00Z

    We all know the importance of fire safety and disability access. So why do two sets of regulations appear to contradict each other? Plus, an update on the discrimination debate over metal door handles. Alex Smith reports

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    Products

    2004-05-13T00:00:00Z

    This month, highly intelligent doors and windows that can be customised to suit any size or design – and their applications to some top educational institutions

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    Glazed in glory

    2004-05-13T00:00:00Z

    Rick Mather's Lincoln School of Architecture, shoehorned into a small site next to a railway track, is a triumph of design ingenuity. We find out how specifiying the right windows made all the difference

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    Costs

    2004-05-13T00:00:00Z

    We tell you to steel yourselves for the latest price rises in metal doors and windows, and explains how the schools market is on the up and up

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    Checklist

    2004-05-13T00:00:00Z

    With technical advances being made all the time, window specifiers need to keep abreast of the changes. Barbour Index and Building Specifier outline five ways to get the best results

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    All becomes clear

    2004-05-13T00:00:00Z

    Rick Mather Architects knows that when designing a minimalist building, its windows have a great bearing on its appearance.