All Building articles in New Concrete 2006
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FeaturesTouching the void
If you thought concrete had to be heavy then you've clearly never used the latest void forming systems, reports Roger Northam of Cobiax Technologies
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Solid as a rock
An unfortunate side effect of the increasing use of lighter, longer floor spans is vibration, a particular problem in buidings such as hospitals. But as The Concrete Centre’s Andrew Minson reports, this doesn’t have to be a problem
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Trent's Sheffield job starts on site
Construction is now under way on a 13-storey residential development in Tenter Street, Sheffield, which was designed by Axis Architecture.
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NewsThe latest in hassle-free housebuilding
H+H Celcon has introduced the Rå House (pronounced "raw"), a new concept in masonry construction. It is made from Celcon aircrete blocks stuck together using the "Thin-Joint" system. The floors and roofs also use proprietary systems, and there is an option to use Celcon Foundation blocks and the Celcon Flooring ...
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Permeable paving goes mainstream
A new report from Interpave, Permeable Paving Projects: Concrete Block Permeable Pavements Case Studies and Update, provides evidence of the movement of concrete block permeable pavement technology into the mainstream.
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FeaturesPlaying it cool
The first glasshouse to be built at Kew in almost 20 years is not designed to keep heat in – quite the opposite in fact. Which is why concrete proved to be as vital a component as glass.
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FeaturesConstruction lessons
A new prestressed slab product has helped to deliver quality student accommodation at a West Country university within a tight deadline, reports George Tootell, special projects director at Buchan Concrete Solutions
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FeaturesCracking the code
The British Standard for the structural use of concrete is to be replaced with Eurocode 2 in March 2008. But there’s no need to worry, says The Concrete Centre’s Charles Goodchild
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FeaturesA class of its own
Concrete's thermal efficiency and adaptability means it's not only well placed to deliver the government's school construction and refurbishment programme, it can do so sustainably, says The Concrete Centre's Andrew Minson
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FeaturesCentre of learning
The successful design and construction of Oldham's library and lifelong learning centre could teach other PFI consortiums a thing or two
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NewsConcrete Centre names winners of student design competition
The judges were impressed by the entries for the ‘plastic-opacity' themed contest, reports The Concrete Centre's Allan Haines
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Carbon trading
Timber homes might have less embodied CO2 than than those buit from concrete. But new research shows that over their lifetime, concrete homes win the carbon battle hands down. By Jeff Dyson of The Concrete Centre
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Get your Sustainability Awards entries in
The Concrete Centre is inviting entries for its Sustainability Awards 2006.
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Events - Graduate summer workshop will examine ‘adventures beyond modernism'
The resurgence of interest in the potential of concrete and its architectural and engineering possibilities will be examined as part of the 2006 graduate summer workshop, to be held between 21 and 25 August.
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NewsEvents - Daniel Libeskind to present 2006 BCA Berthold Lubetkin memorial lecture
Architect Daniel Libeskind is to present this year's British Cement Association Berthold Lubetkin Memorial Lecture, sponsored by The Concrete Centre.
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Events - Papers wanted for the Concrete Communication Conference 2006
A call for papers has been issued for the forthcoming Concrete Communications Conference 2006, to be hosted by The Concrete Centre, the British Cement Association and The Concrete Society.