All Building articles in Specifier 04 July 2008
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Features
Insulated wall panels
SpeedDeck Building Systems has added two new thicknesses to its Vitesse architectural wall range to provide enhanced U-values and thermal efficiency
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FeaturesSandwich panel facades
This sandwich wall facade by Hunter Douglas was used on an extension to Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
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FeaturesSteel cladding
Corus Colors has introduced the next generation of its pre-finished steel roof and wall cladding system
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FeaturesSolar-powered LED cladding: Great wall of China
Beijing’s ‘media wall’ brings to life Simone Giostra’s concept of a narrative facade. Stephen Kennett looks at how this unique, decade-in-the-making concept merges art and artifice onto one illuminated electronic showstopper
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Ceramic facade panels
Shackerley is extending its ventilated rainscreen offerings with a range of terracotta and unglazed ceramic tiles.
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FeaturesCauses of failure: Profiled sheeting
Corrugated steel sheets are more sophisticated than ever, and used in everything from schools and museums to hospitals. But Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans discovers things can go wrong
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Aluminium-timber facades
Senior Aluminium Systems (SAS) has launched a new facade range called Hybrid
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FeaturesAluminium perforated cladding
Manchester’s Chill Factor, the UK’s longest indoor ski slope, has more than 5,000m2 of Kalzip aluminium cladding, as well as perforated facades and profiled sheets.
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FeaturesThe alternatives: Interactive facades
Here are three alternative facade systems to bring your buildings to life