All Building articles in Specifier 07 March 2008
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FeaturesWhat a mesh!
A Japanese architect and a UK cladding specialist came together to develop the shimmering expanded aluminium veil that has been used to clad the New Museum of Contemporary Art.
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FeaturesMellow yellow
The striking shell of the Le Safron festival hall, south-east of Paris, has been clad in the new copper aluminium alloy Tecu Gold.
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Insulated roof and wall panels
Arcelor Construction has added the Fidelite insulated roof and wall system to its Arval range of systems.
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FeaturesGlazing over
Fendor manufactures and installs performance glazing ranging from standard commercial curtain walls and windows to specialist fire and security glazing systems.
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Minimalist fittings
DR Services is to market Sadev’s range of point fittings and spiders for facades and glass canopies in the UK.
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life At the sharp end
Cladding In an explosion, every fragment of glass in a building becomes a potentially lethal missile. Stephen Kennett looks at the best ways to protect ourselves
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Profiled cladding
Euroclad has added to its Elite range of built-up cladding products with a horizontal wall system that features a half round profile outer sheet.
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Terracotta rainscreen cladding
TI Dynamic Facades has launched a single-skin terracotta rainscreen system that is suitable for both domestic and commercial applications.
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Anti-graffiti paint
Johnstone has launched an anti-graffiti system that is suitable for both interior and exterior brick, masonry and previously painted surfaces in sectors such as education, retail, transport and leisure.
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NewsThe SmartLIFE sustainable skills centre in Cambridgeshire
Instead of talking about the industry skills crisis the team behind a new innovative training centre have done something about it. And in nearly two years they have seen 2,500 trained workers in prefabrication and renewables installations enter the industry