All Building articles in Specifier 15 July 2005

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  • News

    Off-site manufacture

    2005-07-15T00:00:00Z

    This week, we look at the startling way this bingo hall renovation was designed and how an off-site solution was found for an elegant cedar-framed family house in Oxford. Plus advice on specifying steel frames and all the latest products

  • Features

    Checklist

    2005-07-14T10:34:00Z

    Steel frames are becoming increasingly favoured in off-site construction – but there are some issues for the specifier to consider. Barbour Index and Scott Brownrigg offer some pointers

  • Features

    Costs: Prefabricated structural panels

    2005-07-14T10:26:00Z

    Prefabricated structural panels are increasingly specified as an alternative to traditional site construction. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans considers the whole-life-cost implications

  • Brick and cedar panel system
    Features

    Specifier Products

    2005-07-14T10:15:00Z

    In this off-site special, a panel-framed home that’s ultra-energy efficient, all-in-one shower pods and how car parks can help solve the housing crisis. Plus the latest on the industry’s movers and shakers

  • This conversion of this former cinema into apartments risked damaging the auditorium ceiling. The answer was to suspend the modular apartments from arches
    Features

    Off-site manufacture

    2005-07-14T09:58:00Z

    This week, we look at the startling way this bingo hall renovation was designed and how an off-site solution was found for an elegant cedar-framed family house in Oxford. Plus advice on specifying steel frames and all the latest products