All Building articles in Specifier 17 February 2006

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  • News

    Off-site manufacturing

    2006-02-17T00:00:00Z

    Off-site construction is usually sold as the answer to all the industrys problems. The promise is better quality and faster project delivery. Sites are also safer, partly because there are fewer people around to get injured. But for the teams delivering these projects, it can be a different matter. The ...

  • The aluminium-and-glass home is inspired by the tea houses of Japan
    Features

    Products

    2006-02-14T16:14:00Z

    Get the fiddly bits finished before you get on site with these frames, facades and panels from construction's pod people. Then read the latest news about the firms that make them

  • Features

    Costs: Bathroom fit-outs

    2006-02-14T15:56:00Z

    Bathroom fit-out costs can make a big dent in budgets, particularly on large developments. Anthony Waterman of BRE compares the benefits of traditional techniques and off-site pods

  • Bill Ireland & Dave Turnball (left to right)
    Features

    Off-site manufacturing

    2006-02-14T15:15:00Z

    We all know what the benefits are of applying technology to construction. Snag is, you also have to redesign the team that builds them, as Thomas Lane found out when he convened a gathering of men who know

  • Features

    Checklist

    2006-02-14T14:45:00Z

    Under factory conditions, quality of finish should be guaranteed, but according to Barbour Index and Scott Brownrigg nothing should be taken for granted