All Building articles in 17 April 2009 – Page 5
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Multi-room ventilation
Itho Ventilation has introduced the Cas Eco 2 range of roof ventilators that offers central extract ventilation from areas such as wet rooms and bathrooms in domestic and commercial buildings
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Mortgages rise
The number of mortgages approved in February rose to 24,300, 4% more than January according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders
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Mixer taps
Impulse Bathrooms has added the Eclipse range of mixers to its contemporary-styled bathroom fittings
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Preventing legionella
Pegler Yorkshire has introduced the Prestex circulation valve which is designed to help prevent legionella bacteria from breeding in domestic hot and cold water systems
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NewsOh! Kolkata!
UK architect Piercy Conner has unveiled this design for an unnamed client in Kolkata, India for a project it is calling Symhomes Mk 2
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FeaturesSustainability: Zero-carbon homes
The government has committed itself to making new homes zero carbon after 2016. But a lot depends on how you define zero … Isabel McAllister of Cyril Sweett reports
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NewsStreamlined hobs
Whirlpool has launched its designer Filo gas hobs. Finished in stainless steel, the hobs have a one-piece base plate that fits flush into the worktop for a streamlined look
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NewsUAE site workers are slaves, says lobby group
Pressure grows on UK firms to push for improvements in conditions after Panorama investigation
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CommentOutrageous fortune
To make it as an architect you have to be prepared to endure long periods of evil luck as you wait for the phone call that will turn everything around …
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Low flow shower
Tap and shower maker Deva has added the Tahi shower to its water-saving Satinjet range
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Salmond fishing
This is an open letter to Scottish first minister Alex Salmond to express my concern at the lack of direction from the government in addressing the pressing concerns of construction in Scotland
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Notts firms profit falls
Turnover at Nottinghamshire civil engineering and building company North Midland Construction fell 4.3% from £211.3m to £202.2m in the year ended 31 December 2008
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Homeowner distress
More than 3,000 property owners contacted Property Portfolio Rescue in the first three months of 2009
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NewsVerry drafts in director to sort out pay row
Verry Construction has brought in an operations director to sort out payments to subcontractors after a series of complaints over late payments and unpaid debts
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Waterloo Imax ‘safe’ from recladding with digital screens
A row over the remodelling of the British Film Institute’s Imax cinema beside Waterloo station has been defused after lobbying by Kate Hoey, a former sports minister
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FeaturesEdward Cullinan's Stonebridge estate: pride of place
Edward Cullinan’s mixed-use Hillside Hub completes the overhaul of a north-west London estate that John Major once avoided for fear of being shot. Dan Stewart finds it a reformed character
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NewsStyles & Wood enters crunch talks with investors
Cheshire fit-out firm woos turnaround specialists as it races to bolster balance sheet
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Jacobs on Crossrail
Jacobs Engineering has scooped the Department for Transport’s project representative role on Crossrail.
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FeaturesThe credit insurance drought
The trade insurance market is in deep trouble, and the firms that rely on it are having to turn away work just when they need it most. Katie Puckett reports on what’s gone wrong, and how it can be rectified