All Building articles in 18 June 2010 – Page 3
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News
Wind energy to increase 13% this year
Turbines installed in Europe will increase capacity to almost 85GW
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CommentTy Goddard: Improving our education infrastructure
Money may be tighter than a camel in a sandstorm, but we still have to improve our education infrastructure somehow. Ty Goddard gives a few pointers as to what we might do
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Comment
What twerps we are ...
Having only now found time to read the 21 May issue of Building, and sat here in my Antwerp office, I feel compelled to point out that the man “living the high life” up an aerial mast in Antwerp is in Belgium and not Holland as your caption states!
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Comment
Storing up trouble
We need to reduce carbon emissions now, not in 10, 20 or 50 years’ time if we are to have an impact on global warming
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Comment
So where then?
It seems to me that only Brian Berry can see further than the end of his nose (Government plans to stop developers building homes on gardens, 9 June, Building.co.uk)
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CommentWell-defended settlements
Showing that settlement costs are unreasonable is a difficult task, as the installer of a defective sprinkler found when Siemens chased it for payment
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FeaturesSealing strips
ISO-Chemie, maker of foam sealants, has launched ISO-Connect HB-Band, a permanent horizontal seal to prevent moisture transfer and rising damp between wall sole plates and foundation walls or floor slabs in timber-framed buildings
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Mechanical ventilation
Itho has launched a compact mechanical ventilation and heat recovery unit suitable for two to three bedroom apartments and houses
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Ucatt in voting irregularity probe
An independent body that oversees trade unions is looking into allegations of irregularities during the election of Ucatt general secretary Alan Ritchie last year, writes Michael Glackin.The certification officer, an independent ombudsman appointed by the government, has given Ucatt three weeks to respond to allegations that are understood to centre ...
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Features
Soffit insulation
Promat has launched Promat TLFR Board to complement its existing range of soffit insulation solutions
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FeaturesWoodfibre insulation
Natural Building Technologies’ Diffutherm woodfibre insulation system has received BBA accreditation for both masonry and timber-frame constructions
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NewsShapps poised to hand HCA role in regulating social housing
Watchdog seen as key to guaranteeing billions of pounds of bank lending for housing development
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Features
Gas membrane
Construction membranes specialist Icopal has extended its range of gas membranes with the launch of the Monarflex CO2 membrane
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Comment
A fraud-free Games
In response to your recent piece, “The Salami Olympics” (28 May, page 54), the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has, since the very start of the project, been aware of the potential exposure to fraud of large construction projects
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Scott Wilson in takeover talks with two US firms
Consultant engineer turns back on other suitors in bid to gain access to US market
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How do I... enforce a judgment so my opponent pays up?
In the last of our series on cutting your legal costs, Alexandra Clough looks at the options available if you get a court judgment in your favour but still can’t get paid
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CommentFalse economies
Experian is predicting a slight upturn for 2011 and 2012, but that’s predicated on continued recovery in the private sector and no more than £5bn cuts in public spending. That’s optimistic
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Dunster gets OBE in Queen’s honours
Bill Dunster, the architect behind the low-energy BedZed development in south London, received an OBE for services to sustainable housing in the Queen’s birthday honours last weekend