All Building articles in 2008 Issue 4 – Page 5
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NewsTate Tropicale
The Maison Tropicale is under construction outside Tate Modern on the South Bank of the Thames.
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CommentThe solution
For the past 50 years we’ve fretted and failed to find a way to make the most of prefabrication. Now we’ve cracked it, thanks to China, the humble shipping container and a way to make the most of both of them
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NewsThe Simpsons
Ian Simpson Architects’ Owen Street development has been given the green light by Manchester council.
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NewsView from the rooftop
Andrew Mellor, PRP Architects’ green guru, is confident we can build zero-carbon homes. But if we are going to put up 8 million of them, there might be a few issues to iron out along the way …
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NewsRecycled PVCu windows
The Epwin Group has introduced a recycled composite material to replace steel and aluminium reinforcement in its PVCu window and door ranges.
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Pochins profit slide
Cheshire-based contractor Pochin has revealed a 52% drop in pre-tax profit to £4.4m in the six months to 30 November 2007.
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FeaturesPilot project
BAA used Terminal 5 to test-fly a number of exciting, but highly experimental practices. As Thomas Lane discovers, they all took off – then suffered very different fates
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CommentThat was then, this is now
So once the project team have finished sighing with relief, no doubt their chests will swell with pride: Terminal 5 has come in on time and to budget.
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NewsSmart meters
PRI has the home energy controller as part of a government drive to roll-out smart metering to all UK households over the next decade.
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McInerney output
Irish developer McInerney Holdings has announced a significant increase in output in the UK in 2007.
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Salford link
English Partnerships has agreed to an £8.5m funding package for an urban development linking Manchester and Salford.
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NewsKoolhaas lands a whopper
The Office for Metropolitan Architecture has revealed its final design for a science centre and aquarium at Hamburg’s HafenCity complex.
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CommentThe price of intransigence
Mediation can be used as a ploy to cut down on costs at a later trial. But if a party is suspected of playing along with no intention of compromising, everyone can end up losing a lot of money
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Intelligent thermostats
Magnum has launched an “intelligent control” thermostat, with a built-in digital clock, designed for its electrical heating systems.
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NewsSunny Glastonbury
Cole Thompson Anders Architects was the firm behind the modernising and refurbishment of Glastonbury house, a 22-storey residential block in Westminster.
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Planning gain supplement could resurface in new levy
Campaigners fear that references to ‘value uplift’ in Planning Bill could reopen door to PGS
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NewsFresh Lime
These are the first images of Glenn Howells’ revamped design for Liverpool Lime Street station.
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Orders holding up
Despite the pessimism all around, most contractors have strong order books and there are few reports of projects being cancelled or delayed. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon reports
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Low-energy floodlighting
Greenstock has launched an LED floodlight, made by Deltech, which it says uses 160 LEDs to provide the same light as an 80W lamp, but with a power consumption of 10W.