All Building articles in 26 November 2010 – Page 2
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NewsKier and Miller bottom of Kickstart 'hall of shame'
Miller hits back as Cabe’s controversial design rating exposed by Freedom of Information request
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Bob Neill on government's £500m gift to the Thames Gateway
Minister reveals plans for investment in post-Olympic East London at the Thames Gateway Forum
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FeaturesFirst Impressions: Stuttgart playwood pavilion
Pavilion made of bendy plywood pushes the limits of computing and structural design tools
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Comment... and then there were two
It seems Mark Hammond, 12 November’s blunder spotter, was not alone.
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FeaturesSite protection
Power may be a growing sector, but the industry would be wise not to get carried away before doing due diligence. James Flynn of law firm Heatons explains
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Movers and makers
Kingspan Insulation has published guides to the four new 2010 approved documents to the Building Regulations on conservation of fuel and power in domestic and non-domestic new builds and refurbs. They provide designers, specifiers, installers and end users with detailed information on the effect the documents will have on ...
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Low-energy ventilation
A new store for Asda at Langley Mill in Derbyshire will be the first in the UK to use Breathing Buildings’ patented e-stack low energy ventilation system.The e-stack natural ventilation system is designed to ensure the fresh air rates required for building regulations, while minimising the heating energy required. This ...
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Low-energy lighting
Zumtobel has launched the Panos Infinity LED downlight range. The minimalist design features a luminaire efficiency of up to 77 lumens per watt. As a result the LED technology is claimed to outcompete traditional compact fluorescent lamps in terms of efficiency and lighting quality.The luminaire’s luminous flux in excess of ...
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NewsLED lighting
Trilux has launched the Neximo suspended luminaire, which incorporates LED technology to make it more energy efficient. Suitable for commercial applications, the unit has a tapering body section with a depth of 25mm. It uses 22 LEDs to emit light directly to the desktop, and its indirect wide distribution - ...
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FeaturesRisk of insolvency
When giants like Connaught and Rok go into freefall, they often knock out others on their way down. Roxane McMeeken asks the experts how SMEs can protect themselves from insolvency higher up the supply chain
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NewsThe Shard: A record high
Renzo Piano’s skyscraper takes the Canary Wharf Tower’s title as London’s tallest building
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CommentHansom: Look over there!
Distractions abound in the industry this week, from executive toys in Rok’s offices, elusive bosses, misplacing a wind farm and a handy suggestion for the Irish government’s PR team
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FeaturesThe green stuff
Is the coalition’s promise to be ’the greenest government ever’ borne out in its spending plans? And which energy sectors will fare the best? Victoria Jackson and the energy group of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, investigate
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FeaturesGoing private
Let’s face it: the future of power and energy infrastructure will depend on private money. Mark Richards explores how the industry can tempt in the cash
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FeaturesNomura’s office fit-out
Invesment bank Nomura wanted its £100m, 400,000ft2 offfice fit-out completed in eight months, the problem was finding a contractor able to work at that pace. Building finds out how Como, Mace’s fit-out arm, managed to race to the finish line
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CommentFairness heads south
Come back John Prescott, all is forgiven! You probably never thought you’d hear such a plea
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EDF to name Hinkley Point team next month
EDF will select a preferred bidder for the £180m earthworks contract for its planned Hinkley Point nuclear power station before Christmas, write Joey Gardiner and David Matthews.
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CommentProving economic duress
Some construction clients are trying to force their suppliers to drop prices. But the courts will come down hard on those who rely on illegitimate threats and financial leverage