All Building articles in 28 January 2011 – Page 3
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Mass concrete panel system
Precast concrete cladding specialist Mass has made its concrete panel system available in larger sizes. They now come in widths and heights of up to 2m and thicknesses of up to 25mm. Made from lightweight, water-resistant concrete, the company claims the panels are thinner than stone and other cement-based options ...
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Rainscreen cladding at MediaCity
A combined CA Group Execa rainscreen cladding system has been used to clad two part-residential and studio buildings at MediaCity in Salford.
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NewsEvidence heard in court of councils' challenge to government over schools cull
Councils’ lawyers appeared in court this week to argue the government’s scrapping of schools was unlawful
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Kingspan ceramic panels
Panels are fixed to Benchmark Karrier panel at this McAndrew Watts-designed scheme at Sutton Coldfield College
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FeaturesCanada: the friendly careers frontier
For pioneering UK construction professionals scanning the international horizon, there can be few places more attractive than a country with English speakers, simple contracts, nice big scenery and lots of work
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NewsNakheel saga: firm seeks British consultants
Despite its debts, Nakheel has been seeking British consultants for a new development in Dubai
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NewsOlympic park legacy body to gain expanded remit
OLPC will become a development corporation, as early end to Olympic Delivery Authority mooted
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NewsBlast-resistant cladding from Sapa
A blast-resistant cladding system from Sapa Building Systems has been used on a new Welsh Assembly building at Llandudno Junction in North Wales.
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FeaturesBlackfriars station: Pulling out the stops
Blackfriars station is being rebuilt on a bridge right over the River Thames. With a four-lane road to the north, live railway lines on all sides and the river below, it’s not the easiest site on which to deliver a complex project. So how was it done? Thomas Lane buys ...
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FeaturesBest of British: Nigel Webb of British Land
In construction’s current competitive climate, talk of new activity and large-scale development is what everyone is listening out for. British Land’s head of development, Nigel Webb, certainly has something to say.
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FeaturesThe beautiful game: World Cups in Qatar and Russia
England’s loss of its World Cup bid could be the UK construction industry’s gain. Qatar and Russia have billions of dollars to build stadiums and infrastructure from scratch but, says Roxane McMeeken, it’s us Brits that have the relevant talents and experience. So how easy will it be to win ...
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Changing the rules: Make's straw bale cladding at University of Nottingham
Architect Make decided a new university biosciences building deserved the UK’s first straw curtain walling system. So how did they do it?
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NewsMouchel’s debt refinancing will not attract new bids
Costain’s £170m bid is likely to remain the only offer and will not increase, say analysts
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NewsAtkins and F+G form green consultancy division
’Single unit of environmental excellence’ for consultant Atkins and subsidiary Faithful + Gould
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Architects in film
Lights, camera, architect … What does cinema tells us about a profession that for many remains shrouded in mystery? On the day a film about Norman Foster is released, Ike Ijeh takes a look at some fictional architects from the silver screen to see if they have any basis in ...
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NewsOlympic aquatic centre to spend ‘millions’ on gyms
High price to pay for gyms to be added to Olympic aquatic centre after they were removed from the original design
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Kalzip bronze and gold aluminium sheets
Kalzip has added a choice of bronze and gold hues to its range of profiled aluminium roof and wall cladding sheets. The new colours are available as the AluPlusPatina surface treatment, an electrolytic process where the colour forms part of the surface of the metal. Kalzip says the matt finish ...
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Alcoa multicolour panels
Alcoa Architectural Products has extended the range of finishes available for its range of Reynobond composite cladding panels. The panels, which consist of an insulated core faced with aluminium, are now are available in a choice of 22 wood designs and 21 natural finishes including granite, sandstone, zinc, copper and ...
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Sika Simple panel adhesive
Construction chemicals specialist Sika’s tack panel adhesive was used to bond four different types of cladding panel to a residential building in London
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NewsFour dead in Norfolk accident
Health and safety procedures must be adhered to, say unions after site deaths
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