All Buildings, Design and Specification articles – Page 40
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NewsCouncil rejects 28-storey Manchester student resi tower over ‘poor quality cladding’
Council said the £40m proposals would have a ‘detrimental impact on visual amenity’
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NewsL&G gets green light to turn former Debenhams Edinburgh flagship into £50m boutique hotel
Work to start next year, while Sheppard Robson gets go-ahead for House of Fraser building revamp in Manchester
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FeaturesAchieve water regulation compliance with the right WC system
Here, Glen Peters, technical support manager at Viega looks at what specifiers need to consider when selecting a WC system. This includes how to ensure it complies with water supply regulations and the revised acceptance criteria for WRAS and KIWA certification with regard to filling valves.
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FeaturesAllies and Morrison choose 50mm format Vandersanden brick for award-winning Westbourne Park Baptist Church
Crème is created from a combination of different clay forms
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Information - BuildingOn-demand webinar | Innovation in materials: How to avoid brick stains and efflorescence
This webinar is available on demand for free
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Information - BuildingOn-demand webinar | What can the industry do to best combat the materials shortages?
This webinar is on demand for free
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NewsMore suppliers clamp down on sales of cement as demand rockets
Building understands Cemex and Breedon rationing supplies of products as post-lockdown boom shows no sign of slowing down
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NewsGreen light for RMA’s 25-storey east London tower
Plans for 274 homes led by Muse and Poplar Harca
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NewsWorld’s tallest modular tower officially launched
HTA Design says Croydon tower built from ready-built pods sets new standards for high rise housing
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NewsBallymore to spend £20m on fire safety repairs
Developer will not confirm if amount will cover all remediation costs
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NewsLocal MP launches objection to £800m Greenwich scheme, saying it is too tall
OMA-designed development would include four towers up to 36-storeys in height
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NewsLondon office starts up 20% as commercial sector roars back into action
More than half of schemes are major refurbishments
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FeaturesCost model: Zero carbon offices
UK offices could well become the standard-bearers for innovative carbon-cutting practices – here Aecom provides a cost breakdown of a typical low carbon office scheme
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FeaturesCosting Steelwork 17: Market update
Costing Steelwork is a series from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life that provides guidance on costing structural steelwork. This quarter provides a market update and updates the five cost models previously featured in Costing Steelwork
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FeaturesBodmin Jail: unlocking the potential of a piece of Cornish history
Abandoned in 1927 and left to ruin for almost a century, it took a team of brave (or foolhardy?) developers to decide that Bodmin Jail had the potential to become a hotel and tourist attraction. Bats, pigeons, neighbouring builders and covid-19 ensured that realising their vision was easier said ...
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NewsIn pictures: Structure Tone completes food chain Eataly’s first UK outpost
Scheme built almost entirely during pandemic
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FeaturesYou can’t build, build, build if you don’t have the materials
A global shortage of key products means prices are rising and lead times growing, potentially putting the recovery at risk. Tom Lowe reports