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CPD 29 2014: Radiant heating and cooling panels

2014-10-07T06:00:00Z

Radiant panels can be used as an alternative to traditional convectors to heat and cool buildings. This module, sponsored by Zehnder, examines their benefits, design considerations and most common applications
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What to specify: M&E

2014-10-06T12:00:00Z

This week’s M E products include a video fire detection system that has been installed at the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight hangar, and a new heating system for the Humberside Police HQ in Hull
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From the archives in 2010

2014-10-03T06:00:00Z

In 2010, Building profiled the prospective stadium designs of Qatar’s 2022 world cup bid
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Interview: Steve Morgan

2014-10-03T00:00:00Z

Steve Morgan left Redrow in 2000 but returned five years ago to save the housebuilder he founded, now it’s posting record results
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Image of the week: ‘Behold the brick’

2014-10-02T10:30:00Z

Boris Johnson wows the Conservative party conference using piece of building material
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Contractors' salary survey 2014: The only way is up

2014-10-02T06:00:00Z

Construction’s recovery was always going to bring higher wages and the upward pressure on salaries is almost countrywide
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Shored up: The RNLI's lifeboat centre in Poole

2014-10-01T06:00:00Z

Before the Royal National Lifeboat Institute could begin construction on its All-weather Lifeboat Centre in Poole Harbour, Dorset, it first had to find a way to manage the flood risk of its quayside location
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CPD 27 2014: Building automation and compliance with BS EN 15232

2014-10-01T06:00:00Z

This CPD module, sponsored by Schneider Electric, shows how the British and European standard BS EN 15232 can help building designers and managers to get the most out of integrated, automated control systems
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Building intelligence: Q2 2014

2014-09-30T10:45:00Z

Experian Economics shows that construction activity stayed flat throughout the second quarter of the year, but still putting it 5% higher when compared with the same period for 2013
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Tracker: August 2014

2014-09-29T15:45:00Z

The construction activity index slides down to 58 following the previous month’s post-recessionary high, while activity by sector also takes an overall negative shape
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The Russian dilemma

2014-09-26T06:29:00Z

The Ukraine crisis has brought uncertainty to what should be a flourishing Russian market, but there are still good reasons for doing business there
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Sketch of the week: City scape

2014-09-26T06:00:00Z

This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Lauren Cordeiro, a year 10 work experience student who spent a week at bptw partnership this summer
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Image of the week: Putting the 'bee' in British …

2014-09-26T06:00:00Z

UKTI present Wolfgang Buttress and BDP’s competition-winning design for the British pavilion at next year’s Milan Expo
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CPD 26 2014: Introduction to waterproof concrete

2014-09-26T06:00:00Z

Concrete is comprised of aggregate of different sizes, cement and water. This module, sponsored by Waterproof Concrete with Site Supervision, examines the benefits of reducing water content in concrete
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From the archives in 2010

2014-09-26T06:00:00Z

Building meets then shadow housing minister Grant Shapps in the run-up to the 2010 general election
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Interview: Phil Wilbraham

2014-09-25T06:00:00Z

Phil Wilbraham, the man who oversaw two Heathrow terminals, now has to implement the airport’s new framework strategy, which means driving down construction costs
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Cost model: Extra care housing

2014-09-25T06:00:00Z

With a rapidy ageing population demanding high standards of both housing and care, while also imposing a rising cost on public finances, could “extra care” housing be part of the solution?
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Slow progress

2014-09-24T11:30:00Z

The recovery is still moving at a slow pace but August saw a year-on-year increase in construction awards. Michael Dall presents highlights of Barbour ABI’s latest monthly Economic Construction Market Review, with a special focus on the commercial and retail sector
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Singapore National Stadium: Breaking new ground

2014-09-24T06:00:00Z

It isn’t so much the Singapore National Stadium’s vast steel dome that sets it apart, as the pioneering cooling system that might just come to the rescue of the 2022 Qatar World Cup
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CPD 25 2014: Flat-to-pitched roof conversions

2014-09-24T06:00:00Z

This CPD module, sponsored by Langley Waterproofing Systems, outlines the key factors to consider when installing a pitched roof on an existing flat-roofed property