All Features articles – Page 368
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FeaturesParadise Street, Liverpool: Mayfair comes to Merseyside
With a pricetag of £1bn , Liverpool One could have ended up as a never-ending shopping mall. But it’s a whole lot classier than that.
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FeaturesYou and me both
It’s not just the young people on The Prince’s Trust training programmes who benefit – companies that support The Trust can enjoy a whole lot more than a warm glow
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FeaturesThe chance of a better life
Many of the young people The Prince’s Trust works with have a troubled history of one kind or another. But then, that’s what makes helping them so rewarding, says Martina Milburn, The Prince’s Trust chief executive
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FeaturesYour turn to believe
Support The Prince's Trust - Join the Construction and Business Services Leadership Group
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FeaturesRIBA Book Award: Park and read
A surprisingly beautiful book on car parks nabbed the best space at this year’s international book award for construction. Judge Max Fordham tells Martin Spring why it deserved to win
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FeaturesProtected animals: Dangerous creatures!
Don’t be fooled by the fur: one bat can bring your entire project to a halt. And now a change in the law means that so can water voles and even snails. Has the world gone mad?
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Cost update: May 2008
Manufacturing input costs surge as oil and import prices drive inflation higher, although material cost pressures continue to ease, report Máren Baldauf and Jay Kotecha of Davis Langdon
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FeaturesSpotlights
Zumtobel’s new Arcos spotlight and wallwasher system provides architects and designers with a complete range of spotlights for specification in museums, art galleries and shops.
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Movers and makers
Kingspan Insulation’s Kooltherm K12 Framing Board has passed the fire test under BS 476 Part 21. The test is designed to assess the length of time building materials can maintain integrity and resistance under fire conditions. It provided the required performance for more than 50 minutes.Cladding manufacturer Kalzip has revamped ...
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FeaturesWashroom lockers
Washroom Washroom’s Tempo collection has been used at the £5.8m Mark Hall sports centre in Harlow, Essex.
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FeaturesSweden's leading light
Lighting has a critical role to play in the sustainability of our buildings. One Swedish firm, though, hasn’t forgotten the aesthetic side …
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Laminate panelling
Polyrey has launched Papago, a collection of decorative laminate wall panelling for interior applications.
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Heavy duty partitioning
British Gypsum has introduced a hybrid version of its GypWall Extreme partition system for applications that need one side of the wall to perform beyond the BS5234 “Severe Duty” rating.
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FeaturesDrinking concrete
When that brutalist milestone, the Hayward Gallery, demanded a bar, the architect and operations director endeavoured to make it look like it came out of the concrete. Here, they explain how they did it
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FeaturesProcurement: Competitive dialogue
If your client’s public-sector scheme needs bidder input during procurement, then competitive dialogue is likely to be the best option. Now that some projects have been let using the process, Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon reviews the lessons learned
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Self-cleaning cladding
SpeedDeck Building Systems has enhanced its Vitesse steel-faced architectural wall cladding products by offering an optional self-cleaning surface.
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Laminate cladding
Abet’s MEG collection of exterior grade laminate has been extended to provide a new range of colours, styles and finishes.
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Suspended ceilings
Armstrong World Industries, a supplier of suspended ceiling systems, has extended its range of metal ceiling solutions with the introduction of the Orcal Canopy.
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FeaturesJohn Dodds: Listen carefully
A slump in private housing and a boom in the social sector – not to mention a certain OFT inquiry – have led to restructuring plans at Kier. Its normally outspoken chief executive, John Dodds, tells Tom Bill as much as he dares