All Features articles – Page 425
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FeaturesBest housing or residential project sponsored by Wavin
Winner — Urban Splash - Lister Mills, Bradford
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FeaturesBest commercial project sponsored by Oval
Winner — E Bowman & Sons - The Burghley Brewhouse project
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FeaturesBest one-off house sponsored by Building Design
Winner — Lebberston Hall - Bramhall Blenkharn
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FeaturesBest public/community project sponsored by Calco
Winner — Snell Associates - Water activities centre, Whitlingham park
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FeaturesBaxi and the Band A boilers
WHO MAKES IT - About 1.5 million people replace their heating systems every year, so business is good at boiler specialist Baxi. But what effect have the changes to Part L had on sales?
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FeaturesArt of planning fire escapes
HOW WE WORK TOGETHER - When Snell Associates wanted an effective but stylish solution to fire escape at the Arnolfini Centre for Contemporary Art in Bristol, Clark Door’s sliding solution proved a masterstroke
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FeaturesBest partnership with a designer, architect or consultant sponsored by IHS Engineering
Winner — Flintshire council and Blue Green Architects
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Why not work in . . . East Anglia
Hays Construction and Property propose a change of scenery
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FeaturesBest access/disability innovation sponsored by LABC
Winner — Erewash council - Long Eaton library
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£320m Haden deal extends Balfour’s lead over industry
Contractor rides high on back of seven-year government services deal
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FeaturesMore than just a QS
Paul Morrell will leave a big hole when he says goodbye to Davis Langdon
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FeaturesSustainability: Thermal insulation
Much of the energy consumed by buildings is lost through their fabric. Enhanced insulation could potentially make an ever greater contribution to long-term performance. Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon examines the issues and costs
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FeaturesWe wish to make a complaint
The supply of gas, water and electricity seems to present terrible problems to the companies whose sole business is to do just that – and things are getting steadily worse. Lorraine Cushnie finds out why
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FeaturesSaved by a credit card
Tropus made it into business by the slimmest of margins – and is now worth £20m
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FeaturesTop 250 Consultants 2006: And they’re off!
Fasten your earmuffs … speed demons, classic saloons, green racers, nimble runarounds and hardy 4×4s are all on the starting grid for this year’s Top 250 consultants survey. Martin Hewes compiles the results and Katie Puckett does the commentary
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FeaturesWhat to specify: roofing
Specifiers hunting for roofing solutions that offer decorative window effects, energy-efficient solar power, tiles with lower pitches,or delightfully different colours to natural slates, need look no further
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FeaturesWhat to remember: Roofs
Roofs are those things that keep the rain off us when we’re watching TV, aren’t they? Well, yes, but properly specified they have all sorts of other uses. Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg looks at the options