All Features articles – Page 495
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Buyer demand
SmartNewHomes reports that London bore the brunt of the summer slowdown with a fall in demand of 8.5%. That figure almost exactly matches the rise that Wales enjoyed. Meanwhile urban exiles continue to flock to the South-west
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FeaturesThe burning of the bodies
Construction’s institutions may have been dealt a deadly blow last week, when they were attacked as isolationist and threatened with merger plans. We report on how reforms could spell the end of professional bodies as we know them
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Planning approvals
Approvals have grown significantly in London and East Anglia over the summer. In Wales, however, there is little evidence planners are responding to warnings of undersupply
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£300m hospital takes Bovis to the top of August league
After a quiet July, Bovis Lend Lease climbs 29 places – and stays well ahead in the annual contractor charts
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FeaturesLafarge’s African mercy run
Charity ship bound for Africa will carry 48-tonnes of cement donated by Lafarge and builders merchant Ridgeons.
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FeaturesKew for a song
Ted Cullinan celebrated a hat trick of gardening jobs by visiting Kew and writing a ditty in honour of partner Robin Nicholson.
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Specifier Products
The latest ideas for adding the final flourish to a building, from sun-shading aluminium louvres to spectacular coloured glass interlayers. Plus, the connectors, cramps and beams that hold it all together
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FeaturesSeven steps to curtain walling heaven
Malcolm Dobson, technical director of Technal, gives his tips on what to look out for on site to ensure the perfect curtain walling installation
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Slow but sure
In this month’s Tracker, Experian Business Strategies reports that growth in the industry is expected to continue over the next three months, albeit at a slower rate than before
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FeaturesRoofs: Powersharing
The roofing industry is being crowbarred away from its traditions by a mixture of government regulation and market imperatives. Luckily, this process is being helped by an evolutionary leap in materials technology …
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FeaturesPlasterboard: Hush hush
Changes in planning policy have elevated plasterboard from a way to subdivide a room into a vital tool of government policy. But only if it passes stringent acoustic tests. So how is the next generation is meeting the challenge?
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FeaturesGyvlon: Crackdown
Any firms interested in finding a flooring material that is faster and greener than traditional screeds, doesn’t need reinforcement and won’t shrink may be interested in Gyvlon …
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FeaturesConcrete: Freeflow
The architect for this museum in Lincoln wanted a concrete that would be quick and easy to pour, yet have a finish sensitive enough to record the texture of a leaf. Here’s how he found it
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Local lowdown: Central Scotland
Robert Smith of Hays Montrose says that, in central Scotland, PFIs are leading the way
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FeaturesCement: Mixmasters
Those fighting construction’s never ending war against cock-ups on site have just been handed a powerful new weapon: cements that have been precisely blended to do the job that they’re supposed to
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FeaturesHow’s this for an executive box?
In a backlash against Brookside-style housing, Stock Woolstencroft has designed a model high-density apartment scheme with a splash of colour that also regenerates a historic area of north London suburbia.