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Box Clever bags Bath job
Box Clever is to develop the Ralph Allen Yard site in Bath for the Homes and Communities Agency.
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NewsMore room: the demise of the ultra small flat
The housing boom led to the rise of the ultra-small flat. But the crash in the market and new space standards are putting pressure on developers to come up with roomier designs at higher densities – at least for now
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NewsHigh-performance membranes
Lethame House, a new luxury housing project by Apex Developments in Strathaven, near Glasgow, is using three DuPont building membranes to help it exceed the thermal and airtightness standards set by the regulations
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Insulated panels
Innovaré Systems is providing its large format i-SIP structural insulated panel system for a new accommodation block at Ashdown Forest visitors centre in East Sussex
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Double-glazed sash windows
The Sash Window Consultancy claims to have come up with a solution for upgrading traditional sash windows in listed and period properties that is accepted by local authority conservation officers
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Bricks for refurbishment
Manufacturer Ibstock is extending its traditional range of bricks, which is designed to offer a wide choice of sizes, colours and textures for most refurbishment projects
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Double pan roof tiles
Russel Roof Tiles, part of Cemex UK, has launched Derwent II, a concrete roof tile which it claims offers a cost-effective alternative to clay tiles
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Slate-effect metal roofing
Steadmans has launched Meta-Slate, a BBA-approved slate-effect metal roofing sheet system that combines the appearance of natural slate with the advantages of a lightweight metal roof
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High performance windows
Sheerframe HED windows have been used to meet level three of the Code for Sustainable Homes on a housing development in Freckleton near Preston
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Traditional bricks
Blockleys Brick has added to its traditional range of stock bricks with two new colours
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NewsSealed double-glazing
Carey Glass has supplied more than 8,000m2 of Vista Therm low-emissivity insulating glass and Solar Neutral 71/43 glass for new-build flats in the Chelsea Bridge Wharf development
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NewsClay roof tiles
Marley Eternit has expanded the colour choice of its Hawkins clay plain tile range with the introduction of Heather Blend
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NewsBono Happold: Buro Happold structure for U2 tour
Buro Happold designed this moving video screen for U2’s 360 degree tour, which kicks off this week
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NewsThe Grimdex: 7
Building’s seven-strong Gloomwatch panel rate their mood from 0-10, with 10 the most unhappy. The average is that month’s “Grimdex” forecast
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NewsOut of the ashes
Anglo-Irish construction group John Sisk has won a £30m contract to rebuild the Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare, which was wrecked by fire last year
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HCA loses green boss to Stoke
The head of environmental policy at the Homes and Communities Agency is leaving to take up a post at Stoke-on-Trent council
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Cabe survey reveals lack of space in London homes
Designers of privately developed homes in and around London are failing to provide enough space for residents, according to research by the government’s design watchdog
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Scrap council tax to end boom and bust, report urges
Property owners should be taxed on the value of their sites rather than the actual buildings, a think tank has said
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NewsRICS launches new forum on pubco valuations
QSs invited to look at the role of chartered surveyors in the calculation of rents between pub tenants and the pubcos