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High-performance windows
Idealcombi has developed the Futura+ range of high- performance windows to meet Part L of the Building Regulations.
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Hot water cylinders for heat pumps
McDonald Engineers says it has become the first UK manufacturer to launch an off-the-shelf hot water cylinder specifically designed to work with heat pump technology.The ECOflow unvented cylinder for heat pumps is a response to the growing demand the firm is receiving from heat pump installers for an off-the-shelf product ...
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Mechanical ventilation with heat recovery
Total Home Environment has launched the Genvex GES Energy heat recovery ventilation system which it says surpasses the best practice performance targets set by the Energy Saving Trust as part of Appendix Q in SAP calculations - which show compliance with Building Regulations.
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Wood pellet boilers
Windhager’s VarioWIN wood pellet boiler is now available with a compact 45 litre balance tank which brings the output down to 1kW to suit low energy demand buildings such as homes.
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Biomass boiler
Woodpecker is this month launching a 150kW biomass boiler suitable for public and commercial buildings as well as housing associations.
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NewsInsulating wall ties
Ancon TeploTie, a low thermal conductivity wall tie, has been used in what is claimed to be the UK’s first retrofit to achieve level six of the Code for Sustainable Homes. The project was eligible for the code as more than half of it was new build. It involved the ...
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Latest construction appointments: 15 October 2010
Balfour Beatty Engineering Services has appointed John Sharp as the company’s business services director.
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FeaturesGovernment cuts: Find out where the money is currently spent
Here we show government spending by department, including capital funding, and where it’s expected they’ll be forced to make savings
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NewsHill wins APWA award for Californian project
Consultant’s work for South Bonnyview Road Widening project named 2010 Project of the Year
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NewsMcClay Library wins RICS award
Shepley Bulfinch-designed library at Queen’s University in Belfast wins sustainability award
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The tracker: That sinking feeling
Construction workload is expected to keep falling over the next three months, but the pace of decline should begin to ease, according to Experian Marketing Information Services
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CommentConstruction in Cairo: Scaling the stone towers
The construction industry in Cairo has tended to stick to concrete buildings of a similar form and size, says Paul Scott. Now this seems to be changing in interesting ways …
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CommentHansom: Strange days indeed
Nothing is as it seems this week, what with resurrected chief executives turning up at race courses, bestiality taking place in the workplace and well-known architects running away to sea
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FeaturesArena Stage, Washington by Bing Thom: Through a glass darkly
Peer closely and you’ll make out not one theatre behind that glass facade, but three. It’s Bing Thom Architects’ audacious response to the need to make artistic and architectural sense of two dysfunctional theatres in a deprived area of Washington DC. Ike Ijeh was wowed
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CommentThe value of PI: How can you lower your insurance premiums?
Quotes for professional indemnity insurance can vary by 300% between insurers, and cost up 25% of your fee. So you really need to understand how the market works …
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NewsGalliard reports £16m loss despite 50% rise in turnover
Galliard Homes’ pre-tax loss fell to £16.8m in 2009, on turnover up more than 50%, according to accounts posted this week
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Enforcing liquidated damages: A shade of grey
A recent case involving a breach of contract has put into doubt the black and white principles behind enforcing liquidated damages
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CommentA decade on from PPC2000: Carry on partnering
A decade after it was written, a review of PPC2000 shows that it really does pay to partner, no matter how chilly the economic weather is becoming
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NewsCabe's future hangs in the balance and 192 quangos are axed
Francis Maude announced today that 192 quangos will go and a further 289 will be restructured