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FeaturesHeated floor module
Underfloor heating specialist Timoleon has launched the Toron flooring system, which combines a floor deck with an underfloor heating system in a single, structural unit
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Modular PVC flooring
Gerflor has launched Saga, a modular PVC floor tile that is an alternative to carpet tiles
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CommentCML certificate: But you said it was fine!
In April 2007 the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) produced a standard form certificate that consultants can be asked to sign concerning the condition of a newly built residential property
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CommentGosh, is that really the time?
Adjudication is not litigation (lawyers please note) and an adjudicator is not obliged to consider in detail new information that comes in at the eleventh hour
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The witness protection scheme
Expert witnesses may be protected from lawsuits for now, but the Supreme Court may be on the brink of overturning that rule
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Dishing the dirt
Whatever else we run out of, there will always be more than enough rubbish to go round. So what should a contractor looking to get its fair share watch out for?
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FeaturesAshley Primary School: Any colour as long as it’s green
Ashley Primary School is run with such zeal for the environment that when an expansion became necessary, it grabbed the chance to increase its sustainability credentials
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CommentGod help the first-time buyer
They won’t be getting a lot of assistance from banks, government, housebuilders or themselves. And that’s not good news for the rest of the market
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CommentThe 2010 Building Awards: Projects shortlist showcase
Hard not to have a wiggle in your walk when you see the cornucopia of building projects shortlisted for the 2010 Building Awards
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FeaturesThe 2010 Building Awards: Public projects shortlist showcase
Hard not to have a wiggle in your walk when you see the cornucopia of building projects shortlisted for the 2010 Building Awards
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Sustainability: Renewable energy
The old grudging attitude to renewable energy is being slowly transformed by a series of financial incentives
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CommentRichard Steer: Where in the world are consultants going?
Spare a thought for Britain’s poor consultants as they fall victim to rich Americans. And spare a thought for the Americans as they tremble at the rise of Chinese power …
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CIC election manifesto calls for full-time construction minister
The Construction Industry Council has called for a new government to create a full-time construction minister after the election
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NewsSomething Nouvel: The 10th Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
French architect Jean Nouvel has been chosen to design the 10th Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
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RICS boss Louis Armstrong to retire
Louis Armstrong, the outgoing chief executive of the RICS, has been described as a “hard act to follow” by leading industry figures
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Latest construction appointments: 26 March 2010
Daniel Farrand has joined Mishcon de Reya as head of planning and environment
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NewsBig Kid: The Kidbrooke regeneration scheme
Berkeley Homes has secured planning permission for the second phase of the £1bn Kidbrooke regeneration in south-east London – one of the largest residential regeneration schemes in Europe