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FeaturesAluminium guttering
Marley has launched the Alutec Evolve range of aluminium rainwater systems, which it says is light and has a life expectancy of more than 50 years.
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FeaturesWaterproofing systems
Waterproofing systems from Alumasc have been used at Beacon South Quarter, a new retail, commercial and residential development in Sandyford, Dublin.
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Taylor Wimpey banks deal delayed
Talks to secure robust financing structure for housebuilder likely to go on into next year
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NewsTories in talks over future of £45bn schools programme
PfS could be scrapped and city academies doubled
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FeaturesThe alternatives: Timber ceilings
Timber can be used to create stunning ceilings. Stephen Kennett takes a look at three ways to obtain maximum visual impact
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NewsWork on Viñoly’s Colchester arts centre finally resumes
Council strikes £14.2m deal with Banner Holdings to finish exterior, as design changes to cut costs
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Developer fined for unsafe site management
Chelford Properties repeatedly put workers and public at risk by not securing sites and poorly managing site traffic
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Lawyers say downturn will lead to ‘year of adjudication’
Lawyers predict disputes will soar in 2009 as firms break contracts and wrangle over payment terms
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NewsRoyal Haskoning to review New Orleans flooding risk
Consultant signs new deal aimed at maximising damage limitation in future floods
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NewsZero carbon definition set for another delay
Green blogger claims planned definition for Code for Sustainable Homes will not be released until next year
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Comment
Forecasters see an £8 billion drop for construction work by 2010
So the latest stab by the Construction Products Association to make sense of the economic chaos suggests that construction output will fall 7% over the next three years. That is a loss in cash terms of about £8 billion in work by 2010.The pace of decline in sentiment within construction ...
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Dukeminster in road row with Tesco
Property developer goes to court over proposal to build an access road to a housing development
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NewsGuide to the six countries of the Gulf
Co-operation Council cover almost 2,5000,000km2, are home to nearly 35,000,000 people, and generate more than a trillion dollars a year. Here’s a whistlestop tour of the world’s fastest growing marketplace
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NewsRonald Barrott: ‘I’m not looking to take any lessons from Dubai at all’
Abu Dhabi developer Aldar’s commitment to sustainability, safety and partnership has made it the most progressive client in the Gulf. But it also has a staggering $65bn programme to support one of the most dramatic population explosions on Earth. How’s that going to work?
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NewsBurj Dubai: Top of the world
The designers of the Burj Dubai tell Katie Puckett how they tackled a very tall order
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NewsQatar: The quiet type
Despite its reputation as the Gulf’s gentle backwater, Qatar has some serious ambition – and the wealth to back it up.