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CommentInnocence abroad
Schools are out, summer is here and the mind naturally turns to jetting off (or, for the more environmentally squeamish, catching a train) to foreign climes
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NewsAt last! The theatre that goes to you
The Mobile Performance Venue, a 3,900m2 transportable theatre designed by Ramboll Whitbybird and Norwegian practice Various Architects, will tour the world in 2009.
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NewsThe battle of Waterloo: Elizabeth House
London mayor Boris Johnson has vetoed the development of Allies and Morrison’s Elizabeth House towers at Waterloo station.
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NewsThe Aedas touch: Cultural centre in Singapore
A flamboyant 54,000m2 civic, cultural and retail complex in Singapore has been designed by the Hong Kong office of Aedas.
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Housebuilders face wave of legal battles over withheld cash
The dispute specialist that successfully sued Barratt for wrongfully deducting cash from a subcontractor has written to 5,000 specialists offering to represent them in similar cases.
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FeaturesUnderfloor heating
Raychem’s electric underfloor heating system has been installed in the recently opened spa at the Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire, Scotland.
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Energy saving lighting sensors
MK Electric has introduced a range of lighting controls, designed to deliver energy savings, for a range of commercial situations
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Heat pumps: GaeaTherm ground-source heat pump
Potterton Commercial has launched the GaeaTherm ground-source heat pump which it says can help reduce the carbon footprint of commercial buildings.
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Lighting controls
Flex Connectors has launched Flex 7, a range of lighting control products built into Flex 7 plugs to create a range of plug-in switches, dimmer switches, occupancy and absence sensors, daylight dependent switches, daylight-linked dimmers and manual dimmers, which can be incorporated without extra M&E works.Flex Connectorswww.flexconnectors.co.ukwww.building.co.uk/enquiries (305)
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Wall heaters
DRU Verwarming has launched a new range of commercial powered flue wall heaters to complement its existing balanced flue and conventional flue products
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Wiring accessories
Legrand has added to its Synergy Modern range of wiring accessories by launching two new finishes: matt black and black nickel.
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School lighting
Concord Lighting has provided the lighting for the Treetops special needs school in Essex.
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FeaturesAirport lighting
Sill Lighting luminaires have played a major role in the lighting of Heathrow’s Terminal 5
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NewsBP row deters construction firms from investing in Russia
Keller, Atkins and WSP postpone decision on moving east until bitter oil company dispute is resolved
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RIBA’s first female president backs performance-based pay
Ruth Reed, who was elected last week as the RIBA’s first female president, is to campaign for architects to be awarded higher fees on a performance-related basis.
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NewsLimbering up for the scaffolding Olympics
These would-be gymnasts are balancing on poles 30ft above the ground
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NewsEconomic crime hits 40% of firms working overseas
PricewaterhouseCoopers report reveals eastern Europe is a hotspot for corruption in construction