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News
Rogers pulls out of Olympic velopark
Richard Rogers Partnership (RRP) has pulled out of the race to design the Olympic velopark and has ruled out involvement in any other large venues for the 2012 Games.
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Key staff leave Treasury PFI unit
Three important members of staff will leave the Treasury’s private finance unit in the next two months, fuelling fears that the team behind PFI policy will lose its most talented members.
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NewsIkea’s flatpack homes to go ahead despite Cabe hostility
Gateshead scheme wins planning approval regardless of watchdog’s ‘significant reservations’
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FeaturesHonest John
John Callcutt’s housebuilding review is likely to be as candid as the man himself
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FeaturesHelp me, Rhondda
When Nightingale Associates was appointed to design the £22m Rhondda Valley hospital in South Wales, a 108-bed facility due for completion in April 2008, it wasn’t aware that it was going to end up installing the largest biomass boiler the NHS has seen.
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FeaturesSafe and sound
Healthcare and education Good design in schools entails reconciling security with the needs of investors looking to maximise the use of premises.
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FeaturesLighting rafts
SAS International has announced that its System 600 acoustic lighting rafts are now available as a range of standardised designs.
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FeaturesFood and formica
Formica high-pressure laminate was used to create colourful screen-printed walls for a cafeteria at Acland Burghley School in north London.
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FeaturesHospital hand units
Hospital bedhead services specialist Static Systems has brought out a range of patient hand units suitable for those with disabilities.
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Acoustic flooring
Commercial flooring specialist Polyflor has launched an acoustic flooring system.
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Plumbing system extended
Durapipe has extended its Wefatherm PP-R socket fusion plumbing system.
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Repair mortars
Instarmac has launched a floor levelling, smoothing and repair mortar called Ultra IT. It includes two repair mortars and three smoothing levellers.
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Features
Waymarking system
Zumtobel Lighting has launched an LED-powered waymarking system suitable for providing visual guidance in a range of environments including hospitals and care homes.
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FeaturesWall-hung boilers
Boiler maker Buderus has launched a range of wall-hung gas-condensing boilers called GB162 that are suitable for commercial applications including schools, offices and hotels.
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FeaturesWhat to wear on your walls
Back in the 1930s, plasterboard was a revolutionary material and, according to British Gypsum’s Paul Campbell, it still is.
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FeaturesLight duties
A balance must be struck between limiting heat loss and controlling solar gain when trying to get daylighting right in schools, says Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg
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Comment
Ecological confusion
I was shocked to see such a misleading article in Building (“Neutral ground” 23 February, page 60, about the legal framework of carbon neutral homes).
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Comment
A bumpy start
I have worked as a QS, mainly in private practice, for 21 years now. Maybe I am a little sceptical.
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Comment
Not a Wise move
The photograph of Chris Wise on the Barcelona Tower (23 February, page 54) must bring back many happy memories, but should Building be publishing images that do nothing to promote health and safety awareness?
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CommentDouble lives
Regarding your proposed excursion into another life (16 February, page 46), I have problems finding enough time to live a real life – how can I run a second one?