All Public buildings articles – Page 4
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FeaturesAcoustic lighting rafts
More than 1,700m of SAS International System 600 acoustic lighting rafts, incorporating HCP radiant heating panels, have been installed at the Trent Valley Academy in Lincolnshire
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Bespoke mortar colours
Five new Sports England colours have been developed by Cemex Mortars for the sports complex at the £35m Warwickshire College
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Sound-absorbing carpets
Carpet maker Desso has introduced SoundMaster, a high performance carpet backing that is claimed to improve acoustic performance by 60% when tested to ISO 354 – measurement of sound absorption in a reverberation room
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Composite windows
The Parkside Group has launched Alu-Timber, a range of aluminium and timber composite windows, doors and framing systems
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FeaturesDual shower
Rada has added to its Sense range of digital water control systems with the introduction of the Sense Dual Shower T3
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Safety flooring
More than 1,000m2 of Altro Mirica and Suprema flooring have been installed at Lutterworth High School in Leicestershire
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FeaturesSeamless lighting
Whitegoods has supplied integrated lighting for this modern cricket pavilion designed by architect John Pawson, for St Edward’s School in Oxford
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NewsBritish Library boasts one of UK's most airtight buildings
The £26m Additional Storage Building in West Yorkshire also features high-tech storage and fire prevention systems
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FeaturesDefence Technical College: building a Welsh town from scratch
A £700m military college the size of a small town, to be built in the next four years. Not so clever now, are we? Capita, you take the training facilities, Brownrigg the living quarters. HLM, you’re with me. Now ’op to it!
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NewsGreen light for Croydon council offices
Planning permission given for buildin that will bring core council services under one roof
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NewsImages: The US embassy plans opposed by Cabe and the mayor
Outline plans by Zimmer Gunsul Frasco turn back on local area, says design watchdog
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NewsThe victorious BIG: BIG's design for Tallinn town hall
Danish architect BIG has won a competition to design a town hall in Tallinn, Estonia in collaboration with British engineer Adams Kara Taylor
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Electrical accessories
MK Electric has compiled a collection of wiring accessories suitable for the healthcare sector
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Anti-ligature windows
Kawneer has developed the AA3110 sliding window for the healthcare market
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FeaturesBacteria-resistant doorsets
Leaderflush Shapland is offering a range of products to combat healthcare-associated infections
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FeaturesHygienic wall covering
Construction Specialities has launched Acrovyn Hydroclad, a wall covering developed for use in hygienically sensitive locations such as operating theatres, hospital kitchens and laboratories
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Hospital furniture
David Bailey Furniture Systems was specified by architect Watkins Gray International when it required fitted furniture for a series of refurbishment projects at Great Ormond Street Hospital
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FeaturesSecondary glazing
Selectaglaze has installed secondary glazing in a 16-bed critical care ward at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, west London
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Wiring accessories
MK Electric has developed a collection of products dedicated to healthcare environments.
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FeaturesBathroom solutions
The problem of designing and providing a cost-efficient, accessible toileting or bathing facility in hospitals, nursing homes and elderly persons homes is simplified with a new approach from Manchester company Total Hygiene.