All Public buildings articles – Page 4
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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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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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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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Acoustic ceilings
Rockfon has launched three acoustic solutions for the education sector – Rockfon Contour baffles, Rockfon Eclipse ceiling islands and the impact-resistant Rockfon Boxer ceiling system
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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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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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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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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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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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FeaturesBacteria-resistant doorsets
Leaderflush Shapland is offering a range of products to combat healthcare-associated infections
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Anti-ligature windows
Kawneer has developed the AA3110 sliding window for the healthcare market
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Electrical accessories
MK Electric has compiled a collection of wiring accessories suitable for the healthcare sector
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Wayfinding systems
The Triline wayfinding sign system is now available in the UK and has been adapted to accept braille signs to meet the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995
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FeaturesSteel sanitaryware
Pland Stainless, the Leeds-based maker of stainless steel washrooms and sanitaryware, has supplied a range of products to the new King’s Mill hospital in Sutton-in-Ashfield
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FeaturesLED panels
Lighting designer and supplier Havells Sylvania has added a range of slim modular LED panels to its Concord portfolio.
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Wall impact protection
Construction Specialties has introduced a customising service which enables its CS Acrovyn wall impact protection sheets to be cut into eye-catching shapes and patterns