All Public buildings articles – Page 5
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Doorset with minimum door swing
Doorset maker Leaderflush Shapland has designed a doorset solution for the single-room pilot ward project at Hillingdon Hospital in Uxbridge, Middlesex.
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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
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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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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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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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FeaturesCost model update: Public sector
With the construction market in reverse and tender prices in freefall, it’s crucial to have the latest building costs. This update has been compiled by Max Wilkes and Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon
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Atrium glazing
One of the key features of the new £23m state-of-the-art learning facility at the North Glasgow College Campus is its large central atrium which allows natural daylight to penetrate into the building
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Illuminated bollards
Zumtobel has launched the BEGA 7785, a lighting bollard that also doubles up as a seat
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FeaturesCladding panels
Cladding panels from Marley Eternit have been used on the Donaldson College in Linlithgow, Scotland’s national school for deaf and speech-impaired children
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FeaturesDaylight lighting systems
Aura Corporation has provided an Actulite polarised daylight lighting system to classrooms at Alderwood Pupil Referral School in Ipswich, a school for children with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties
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External light fittings
Lighting manufacturer Erco has launched the Powercast range of projectors and floodlights for use in outdoor applications such as accent lighting on signage through to floodlighting of facades and atriums
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Low flow taps
Douglas Delabie has uprated its Tempo Stop basin tap to make it more water efficient
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Lockable sockets
MK Electric has launched a range of lockable switches and sockets suitable for applications where control of supply is necessary such as public areas and schools and colleges
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FeaturesRadiator for schools
Heating specialist Jaga has launched a radiator specifically for use in the education sector
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FeaturesBig ambitions: Defra's Alnwick HQ
When designers began working on Defra’s offices in Alnwick, they thought a BREEAM ‘excellent’ rating an exciting enough challenge. But then BRE went and introduced ‘outstanding’…
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NewsMerrily on high
Kier Group has brought festive spirit to Parliament Square by decking out a crane on its UK Supreme Court site in Christmas lights.
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Airtight schools
Insulation from Saint-Gobain Isover has been used in the first timber-frame school to be built for Powys council
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Antibacterial paints
Paint manufacturer Johnstone’s has developed Microbarr, an antibacterial coating it claims will eradicate 99.9% of surface bacteria in 18 hours
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Anti-ligature windows
A window that maximises ventilation while minimising the risk of self-harming has been developed for hospitals by Kawneer