All Supplements articles – Page 17
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FeaturesCrunch without frontiers
The health of the occupier remains a concern for global property markets, says Lucy Scott
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FeaturesPower crazy
How can banks’ trading floors, with their walls of power-hungry heat-generating screens, reduce their carbon load? Katie Puckett reports
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FeaturesThe courage of David
Stirling Prize-winning architect David Chipperfield has a fast-growing reputation in the offices world. Interview by Elaine Knutt. Portrait by Michael Collins
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Composite roofdecks
Ward Insulated Panels has launched Topspan – an insulated structural roofdeck system.
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FeaturesClay roof tiles
Redland has launched machine-made clay tiles with a handmade appearance – the Rosemary Craftsman and Rosemary Classic range.
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Large-format clay roof tiles
Sandtoft’s Cassius large-format clay tiles have helped a major housebuilder to maintain the aesthetics of a pretty Welsh borders village.
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FeaturesConstruction in chaos
After a fat few years, falling order books, rising materials prices, a skills shortage and volatility on world markets are a recipe for a perfect construction storm. Katie Puckett reports
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FeaturesMaggie's Centre in London by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has designed the first Maggie’s Centre in England and, thanks to its dramatic oversailing canopy roof, it provides both seclusion and a bold statement to the outside world. Stephen Kennett reports
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FeaturesEurope on the brink
A contagion of European Union legislation could be enough to push office markets throughout the continent into crisis. As the BCO gathers in Brussels – the capital of Europe – for its annual conference, Mark Shepherd weighs up the threat. Illustration by Noma Bar
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FeaturesBowller: Get the thermals out
The Bowller Group was established over 20 years ago and now employs 57 people across six sites in the south of England, reaching from Cambridge to Reading. As well as its specialist contracting division, the firm also includes Bowller Environmental Systems, which specialises in the installation of solar energy ...
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FeaturesEsha: Bitumen does its bit
Esha is one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of bitumen products for the construction and civil engineering sector, with ranges running from roofing membranes to waterproofing systems for canals.The company was established more than 75 years ago, and in 2005 became part of the Icopal Group. Here, we take a look ...
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FeaturesSalmaan Hasan: Minerva’s city battle
Having taken a battering on the stock market, Minerva chief Salmaan Hasan is ready for a new fight – against a possible takeover.Claer Barrett reports. Portraits by Mischa Haller
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FeaturesNo base like home
Occupiers such as BT are increasingly seeing the benefits of home and flexible working. Is this the end of the office? Lydia Stockdale reports
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Balustrade systems
The Barrial range from ICB is a modular safety rail and balustrade system which it says is suitable for flat roofs and, where appropriate, pitched roofs in commercial, private housing and public-sector developments.