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Shower controls
Rada has launched the V10 sequential shower control, which is suitable for light commercial or semi-residential applications such as university accommodation
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NewsSlate flooring
Kirkstone, specialists in Cumbrian slate and imported architectural stone, has supplied natural silver-green slate flooring on an extension and renovation project on the Samuel Lindow Building at the University of Central Lancashire’s Cumbrian campus
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NewsRender for timber frames
Reinforced render finish systems from Weber have been used on a number of new-build and refurbished schools for Aberdeen council
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NewsPassivhaus goes to school
Hadlow college in Kent is the first educational building in Britain to meet the stringent demands of the German low-energy standard
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Radiant heating panels
HCP, the specialist heating division of SAS International, has launched a radiant heating service raft
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FeaturesDomestic heat pumps: So you think this will do the job, then?
Given that the government seems bent on promoting heat pump technology to help it meet its carbon reduction targets, it’s odd that evidence for its effectiveness has been so thin on the ground. Now at last a study reveals the truth…
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Adjustable door closer
Sapa Building Systems has developed a new concealed door closer which will help building owners comply with disabled access regulations and assist the very young and the very old in using the doors
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NewsAluminium frames
SAS International has launched the XP frame, a range of aluminium door and window frames which can be varied in depth and provide up to 60 minutes’ fire resistance
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NewsEmpire State Building window refurb: The empire strikes back
Manhattan’s Empire State Building is leaking air and carbon by the tonne. But a project to reduce heat loss and solar gain from its 6,514 windows has raised its green credentials - and drastically lowered its energy bill
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NewsComposite windows
Window manufacturer Idealcombi has launched the Futura+ range of composite doors and windows which feature a polyurethane core to enhance thermal efficiency and help designers meet the new Part L of the Building Regulations.
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Door operators
Dorma UK has launched the ED100 low-energy swing door operator which is suitable for situations where users may be hampered, for example people carrying shopping or using push chairs
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Fire-resistant doors
Wrightstyle has launched a range of unlatched, fully-glazed interior and exterior fire-resistant doors
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NewsFire-rated doorsets
The £20m North Glasgow College campus includes more than 400 doorsets from Leaderflush Shapland’s Extended Performance and Designer ranges
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FeaturesPart L Revisited
As the industry waits for the full details of the implementation of Part L 2010, Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon reflects on lessons learned from the 2006 revision and what it could mean for the upcoming changes
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Movers and makers: 09 April 2010
Ibstock has published a new version of its Brick Selector, an easy-to-follow guide to brick selection and matching
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Recycled glass bricks
Glass Studio Eluna is expanding its product range with the introduction of a 100% recycled glass, load-bearing brick range
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NewsFibre cement weatherboard
Moore House, a sixties office block on Brighton’s seafront, has been refurbished using fibre cement Cedral weatherboard from Marley Eternit
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NewsConcrete floor finishes
Weber Floor 4650, duro-colour, self-smoothing light industrial floor compounds has been used for the renovation of floors in the reception and meeting spaces at the offices of architect John McAslan + Partners in London