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FeaturesHelp me, Rhondda
When Nightingale Associates was appointed to design the £22m Rhondda Valley hospital in South Wales, a 108-bed facility due for completion in April 2008, it wasn’t aware that it was going to end up installing the largest biomass boiler the NHS has seen.
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FeaturesHospital hand units
Hospital bedhead services specialist Static Systems has brought out a range of patient hand units suitable for those with disabilities.
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Plumbing system extended
Durapipe has extended its Wefatherm PP-R socket fusion plumbing system.
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FeaturesLight duties
A balance must be struck between limiting heat loss and controlling solar gain when trying to get daylighting right in schools, says Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg
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FeaturesWall-hung boilers
Boiler maker Buderus has launched a range of wall-hung gas-condensing boilers called GB162 that are suitable for commercial applications including schools, offices and hotels.
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FeaturesThanks a mullion
Technal’s structurally glazed curtain walling system has been used for the first time in the UK on the refurbishment of a sixties building at the University of Sunderland.
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Natural look for rainscreen
The Stancliffe Stone Company has launched a rainscreen cladding system featuring natural sandstone panels.
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Frame-free glazing system
Glass specialist Schott has extended its range of Pyranova fire-resistant glazing so that glass panels can be butt-jointed without using framing elements.
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Steel sheet finishes
Stainless steel maker Ugine & Alz has introduced a range of finishes to the UK.
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FeaturesMetallic finishes
Shackerley has added a range of metallic finishes to the ceramic granite panels of its rainscreen cladding system.
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FeaturesMaximising daylight: Working on sunshine
Daylight improves productivity and wellbeing in the workplace, so theoretically it could help the brainwork at Edinburgh University’s new science facility. But how do you get a good helping of daylight in grey Scotland? Jan-Carlos Kucharek reports on an innovative brise-soleil
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Fire-resistant curtain walling
Aluminium cladding maker Kawneer has launched a fire-resistant version of its AA100 curtain walling system.
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FeaturesThe Cube route
ETFE specialist Vector Foiltec’s involvement in building an iconic aquatic centre for the 2008 Beijing Olympics has called for the relocation of its fabrication operation to China, as managing director Ben Morris explains.
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FeaturesWe’ve got it covered ...
As pressure mounts for suppliers to improve energy efficiency, Italian cladding maker Permasteelisa explains how it’s doing its bit for the environment.
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Colourful panelling options
Fibreglass Grating has launched a range of composite, colour-tinted translucent screening and cladding panels.
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FeaturesWhat it costs: ceramic tiles
Ceramic tiles have come a long way since ancient Egypt. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans considers the options
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Apartment blocks
Marley Eternit's fibre-cement rainscreen cladding panels were selected by Heat Architects for the conversion of two 1950s light industrial buildings into apartments.
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Specifier 2 March 2007
In this weeks cladding special, panelling natural, metallic and glass in an array of colours vie for attention among apartment dwellers and university students. Plus a round-up of news from manufacturers