All Supplements articles – Page 45
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Legal
A ruling at the European Court of Justice has changed the point at which an environmental impact assessment is required
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On the money
Few spending rounds have generated so much excitement – or dread – as next summer’s comprehensive spending review. Former government adviser Paul Hackett reveals what’s at stake and what’s in store for post-Blair Britain
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Planning
How five local authorities formed a joint planning unit to deliver a huge growth in homes and infrastructure
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Welcome to Utopia
Poor quality of life, crumbling council housing, a low skills base and a wobbly local economy. Harlow today is a far cry from the uplifting vision of its creator. But, you guessed it, it’s all about to change. The only question is … how?
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FeaturesWhat to specify: cladding and curtain walling
From banks to cinemas, and from theatres to homes, the latest cladding and curtain walling products can work wonders anywhere
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FeaturesCosts: Curtain wallings
Curtain walling looks simple, but it’s a complex network of systems and components. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans examines the whole-life costs and performance of all of them
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FeaturesWhat to remember: facades
Facades have got so intelligent these days, they can control your building’s airflow, heat transfer, lighting and acoustics. Barbour and Scott Brownrigg explore the options for specifiers
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FeaturesHow we work together
Or how an architect found its ideal supplier … This week Sonia Soltani tells the tale of Pascall + Watson and Belgian concrete firm Decomo
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FeaturesThere’s more than one way to skin an office
The latest products and whole-life costs, notes on intelligent facades and the special love between an architect and its concrete supplier. But first, Sonia Soltani on the teams defying skills shortages to install extraordinary facades
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NewsEvents - Daniel Libeskind to present 2006 BCA Berthold Lubetkin memorial lecture
Architect Daniel Libeskind is to present this year's British Cement Association Berthold Lubetkin Memorial Lecture, sponsored by The Concrete Centre.
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Events - Papers wanted for the Concrete Communication Conference 2006
A call for papers has been issued for the forthcoming Concrete Communications Conference 2006, to be hosted by The Concrete Centre, the British Cement Association and The Concrete Society.
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Events - Graduate summer workshop will examine ‘adventures beyond modernism'
The resurgence of interest in the potential of concrete and its architectural and engineering possibilities will be examined as part of the 2006 graduate summer workshop, to be held between 21 and 25 August.
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Get your Sustainability Awards entries in
The Concrete Centre is inviting entries for its Sustainability Awards 2006.
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Carbon trading
Timber homes might have less embodied CO2 than than those buit from concrete. But new research shows that over their lifetime, concrete homes win the carbon battle hands down. By Jeff Dyson of The Concrete Centre
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FeaturesCentre of learning
The successful design and construction of Oldham's library and lifelong learning centre could teach other PFI consortiums a thing or two