All Supplements articles – Page 46
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NewsConcrete Centre names winners of student design competition
The judges were impressed by the entries for the ‘plastic-opacity' themed contest, reports The Concrete Centre's Allan Haines
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FeaturesA class of its own
Concrete's thermal efficiency and adaptability means it's not only well placed to deliver the government's school construction and refurbishment programme, it can do so sustainably, says The Concrete Centre's Andrew Minson
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FeaturesConstruction lessons
A new prestressed slab product has helped to deliver quality student accommodation at a West Country university within a tight deadline, reports George Tootell, special projects director at Buchan Concrete Solutions
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FeaturesPlaying it cool
The first glasshouse to be built at Kew in almost 20 years is not designed to keep heat in – quite the opposite in fact. Which is why concrete proved to be as vital a component as glass.
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Permeable paving goes mainstream
A new report from Interpave, Permeable Paving Projects: Concrete Block Permeable Pavements Case Studies and Update, provides evidence of the movement of concrete block permeable pavement technology into the mainstream.
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NewsThe latest in hassle-free housebuilding
H+H Celcon has introduced the Rå House (pronounced "raw"), a new concept in masonry construction. It is made from Celcon aircrete blocks stuck together using the "Thin-Joint" system. The floors and roofs also use proprietary systems, and there is an option to use Celcon Foundation blocks and the Celcon Flooring ...
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Trent's Sheffield job starts on site
Construction is now under way on a 13-storey residential development in Tenter Street, Sheffield, which was designed by Axis Architecture.
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Solid as a rock
An unfortunate side effect of the increasing use of lighter, longer floor spans is vibration, a particular problem in buidings such as hospitals. But as The Concrete Centre’s Andrew Minson reports, this doesn’t have to be a problem
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FeaturesTouching the void
If you thought concrete had to be heavy then you've clearly never used the latest void forming systems, reports Roger Northam of Cobiax Technologies
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NewsThe next 10 through the door?
The Hall of Fame will be a permanent exhibition, but at least one new entrant is going to be added each year. With the next decade likely to be defined by such landmark projects as the 2012 Olympics and the Thames Gateway, there are plenty of opportunities for today's construction ...
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News1960s: Building Hall of Fame
Sir Ove Arup, Sir Parker Morris, Cedric Price, James Nisbet, Sir Colin Buchanan, Sir John Laing, Lord Taylor of Hadfield, Harry Hyams, Max Fordham
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NewsBuilding (1966-)
Ever since former editor Ian Leslie persuaded The Builder's owners to rename the magazine, Building's content and design have been changing with the times. As the magazine embarks on its latest design evolution, Mark Leftly looks back on the past 40 years
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News1970s/1980s
Sir Lawrie Barratt, Sir Ted Happold, Sir James Stirling, Richard Seifert, Peter Rice
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News1980s/1990s
Jane Priestman, Ian Macpherson, Nicholas Serota, George Brumwell, Paul Morrell, Sir Michael Latham, Sir Peter Hall, Peter Rees
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News1990s/present
Nick Raynsford, Tony Fitzpatrick, Bernard Ainsworth, Sir Howard Bernstein, Tom Bloxham, Zaha Hadid
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