More news – Page 1549
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The new east enders
Glasgow council has approved planning for the first phase of the £300m athletes’ village for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
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God’s work
Architect Paul Davis + Partners and contractor Wallis have completed the restoration of St George’s, a grade II-listed church in north London.
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Whitby is back in business – with a gazebo
Mark Whitby, the former chairman of structural engineer Ramboll UK, has set up a consultancy with former colleague Des Mairs
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Basingstoke fire
A partly built timber-frame building in Basingstoke was severely damaged after catching fire last Friday.
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The floating opera
Garsington Opera, which recently moved to Wormsley Park, Oxfordshire, gained planning permission for an auditorium last Wednesday
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Latest construction appointments: 17 September 2010
Consulting engineer Crofton has appointed Marcos DeCastro associate director and Ashley Rudd senior structural engineer.
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Damp protection
Cavity Trays has designed a bespoke damp protection system for the doors and windows of an apartment development faced in blue lias stone with projecting Hamstone features.
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Movers and Makers
Fire protection specialist SIG is to distribute 3M’s Scotchkote range of intumescent coatings throughout the UK. These waterborne intumescent products are applied as thin films and expand up to 50 times their original thickness in the event of a fire.TRADA Technology has published Timber Frame: Standard Details for Thermal Performance. ...
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Thermal insulation
Walltite spray foam insulation from BASF Polyurethanes was used to provide a high level of thermal insulation at minimal thickness in the conversion of an 18th century house in North Yorkshire
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Fire Alarms For The Deaf
Deaf Message Service (DMS) is a new fire safety product that informs the deaf or hard of hearing when a fire alarm sounds in a public place and helps employers comply with the Disability Discrimination Act
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Continuous strip lighting
Osram has launched the T5 Seamless high-efficiency range of fluorescent lighting which gives designers greater freedom to provide continuous light without shadows
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Solar control glazing
The 10-storey 7 More London office development, designed by Foster + Partners, is the first development in London to achieve an “outstanding” score under BREEAM, the BRE’s environmental rating scheme
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Mixer taps
Rada, a specialist in washroom controls, has launched the Safetherm thermostatic mixer tap for healthcare applications.
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Safety blunder: On-site showering facilities for cyclists sadly lacking
Health and safety manager Brian Butler sent us this picture of a man taking a bath in a bucket
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ACS plans Hochtief takeover
Spanish contractor aims to take controlling stake in Germany’s largest construction firm
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Track goes down at 2012 velodrome
Facility on course to be first Olympic park venue to reach completion
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Funding problems hit National Football Centre
Football Association’s financial troubles threaten construction of £100m flagship coaching centre
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Fire on £7bn Bechtel airport site in Qatar
Blaze at Doha’s new airport project destroys three buildings, injures three firefighters
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Fast-track schools trial to use academies framework
Fifteen qualified contractors hope list will be preferred route for future government spending