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FeaturesTop 250 Consultants 2007: The age of expansion
With all the talk of credit crunches and stalled projects, it鈥檚 possible to forget what a staggeringly successful time this is for consultants 鈥� as our annual league of the top 250 makes clear.
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FeaturesPoker Kings 2007
Fed up with the humdrum world of work? Looking for excitement and the possibility of winning some hard cash? Well, 精东影视鈥檚 new poker tournament is rushing to your rescue. Come and take a chance 鈥� and it鈥檚 all in aid of charity, so you鈥檒l go home with a warm glow ...
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FeaturesNaughty school
Just because these Stuttgart classrooms make the most of light, colour and 鈥榯he way children walk鈥� doesn鈥檛 mean they can鈥檛 break a few rules 鈥�
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FeaturesBoom over?
Business might well be ballooning for the UK鈥檚 top 250 consultants, as our cover suggests, but the global credit crunch has led some well-informed voices to predict a slide in demand, particularly in the London commercial market. Stephen Kennett looks at whether they鈥檙e right
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FeaturesCeiling lining board
British Gypsum has introduced a ceiling lining board that it says combines high levels of thermal insulation with 30 minutes鈥� fire resistance.
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FeaturesSweden's green utopia
This new Stockholm suburb demonstrates how simple, robust, centralised systems can outperform flashy designs bristling with turbines. But can it work as a model for Gordon Brown鈥檚 eco-towns?
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FeaturesThe invisible client
Repair work for insurers can be a lucrative income stream for small builders. But first, you have to unravel the enigma of who your real client is.
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FeaturesCost model: Student residences
The academic year has started and a fresh intake of students is moving into brand new housing. Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon explores this dynamic and price-conscious market
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Features鈥榊eah, near enough鈥�
Councils鈥� building control departments are facing big changes to the way they do business, with many predicting a wholesale switch to self-certification. But what will be the consequences of that? Thomas Lane took a peek at the future, and it doesn鈥檛 look good 鈥�
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Alumasc: Ready for a rainy day
The price of raw metal is rocketing, says Geraint Jones of Alumasc. But its aluminium and cast-iron rainwater systems will last you a good 50 years.
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What to remember: Glass roofs
Glass roofs don鈥檛 look stunning without effort 鈥� specifiers must consider light, heat, ventilation, strength and maintenance. Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg explores the options
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Go tell it on the mountain
Roofing The supply of Welsh slate is safe for now, but nervous specifiers would do well to check out the alternatives. Stephen Kennett looks at the best slate from Canada and Spain
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Twist and shout
The standing-seam roof at Liverpool South Parkway interchange curves in three dimensions. 精东影视 it required close co-operation between architect Jefferson Sheard and envelope specialist Lakesmere.
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FeaturesMayne event
Here鈥檚 the latest design by Californian practice Morphosis and its Pritzker-winning boss
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FeaturesYou can't have it all
Barratt chief executive Mark Clare is adamant that the government鈥檚 targets for fewer carbon emissions and more homes are contradictory. He tells Sarah Richardson why
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FeaturesSlate in Shetland
About 1,800m2 of natural blue/grey slate roofing from Burlington was used on the new Shetland Museum and Archives building.
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Steel roof tiles
Lightweight roof systems maker Decra has introduced a steel version of the traditional Roman clay tile. Each tile weighs 5.4kg/m2, which Decra says is less than one-eighth the weight of a traditional clay or concrete tile.
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Clay plain roof tiles
Imerys Roof Tiles has introduced a large clay roof tile measuring 20 脳 30cm, which it says offers the versatility, design flexibility and appearance of smaller tiles, to create natural looking roofscapes cost-effectively.
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Roof verges
Manthorpe鈥檚 Smart Verge Linear Dry Verge is a dry-fix system for finishing the verge of a roof.