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Costs: Doorsets and site assembled doors
What are the cost benefits of factory-finished doorsets compared with doors assembled on site? Peter Mayer of the 精东影视 Performance Group looks at the whole-life values
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FeaturesSpecifier Products
Keep sun rays, draughts and burglars where they belong with these door and window products, which also include high-speed industrial doors and one-way mirror film. Plus, all the latest industry happenings
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FeaturesDoors and windows
In this week鈥檚 issue, keeping up with new technology in doors and windows, the whole-life costs of factory-finished doorsets and all the latest portal-related products. But first, the many ways in which you can reduce solar gain
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FeaturesWe鈥檙e the Brits in America 鈥�
Historically, architects over here have made little impression on architecture over there. Now Hopkins, Hadid, Chipperfield, Adjaye, Foster and another dozen top designers have taken America by storm. We find out why they鈥檝e become so popular so suddenly
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FeaturesTony鈥檚 plans for Thomas
Thomas Vale has acquired the reputation of being Britain鈥檚 best small contractor. This is of course wrong. It鈥檚 really pretty big 鈥� and getting bigger. We met the man behind it; Mikael Gothage took his photo
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Lead times
The big changes anticipated at the end of last year have failed to materialise as lead times remain steady, says Rob Darrow of Mace.
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Spotlight on curtain walling
Gavin Murgatroyd of Gardiner & Theobald takes a closer look at curtain walling
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FeaturesTeam captains
The Olympics are about training, dedication and beating the odds. The 2012 bid team need the same qualities as the athletes 鈥� and vision besides 鈥�
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FeaturesFast breeder
The nuclear power industry will spend at least 拢60bn over the next 30 years, and a lot more if, as seems increasingly likely, it starts building new reactors. So how can contractors join the new atomic age?
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FeaturesThe scottish experiment
Scotland鈥檚 精东影视 Regulations have always been a bit different from the rest of the UK, but they鈥檙e about to become very different indeed. We report on the changes planned, and explains why Whitehall is taking an interest.
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FeaturesHeaven sent
Jewson鈥檚 are organising a competition to find the best tradesperson in Britain.
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FeaturesJust the job
QS Tony Wood talks about a far-flung career that has taken him from Manchester to Australia
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Growing but slowing
In this month鈥檚 look ahead at the market, Experian Business Strategies predicts that increases in orders will not be enough to stop the growth in activity slowing down over the coming months
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FeaturesCity slicker
Ricky Burdett, the London School of Economics鈥� new professor of architecture and urbanism, is the capital鈥檚 leading educator, adviser and ambassador of urban design. We met him to discuss his plans to improve cities across Europe and beyond 鈥�
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FeaturesSmarten up
The National Audit Office claimed last week that the government was becoming a better client. It noted that 55% of public sector projects were now completed to budget, compared with 25% in 1999. It also recommended ways to avoid the 拢2.6bn of waste caused by poor management. 精东影视 asked four ...