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Storms ahead
The 拢1bn of damage caused by last year's storms, and a research report predicting worse to come, has forced the DETR to look again at the structural part of the 精东影视 Regulations
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Noises off
The DETR's revisions to the acoustic regulations are set to cost the industry 拢75m a year. Here's how they would work, and overleaf, how materials firms and housebuilders are reacting to the proposals
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Turn that down!
Housebuilders and manufacturers are less than delighted with the beefed-up Part E. But will the proposals really hurt their businesses?
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Coming up for air
The DETR cannot consider reviewing the ventilation regulations until the new Part L is ready. When it does come up, here's what the department should be looking at
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No more blockages
Confusions over the existing document and the rise of recycling have led the DETR to review the drainage regs. This is what the new Part H says
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No smoke …
The 1998 concrete flue liners scandal led to a delay of the Part J review. Now it's back, with measures designed to improve the safety of chimneys and heat-producing appliances
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No more hot air
Everyone's talking about Part L, but what do the changes really mean? Find out how the proposed energy regulations will affect you and what the industry has to say about them
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Panic over
Manufacturers are confident that the new Part L will not spell the end for brick-and-block construction. Here's how they and their timber-frame producing rivals are gearing up for the change
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Access all areas?
Designers and their clients might think all they have to do to make a building accessible is comply with Part M. The Disability Discrimination Act has different ideas …
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How building owners and service providers can avoid writs
From 1 October 2004, when part three of the Disability Discrimination Act comes into force, it will be necessary to remove physical barriers that prevent disabled people from using a service
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No change there
Not all the 精东影视 Regulations are being rewritten. This is the essential guide to the rest of the rules that govern the way we build
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Alan Howarth
The arts minister's passion for better design has won high marks, but does his culture department have enough clout to make it happen?
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The 2001 Entrepreneur of the year award
Are you the construction industry's James Dyson? Have you taken an embryonic or failing business and turned it into a multimillion-pound success story, just like John Morgan (see the 精东影视 Business supplement free with this issue)?
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Just the job
Lucia Graves talks to Andrew Holloway, director of Green Oak Carpentry Company and a former potter, about why he switched from ceramics to wood.
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Appointments
ContractorsJohn Sisk & Son has appointed Julian Armitage training manager. Hotel and leisure contractor Ramparts Interior Contracts has made Gary Crosbie sales and marketing director. HousebuildersDavid Cummings (right) has been appointed construction director in the Northern Home Counties division of Fairclough Homes.ConsultantsAndrew Henry has been appointed regional sales and ...
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Is prefab just a fad?
Last year, some housebuilders came to the conclusion that prefab was the future and started gearing up to meet it. Now many of the claims for factory housing are looking increasingly shaky.
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Welcome to the jungle
Eden is the biggest greenhouse in the world and the most eagerly anticipated construction project of the year. With two weeks to go before it opens, Gus Alexander explored Cornwall's jungle in a bubble.
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Adjudication: What's the verdict?
Adjudication was introduced in 1998 as a drastic remedy to a drastic problem. Now memories of the bad old days are fading and industry surveys show that some are wondering if the cure is worse than the disease. What's more, the issue is in Nick Raynsford's in-tray.
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I can make your QS more interesting
This woman is a life coach, part of the latest management craze to be imported from across the Atlantic. But can wearing a coloured baseball cap really improve your construction project?
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Chance of a lifetime
Peter Mason - It's time to put into practice the lessons we learned in the last recession, and add value.