All Technical articles – Page 33
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Structural engineers name new chief exec
Martin Powell moves over from Concrete Society to replace Keith Eaton at Institution of Structural Engineers
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Builders hospitalised after lead exposure
HSE investigates suspected lead poisoning during £800k renovation of Perthshire mansion
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Nakheel to build 1km-high tower in Dubai
World record-breaking structure will form part of 270ha new town
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Royal Haskoning to review New Orleans flooding risk
Consultant signs new deal aimed at maximising damage limitation in future floods
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The alternatives: Timber ceilings
Timber can be used to create stunning ceilings. Stephen Kennett takes a look at three ways to obtain maximum visual impact
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Top tips for meeting water standards
Reducing water use and wastage is an oft-overlooked element of the Code for Sustainable Homes, but water strategies are vital to sustainability
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Vacuum cleaner caused Cutty Sark fire
Investigation reveals blaze was most likely started by an industrial vacuum cleaner which had been left on over the weekend
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South Korea to build cinema with 'virtual sky'
Austrian architect Coop Himmelb(l)au unveils designs for 85m cantilevered roof structure
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Glasgow M&S store nails record eco score
Design by 3D Reid and Faber Maunsell achieves highest ever BREEAM retail fit-out rating
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First commercial straw building opens in UK
Art sale room in Essex is sustainably built using a timber frame packed with straw bales
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Ibstock cuts jobs in brick crisis
The UK’s second biggest brick maker, Ibstock, is to make up to 136 redundancies as the continued housing slump forces it to close two plants and mothball a third.
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Grant launched for energy assessors
NES to give £2,500 to group of assessors or home inspectors that makes the best case for support
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Economy could get £30bn nuclear boost
Research predicts “massive” economic benefits from nuclear UK new-build programme
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Wolseley job cuts keep it in the black
Cost cutting will continue at materials firm as housebuilding crisis knocks 77% off profit
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Ailing Ennstone in takeover talks with Marwyn Materials
Informal approach made following share price collapse and announced departure of chairman
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UK brick production hits ‘catastrophic’ low
Brick production in the UK is likely to sink below 2 billion bricks this year for what is believed to be the first time since the forties.
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Get with IT
ICT is at the heart of all schools built under the BSF programme, but so far architects and designers have yet to switch on to the bigger picture. Stephen Kennett looks at what it takes
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BREEAM set to cover communities
BRE is developing a version of its environmental assessment standard that it hopes will persuade developers to look at sustainability across a community