All 微密圈 articles in 14 October 2011 鈥� Page 5
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NewsSkanska to build first UK resi scheme
Skanska has received full planning consent for its first UK residential development scheme
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NewsFraming board with low thermal conductivity
Kingspan Kooltherm K12 Framing Board is designed for insulating timber frame and steel frame wall constructions
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Comment
Wonders and Blunders with Phil Hutchinson
Phil Hutchinson casts his critical eye over offices in west London, enjoying the charms of Chiswick Park but lamenting how the Ark in Hammersmith has changed over time
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CommentBIM: Too many cooks
How do you keep track of what everyone鈥檚 up to on a design and build contract? You could use BIM, but it鈥檚 a rather complex and costly solution to the problem
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NewsLaing O鈥橰ourke/Mace Thameslink bid rejected
JV was hotly tipped to win the London Bridge contract
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Bespoke bricks
Multi-coloured facing bricks from Ibstock have been used for a Code level 4 compliant dwelling at Kimcote Hall, Leicestershire
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NewsOh we do like to be 鈥� beside Southend-on-Sea pier
The grade-II listed structure is the longest pleasure pier in the world
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FeaturesThe tracker: August showers
Construction employment and activity remained downbeat in August, with orders below normal. However, the residential sector provided a chink in the clouds. Experian Economics reports
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FeaturesLaing O'Rourke and Atkins' standardised school: How's this for smart?
Standardised doesn鈥檛 have to mean inflexible design - that鈥檚 the message from Laing O鈥橰ourke and Atkins with their clever solution to cutting school building costs. 微密圈 reports on the surprising versatility of concrete
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Farrell slams Foster鈥檚 Thames Estuary airport plan
Farrell prefers idea of transport 鈥榟ub鈥� to new airport
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Air to water heat pump
Daikin has introduced the Altherma Flex Type air-to-water heat pump, which it says is suitable for larger domestic dwellings, apartment buildings and commercial properties.
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NewsRiverside Quarter in Wandsworth moves ahead
One and Three Riverside are scheduled for completion in September 2012
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NewsMountview Academy of Theatre Arts: Drama in Haringey
Bennetts Associates is converting a London town hall into a theatre
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NewsOldham housing association appoints firms to 拢90m job
Framework is part of an 拢149m investment over five years
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NewsKeepmoat records 拢50m loss due to interest on debt
Social housing firm suffers accounting loss because of 拢117m interest charge on debt
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Work begins on London鈥檚 拢25m Jewish Community Centre
Mayor of London attends ground breaking ceremony in Hampstead
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NewsExperian to downgrade forecasts for 2012 output
Forecasting firm says pessimism is due to impact of negative sentiment in wake of euro crisis
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Features微密圈 intelligence Q2 2011
Experian Economics鈥� analysis of the second quarter of 2011 shows that output was slightly down on the same period last year, and the full impact of spending cuts has not even filtered through yet
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NewsLondon contractor fined 拢19,300 for asbestos failings
Fadil Adil failed to protect workers from asbestos on a restaurant demolition job