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Kawneer goes off-site in Ireland
27 Jan 09
An off-site curtain walling system was specified for the focal
point of an Irish town centre’s redevelopment, that
focussed on sustainable and Modern Methods of Construction,
for a multitude of reasons, not least its aesthetics, low
maintenance and ability to meet a host of performance criteria.
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UK Timber Frame Association
Appoints New Chairman
26 Jan 09
Geoff Arnold has been appointed as the new chairman of the
UK Timber Frame Association (UKTFA), taking over the role
from Stewart Dalgarno.
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Visit World's first modularly off-site
constructed passivehouse care home
23 Jan 09
Architects, planners and property managers are invited to
visit the World's first passivehouse care home and the build
site of the newest one, using radical off-site construction
technology to reach full passivehouse standard and cut building
time by 75%.
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Making a saving with plant in a box
22 Jan 09
A modular approach to the design, construction and installation
of complete HVAC plant rooms has been developed by Constant
Air Systems.
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Advantage Offsite Helps Create and
Secure Jobs
19 Jan 09
Over the past two and a half years, Advantage Offsite has
assisted over 100 companies, safeguarded over 80 existing
jobs and helped create almost 60 new jobs.
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Roof modules
16 Jan 09
A Corus Hi-Point off-site modular roofing system has been
used for the fast-track construction of the Eastfields Station
in south London
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Off-site manufacture scores top marks
in university expansion
15 Jan 09
By making a new boiler house for the University of Wolverhampton
offsite, Armstrong avoided considerable disruption.
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Corus celebrates double milestone
with Project Allenby/Connaught
13 Jan 09
Corus Living Solutions is celebrating the manufacture of the
5,000th module under its £100 million plus contract
for delivery of 155 36-bedroom buildings as part of Project
Allenby/Connaught – the £8 billion PFI scheme
to upgrade British Army garrisons at Aldershot and on the
Salisbury Plain.
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Historic school combines local materials
with Yorkon steel
5 Jan 09
Architect P+HS clads steel modules with timber and Welsh sandstone
for extension to 467-year old Christ College near Brecon
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Hanson - is building for the future
22 Dec 08
At the forthcoming Futurebuild exhibition (Earls Court, 26-28th
February), Hanson Building Products will be highlighting a
number of innovative products and systems made from traditional
construction materials, yet manufactured in a factory environment
so as to meet today’s requirements for modern methods
of construction.
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Buildoffsite members' news |
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Yorkon
wins string of awards for design and innovation
23 Jan 09, Yorkon |
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Terrapin
launches modular toilet block for schools
14 Jan 09, Terrapin |
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