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Flexible vision for new Dubai hospital
24 Aug 09
A new modular 250-bed cancer hospital
on the Rashid Hospital campus in Dubai combines the latest
philosophies in healing environments with functional flexibility.
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Cladding on London flats
to channel wind
19 Aug 09
The 14-storey Kinetica building currently
taking shape in Dalston, east London, has been designed to
channel wind to it four wind turbines with the help of some
specially developed cladding.
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New cost-efficient modular office
building completed in record time
17 Aug 09
A modular construction approach was conceived
to reduce capital spend and construction time, as operations
had to be relocated off site during this period. This included
advanced offsite manufacturing techniques.
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Yorkon takes £2.8m hospital
job
14 Aug 09
Off-site construction firm and Portakabin
subsidiary Yorkon has won a contract to build new hospital
facilities in Cardiff which will comprise 45 steel-framed
modules manufactured in York and craned into position in just
one week.
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UK contractors urged to form Chinese
tie-ups
6 Aug 09
New CIOB president Li Shirong has said
that UK contractors should make more use of Chinese manufacturing
for off-site construction work.
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Multibuild wins £2m Sussex hotel
extension job
4 Aug 09
Multibuild has won a £2 million
contract to extend a hotel by 63 bedrooms over three floors,
incorporating an off-site fabricated bathroom pod system that
will allow significant time savings on the construction period
to be made.
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Panellised housing systems
31 Jul 09
Kingspan Off-site has launched Vantage,
a range of house solutions made using off-site fabrications.
The thermally and structurally pre-configured houses have
been created to enable housing associations to meet the requirements
of the Code for Sustainable Homes.
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Eco-friendly load-bearing walls
31 Jul 09
Contractor Morgan Ashurst is using Durisol's
eco-friendly wall forming system to reduce the carbon footprint
of a new extension to the Caen Community primary school in
Devon.
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NG Bailey wins £5.5m order at
Heathrow Terminal 5
29 Jul 09
NG Bailey's off-site division has secured
an order worth £5.5 million from Carillion to provide
12 nodes for BAA's Heathrow Terminal Five Concourse C.
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An introduction to rapid construction
29 Jul 09
Construction News looks at a fast build
'kit' system for car parks.
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Buildoffsite members' news |
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Introducing
Laidlaw's innovative Orbis
Integra Doorsets system
26 Aug 09, Laidlaw |
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Yorkon
receives 2nd commendation for work on site in just six weeks
31 Jul 09, Yorkon |
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Innovaré
Supplies Large Format i-SIP Panels for New Accommodation Block
at Ashdown Forest
30 Jul 09, Innovaré |
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