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28 July 2009

 

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Mixing new and old
23 Jul 09
A new home for the Oxford Academy will include a mix of concrete, steel and timber frame and the existing school will be refurbished to blend with the new buildings.
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Movers and makers
17 Jul 09
Latest news from the world of construction product manufacture.
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Scientists plan house of straw
17 Jul 09
A BaleHaus, which is made of prefabricated straw bales and hemp cladding panels, will be made by researchers at the University of Bath this summer.
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Decision on efficiency of zero-carbon homes delayed until end of year
16 Jul 09
The government has delayed making a decision on the energy efficiency levels of the fabric of zero-carbon homes until the end of the year.
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Access all areas
15 Jul 09
The restoration project at Tyntesfield House will use a freestanding structure with permanent walkways incorporated, allowing the public to view work in progress.
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£6m Piccadilly scheme includes an array of technologies
14 Jul 09
A new building structure in Piccadilly will consist of a steel frame structure, Holorib deck floors, a precast stone and brick cladding system, a green roof and fit-out of the office and residential space.
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Offsite 'crucial' to £297M Sellafield job
8 Jul 09
A crucial part of this project will include innovative off-site and modularized construction.
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Timber frame to be 'mainstay' of £300m Commonwealth Village
1 Jul 09
It is expected that the Commonwealth Games Village in Glasgow will be constructed using mostly timber frame.
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Wood for the greater good?
1 Jul 09
Prefabricated timber panels are being used to construct a new student village in York.
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A house in a day
25 Jun 09
A team organised by Shropshire Constructing Excellence has successfully assembled a house in less than 12 hours.
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Buildoffsite members' news

Innovaré Supplies Large Format i-SIP Panels for New Accommodation Block at Ashdown Forest
24 Jul 09, Innovare

Yorkon project manager is promoted
23 Jul 09, Yorkon

Yorkon awarded considerate constructors 'beyond compliance' certification for new school project
3 Jul 09, Yorkon

 

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