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New Housing Plans Open Way For South Bank Development

National regeneration agency English Partnerships is submitting an outline planning application to build around 150 new homes in Glebe Road, Peterborough – and at the same time open up public access routes into the...

2 Nov 2005

Researchers to Present Findings on New Orleans Levee Breaches

A multi-institution research team led by geotechnical engineer Raymond Seed of the University of California (UC), Berkeley, has released preliminary findings from a study of the New Orleans levee system. Seed and his ...

2 Nov 2005

Imperial College London-BP Project To Explore Energy Savings In Cities

Imperial College London and BP today announce a £4.5 million project to research the use of energy in cities. The BP Urban Energy Systems project at Imperial will explore how money and energy could be saved in t...

2 Nov 2005

Arizona Building Systems Among Top Ten Metal Builders in the Country

Metal Construction News has awarded 7th place ranking in the tonnage category to Arizona Building Systems (ABS), a full service commercial builder established 35 years ago in the Valley. Metal Construction News publis...

2 Nov 2005

Concrete Step Into The Future

Flight simulator technology is to be applied to the precast concrete manufacturing industry in a bid to promote resource efficiency, reduce waste and encourage recycling. The move, led by the Centre for Construction I...

2 Nov 2005

Baggeridge Leading The Way With Regeneration

An ambitious regeneration programme to redevelop a former Government building site in Westminster into a mixed use scheme saw leading manufacturer Baggeridge Brick play an integral role. Three dilapidated buildings ha...

31 Oct 2005

Three New Publications Available from American Concrete Institute

The American Concrete Institute announces the availability of three new publications: 207.4R-05 – Cooling and Insulating Systems for Mass Concrete – This report reviews pre-cooling, post-cooling, and in...

31 Oct 2005

AMEC Creates Combined Design and Project Services Business

AMEC, the international project management and services company, has merged its UK design and construction businesses into a new Design and Project Services division employing a total of 4,500 employees. The move resp...

31 Oct 2005

New Manufacturing Capability Expedites Historic Restoration Mortar Deliveries

Cathedral Stone Products, Inc., the exclusive US manufacturer of Jahn restoration mortar products, has completed the installation of its all new manufacturing and testing laboratories at Company headquarters in Hanover, ...

31 Oct 2005

New Finnish Technology Cuts Heating Energy Costs To One Third

Technical Research Centre of Finland, VTT has supervised the development of building technology that cuts the amount of energy required for heating in a block of flats by 70 per cent. The first apartment constructed with...

31 Oct 2005

National Agency In Regeneration Career Drive

University graduates looking for a fulfilling career that offers tangible results and a chance to make a real difference to the lives of thousands of people are being encouraged to choose a career in regeneration. Nat...

31 Oct 2005

New Line Of IRWIN Professional Work Gloves

IRWIN® Industrial Tools’ new application-specific work gloves are made for all of your jobsite needs. The unique combination of rugged materials provide the protection, durability and comfort needed for the tou...

31 Oct 2005

Neopor As Interior Insulation In Historic Building

A nationwide model project titled “Low-energy houses in the housing stock” is being undertaken in Germany by Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena). Within this framework, LUWOGE, BASF’s housing company, ...

27 Oct 2005

Flat Packed Buildings Flown Into Remote Location

Getting accommodation to inaccessible locations is nothing new to the team at Extraspace. And just to prove it, one of their recent projects involved flying flat packed buildings to a remote location on the Isle of Sk...

24 Oct 2005

WRAP Launches Marketing Guide for Wood Recyclers

A new guide aimed at helping wood recycling companies to develop and implement a successful marketing programme to promote 'added value' products for use as mulches, surfaces and animal bedding has been launched ...

23 Oct 2005