All Features articles – Page 188
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FeaturesWindows from Swedish Timber Products
STP’s aluminium-clad, triple-glazed windows at Boxley Street and Evelyn Road are finished in a natural lacquer internally.
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FeaturesFrom saving the planet to market meltdown
Last year, the housing sector was buoyed up on a new sense of purpose. Zero-carbon mass housing was just around the corner! Architects and eco-ambitious housebuilders enter new civil partnerships!
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FeaturesRedland’s leading light
Roofing company Redland has launched a flat plate solar thermal system that sits flush with roof tiles and comes with a 15-year weather-tight guarantee.
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FeaturesSanitaryware by Ideal Standard
White and Silver by David Chipperfield are inspired by the relationship of geometric forms. The 12-piece White range of basins, baths and WCs has a sculptural simplicity; Silver, a collection of chromium-plated mixer taps for baths and basins, complements the White range with single-lever or dual-control mixer taps.www.ideal-standard.co.uk
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FeaturesHow can I master MicroStation?
I’m a new MicroStation user. Any tips on how I can become a more efficient user — for example good short cuts and hidden techniques I should know about?
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FeaturesHome thoughts
Staff at Peter Barber Architects have chosen five housing projects with a flavour of 1960s idealism. Which decade do your inspirations date from? Tell us for a chance to win a book on residential design. Scroll down to submit your suggestion at the bottom of the page, or email eknutt@cmpi.biz ...
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FeaturesGutters by Lindab
Swedish-based Lindab supplied products from its light-gauge steel Rainline range, promoted as lighter than cast iron, easier to handle than aluminium, and with better temperature resistance than plastic.
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FeaturesDoes the government know which way to turn on housing?
Writer Anna Minton says the goverment has its hands full trying to juggle all sides of the housing issue
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The numbers game
240,000 plastic Monopoly houses have been ordered for an installation at Des Res: London’s Housing Challenge, an exhibition at New London Architecture from April 24 to June 14.
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FeaturesStewart Milne timber frame
Stewart Milne Timber Systems design, manufacture, deliver and erect timber frame superstructure elements, primarily to residential markets.
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FeaturesFoam sweet foam
Complaints about the neighbours’ footsteps are a familiar refrain for architects and developers, and so Tapiflex Housing should be of interest.
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FeaturesFlooring by Xylo
The flooring selected for this project is an oiled rustic oak plank from the Xylo Prestige Collection.
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FeaturesFitted kitchen by Pepper Kitchens
The St Ives-based company was chosen as kitchen supplier for its simple, modern design and attention to detail.
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FeaturesExternal doors by Rationel
The Aldus range of doors and windows features aluminium cladding on the external face to reduce maintenance.
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FeaturesSpeeches, policy and a great cup of tea
The Chartered Institute of Housing’s annual conference rocks up Harrogate, June 17-19