‘Floor Space’

A Buildingtalk guide

Start with the news release Stannah Lifts and art deco development from Stannah, which we summarised at the time by saying "Stannah complete major lift refurbishment project at Gunnersbury Court, an art deco style 1930s private housing development.". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release New BSF school in Tower Hamlets. from Nightingale Associates: "Nightingale Associates complete a GBP2.6 million refurbishment and extension at Ian Mikardo School, an SEN secondary school in Tower Hamlets.".
 
In September 2011, we covered the news from Concrete Centre - take a look at Basement solution to shoe-box homes which says: "Guy Thompson, head of architecture and sustainability at The Concrete Centre, believes the provision of basements would help counter RIBA criticism of 'shameful shoe-box homes'.".
 
Take a look also at the news release from Stride Treglown, Carbon neutral Stride Treglown office, as well as Maccaferri reinforced soil solution from Maccaferri, and RonaDeck for walkway at Westfield Stratford from Ronacrete.
 

Latest stories...
Door closers from DORMA for new Academy (September 2011)

Door closers from DORMA were specified for the new GBP36 million Evelyn Grace Academy in Brixton, designed by renowned architect Zaha Hadid.

Peldon Rose refurbishment for UBC (September 2011)

Work place solution company Peldon Rose has completed a refurbishment project for major US scientific affairs organisation United BioSource Corporation (UBC).

Rethink refurbishment at INSITE11 at BRE Watford (September 2011)

INSITE11 is an exhibition of over 50 refurbishment innovations, plus a tour of the BRE Victorian Terrace refurbishment project.

BRE and British Gas partner on SmartHomes (September 2011)

The SmartHomes Project aims to reduce the energy requirements of domestic customers through the implementation of smart technologies and sustainable refurbishment solutions.

Building in fire and smoke protection (September 2011)

Peter Jennings, Technical Director for ACO Building Drainage, looks at how poor planning of drainage systems can contribute directly to the spread of fire in large buildings.

Ultra Floor and Tile for tile contract market (September 2011)

The two brands offer a one-stop shop for easy product purchase for floor tile contracts.

New Doosan DA40 articulated dump truck (September 2011)

New DA40 articulated dump truck (ADT) with increased engine power and torque, higher payloads, lower fuel consumption, enhanced operator comfort and faster travel speeds.

Scottish Galvanizers help for swimming pool build (September 2011)

Scottish Galvanizers, part of the Wedge Group Galvanizing, has galvanized all the steel structures in new sports hub at East Marketgait, which will replace the current Olympia Leisure Centre.

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Further reading
  • Semi-permanent partitions within floor space

    Rod Flanagan of Hillaldam Coburn discusses the impact of new generation partitions that provide flexibility, a highly prized commodity when it comes to the internal layout of buildings.
  • Save floor space with zero emission nu-star tugs

    Powerscreen have taken delivery of their first Nu-Star Super Pusher at their manufacturing facility in Dungannon, Northern Ireland in addition to the existing two Power Pushers in use on the site.
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