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Innovative Hand Tool To Assist In Ceiling Fixing

The Boardmate Board Support Tool is an innovative hand tool that acts as an ‘extra hand’ to assist with ceiling fixing of plasterboard and other sheet materials. Using Boardmate can increase productivity b...

23 Oct 2003

Metal Construction News - 2003 Metal Building Awards

Metal Construction News has selected the five projects to win the 2003 Metal Building Of The Year Awards. The winners each receive $1,000 plus a commemorative plaque. The winning buildings were: Aerovista of San Lu...

23 Oct 2003

Panduit Releases Revolutionary Stainless Steel Tie

Panduit, a world leader in the design and manufacture of wiring and communication products, has introduced a revolutionary new Stainless Steel Cable Tie. The ties have been engineered for extreme conditions and the enhan...

22 Oct 2003

Sustainable Housing Training Courses

High demand has forced Sustainability Works to run additional training courses on how to meet Housing Corporation sustainability requirements. The courses run for a half day and give participants hands on experience on h...

22 Oct 2003

From Recycled Newsprint To High Value Thermal Insulation

Natural Building Technologies (NBT) has just introduced a new loose fill cellulose fibre insulation made from recycled newsprint. With a thermal conductivity rating of .040Wm/K, Warmcel100 improves upon the cellulose ins...

21 Oct 2003

Products To Prevent Air Leakage From Fireplaces And Attic Stairs

One of the keys to effective household insulation and minimising home energy costs is ensuring that air leaks are minimal. Two large problem areas are the fireplace and folding attic stairs. To combat this, Battic Door A...

21 Oct 2003

Encouraging Innovation In Small Businesses

The Staffordshire & Black Country Business Innovation Centre is part of a European Business Network of over 150 Business Innovation Centres. These centres assist businesses and individuals to evaluate and develop inv...

20 Oct 2003

Green Housing Tips

In a recent column leading environmentalist, Dr. Patrick Moore, has answered a question on what ‘green building’ is. He opens by stating that building green is a measure of environmental friendliness and t...

20 Oct 2003

Report On Sustainable Housing For the 21st Century

The Sustainable Housing Forum (SHF) has released a new report, “Building Sustainably: How to plan and construct new housing for the 21st Century”, that states that building regulations and planning in the UK ...

16 Oct 2003

Multi Coloured Building Wins Prestige Architecture Award

The Royal Institute of British Architects’ Stirling Prize has been awarded to the £22 million multi-coloured Laban dance centre on Deptford Creekside, Deptford. The award recognises the building as having ...

16 Oct 2003

Better, Safer And Cheaper Construction Through Good Design

A new report has been published by The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on using design to improve construction safety. The illustrated examples show how designers can achieve better, safer and cheaper construction. ...

16 Oct 2003

Doors Opened On House Of The Future

AK Steel Corp., based in Middletown, Ohio, has opened the doors on their vision for the future. The home took two years to build and is located in a relatively inhospitable area north west of Los Angeles. Not only is the...

16 Oct 2003

Corus Colors Relaunches Popular Colour Matching Tool

The UK’s largest manufacturer of organic-coated steel, Corus Colors,has relaunched its popular Repertoire® online colour matching service. Combined with its quality visualisation tool, Repertoire, now offers a ...

14 Oct 2003

Construction Site Safety Encouraged

In time for the start of European Health & Safety Week, Harry Thorburn, Managing Director of the Scottish arm of Bovis Lend Lease has written to the Scotland on Sunday newspaper to attempt to foster a culture of safe...

14 Oct 2003

Construction Health and Safety Awards

The Minister for Work, Des Browne, will present champions of the construction industry with awards for health and safety on Thursday 6 November 2003. As part of the construction industry’s biggest health and saf...

13 Oct 2003