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News - 25 Mar 2020

The West Block was constructed between 1860 and 1865. In 1897 the building was damaged by fire. The West Block is one of the three buildings on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario that forms the...

VVO Commissions Lemminkäinen to Build a Residential Building in Kahvikortteli

News - 2 May 2013

Lemminkäinen will build a residential building in Kahvikortteli, an area comprising several blocks in Aurinkolahti, in the Vuosaari district of Helsinki. The contract was commissioned by VVO....

EU Mies Award Shortlist: OOPEAA’s Tikkurila Church and Housing

Article - 24 Feb 2022

AZoBuild spoke to Anssi Lassila from OOPEAA about their Tikkurila Church and Housing project, which was shortlisted for the EU Mies van der Rohe Award for contemporary architecture. The building is an...

LEED: Establishes Important Benchmark for Smarter, Greener Construction

News - 30 Apr 2010

There was a time when the term 'LEED' - short for 'Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design' - was reserved almost solely for construction-related manuals and trade publications....

The Reality of Office-to-Residential Conversion

Article - 5 Nov 2021

Formalized into law in 2016, permitted development is a government policy in the UK that allows for office buildings to be converted into residential spaces. Is it working?

Researchers Look for Conservation Measures for Heritage Buildings

News - 1 Dec 2015

Using an old 19th century apartment block in Oslo as a case study, researchers are looking for conservation measures for heritage buildings. How can we make them watertight, insulated and...

Celcon Aircrete Blocks

Article - 19 Jul 2006

Celcon manufactures a wide range of quality aircrete products, available in a variety of grades and dimensions, and all conforming to BS 6073. This is the excellence of Celcon aircrete.

Celcon Thin Joint System Provides Major Savings on NHS Project

News - 30 May 2008

Contractor Balfour Beatty has made substantial savings on a £6.4m Child Development Centre in Hackney, East London by using the Celcon Thin-Joint System from H+H UK. The project comprised...

Modern Construction Methods Speeding Up Building Times

News - 18 Apr 2008

Experience of using Modern Methods of Construction on housing association projects is paying off handsomely for Wellington Construction of Lowestoft. About 60% of Wellington’s business is...

Enertia Green Building System featured on Discovery Science Channel

News - 23 Aug 2007

The enormous interest in our planets' fate has moved beyond dire warnings to solutions. The Discovery Channel has announced it will form a 24/7 Green Channel, and the History Channel awarded its...

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