Off-site, on the double
A residential development for ex-Service personnel has shown what is possible in terms of speed of construction of balconies, when off-site production is exploited to the full. Building Products...
View ArticleCutting a dash at Heathrow
Building Products reports on how a special cutting technique has enabled substantial areas of plasterboard to be a visual focus of the interiors of the new T2A project, just opened at Heathrow, which...
View ArticleShard act to follow
Guy’s Tower in London, although now dwarfed by its neighbour The Shard, has reclaimed its title as the world’s tallest hospital building after a recent refurbishment. BP reports on the project which...
View ArticleLeading light for London’s youth
Translucent cladding panels from Rodeca feature on a youth centre redevelopment in a deprived part of London, as part of an ‘open’ design intended to inspire its users to improve their lives. Building...
View ArticleThe house that collaboration built
What is claimed to be world’s first open source, 'digitally manufactured' house, built as part of the London Design Festival, has been mooted as a potential solution to the UK's housing crisis....
View ArticleTowering cooperation
Collaboration across the supply chain has enabled the successful delivery of a project to supply One Tower Bridge, a prestigious development facing onto the River Thames, with a variety of external...
View ArticleConductive property
A complex, glass-fronted facade for the new National Graphene Institute in Manchester presented a number of design and implementation challenges for envelope specialist Lakesmere. Building Products...
View ArticleBiodiversity reaches new heights
The installation of public garden space across the upper levels of London’s iconic ‘Walkie Talkie’ building presented a number of waterproofing design challenges for roofing contractor Prater. Building...
View ArticleSpiralling heights
Building Products reports on the logistical challenges involved with the delivery of glass balcony balustrades to apartments at Baltimore Tower – a 45-storey curved structure which is set to become one...
View ArticlePrecast in a new light
Building Products showcases the aesthetic versatility of architectural and structural precast concrete, which has been effectively utilised to create striking building envelopes on several high profile...
View ArticleMaking the future
AMRC Factory 2050, the UK’s first fully reconfigurable assembly and component manufacturing facility for collaborative research, is set to become a new central hub for innovation in engineering....
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