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‘SPRING’ ACHIEVES DESIGN-STAGE BREEAM OUTSTANDING
‘Spring’ in Nanterre is the first building to achieve an interim ‘Outstanding’ rating under BREEAM Europe Commercial 2009. The development by Bouygues Immobilier and Archon Group has achieved 90% - the highest ever score under BREEAM for a building at the design stage. Carol Atkinson, Chief Executive of BRE Global, said: “This is a remarkable achievement for an exceptional building design and is a credit to the developer, the BREEAM Assessor and the rest of the project team.” Anne-Sophie Colin of Greenaffair, BREEAM Assessors, said: “BREEAM Europe certification enables our investors to compare their new projects and provides us with the motivation to reach better environmental performance.” More   Website
THE GREEN TECHNOLOGY THAT SAVES YOU MONEY

Designed solely and specifically for the private swimming pool. Hydropath’s AquaKlear J62 is a unique water treatment device that subjects the water passing through the pipe work to electric fields causing particles to cluster. These clusters form a layer on the sand filter rather than penetrating it, which results in less cost, time and energy to maintain the perfect home pool. Does not require plumbing or any dismantling whatsoever. The J62 fits pipes of up to 63mm outside diameter.
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UNDERSTANDING LEGIONNAIRES’ DISEASE – A NEW POCKET GUIDE

Despite the fact that it was first identified as long ago as 1976, there are still several hundred occurrences of Legionnaires’ disease in the UK every year; some of them fatal. In order to put the disease into perspective Alfa Laval has produced a new edition of its popular Guide To range of pocket publications dealing specifically with Legionnaire’s disease. It covers the disease’s history, how it occurs and the best methods currently available to prevent its development.
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AWARD-WINNING ENVELOPE COMPLETES AT DUBLIN AIRPORT’S TERMINAL 2

Air travellers flying in and out of the Republic of Ireland are only months away from a dramatically improved passenger experience, following the completion of the structure and exterior of Dublin Airport’s second terminal, T2.  Being built for Dublin Airport Authority by Arup as prime consultant and design engineers, Mace as construction manager and with Pascall+Watson as architect, the new 395 million euro terminal will be capable of handling 15 million passengers per year, long and short-haul.
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THE WORLD’S FIRST GARDEN CITY GIVEN NEW LEASE OF LIFE WITH ULTRASCAPE’S MORTAR PAVING SYSTEM
Letchworth Garden City’s Town Centre has undergone a dramatic transformation with the help of Ultrascape (from Instarmac) bedding mortar, primer and innovative flowable grout.  The BS 7533 compliant mortar paving system was used to revitalise the historic UK tourist area by the team from Skanska UK. Since the project began in May 2009 Skanska had been developing the new ‘town square’ with Ultrascape Pro-Bed HS bedding mortar, Pro-Prime slurry primer and Flowpoint flowable grout.
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IBSTOCK AWARDED RESPONSIBLE SOURCING STANDARD
Leading the way for sustainable business, Ibstock has become the first UK brick manufacturer to be awarded the ‘very good’ rating in its recent factory assessment for the responsible sourcing standard, BES 6001. The BES 6001 standard for responsible sourcing demonstrates that a building material has been produced in a way that has minimised its environmental impact, and it is sustainable. Ibstock was awarded the important standard at its Dorket Head factory in Nottingham.
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PASSIVENT TAKES THE STRESS OUT OF NEW REGULATIONS

Ahead of the amended criteria for ventilation in dwellings coming into force in October, Passivent is already coming to the aid of specifiers and installers, with a raft of new measures aimed at simplifying the compliance process. The company, supplier of domestic ventilation solutions, is compiling a range of reference material to the implications and changes in the Building Regulation Approved Document Part F. A ‘quick reference’ guide will be easily accessible via the company’s website.
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THE WINNING STOVE WEBSITE

Carrying on its unique tradition of being the most thoughtful of companies and caring for its customers, Specflue’s latest promotion via the stoves and chimneys website – stovesandchimneys.co.uk – was themed to win a year’s supply of fire wood and firelighters and the proud winner has just been announced as Keith Lynn. Keith ‘s name was drawn at random as having recently purchased a wood burning stove -  from The Barn Stoves and Fireplaces -  via the website.
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BATHROOM PODS ALL PART OF THE SERVICE AT TERRAPIN

Offsite construction specialist Terrapin has extended its service by offering bathroom pods to bespoke specifications on both commercial and residential projects. As one of the UK’s leading providers of offsite solutions, Terrapin has developed an innovative bathroom pod concept that incorporates the very best MMC technologies to deliver flexibility and excellence in building design. Use of bathroom pods also helps to reduce construction times, due to the number of trades involved, which makes it easier to meet client deadlines.
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