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Good design helping autistic children in mainstream schools

Children with autism have a range of particular needs when it comes to the ideal learning environment, and these are unlikely to be provided for by standard classroom design. The Government’s current drive to bring school provision for children with autism into mainstream schooling raises ...

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Colin Felton Posted on December 7th, 2017

Airtight homes - the ventilation and overheating issue

Using high performance insulation within the fabric of a building is key to meeting increased energy efficiency demands, but as we look to enhance the airtightness of homes, are we paying enough attention to other aspects including ventilation, heating, detailing and the quality of the ...

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Colin Felton Posted on December 1st, 2017

Festive shutdown opens up opportunities for refurbishment

As the wheels of industry across the country slow to a halt over the Christmas period, those involved in factory and plant maintenance will be gearing themselves up for their busiest two weeks of the year. Festive shutdown is the opportune time to carry-out vital workplace refurbishment and ensure ...

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Colin Felton Posted on November 30th, 2017

Retention madness!

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have reported in their ‘RETENTIONS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY BEIS Research Paper 17’ that £700 million worth of cash retention has been lost in construction over a three-year period because of insolvencies. ...

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Colin Felton Posted on November 29th, 2017

Design for Biodiversity

Biodiversity is something that is all too often overlooked in building design and built environment projects, especially on inner city, industrial and commercial projects. Often seen as exclusive for urban development, biodiversity has taken on a new importance and is something that should be ...

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Colin Felton Posted on November 24th, 2017

Avoiding a void with grout

Applying grout to steel columns and the like sounds simple in theory, but in practise it is quite a specialist process. As with most things in life, lack of proper preparation will lead to poor results. Filling the gap that exists between a steel plate and substrate when used to secure columns ...

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Colin Felton Posted on November 20th, 2017

Overcome automation obstacle with e-invoicing solution

With more and more businesses having taken the first key step towards automation (application generated PDF documents), it’s time to discuss the next time-consuming, labour-intensive and error-prone element to overcome’, writes Matthew Jones at Open ECX. The easiest and most efficient ...

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Colin Felton Posted on November 15th, 2017

Mastic asphalt gets tough on car parks

The humble parking garage has become a crucial part of city planning. From open-sided concrete multi-storey facilities to car parks that are integrated into residential and retail developments, one thing is common to them all – they are inherently complex to waterproof as they comprise an ...

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Colin Felton Posted on November 13th, 2017

Noisy HVAC systems need the silent treatment

Noise is all around us and can interfere with our working efficiency by being an annoyance and causing stress. Good or bad, the acoustical environment in buildings is ultimately a result of design and so it’s never been more important for architects and building engineers to silence a ...

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Colin Felton Posted on November 10th, 2017

Strong, reliable concrete repair

With winter almost upon us, the anticipated damp and sub-zero temperatures will provide a severe test of the quality of the concrete used to build structures old and new. Over time, frost and ice will do its best to debilitate a building by finding its way into cracks caused by any one of a number ...

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Colin Felton Posted on November 8th, 2017