Technical Feature – Page 34
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TechnicalThe sound of silencing
For buildings such as schools where noise is an issue, acoustic panels are a godsend, writes Victoria Madine
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TechnicalEco-towns: pornography for planners
The concept isn’t radical enough to deal with the problems we face
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TechnicalT5 lounge at the thin end of the prefab wedge
Barker MCT has built karaoke pods and capsule hotels. Now its modular Express Wedges are part of Heathrow’s Terminal 5.
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TechnicalThe secret behind Newhall’s closed doors
Proctor & Matthews has applied modular construction methods to low-rise family homes in Harlow, not only designing them but acting as developer as well
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TechnicalElephant & Castle turbines are blowing in the wind
Could wind really power our urban environments? With today’s emphasis on sustainability, Southwark Council is blazing a trail, testing turbines on an Elephant & Castle tower block.
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TechnicalWorking to tight targets
Air leakage tests are now compulsory for many new non-residential buildings, but a huge number are failing. Amanda Birch looked at how four buildings fared
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TechnicalLiving up to carbon claims
Verifying a building’s performance under Part L brings new challenges
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TechnicalChannel 4’s tricky number
When Channel 4 picked a characteristically bold gesture to celebrate 25 years of broadcasting, it didn’t foresee how complex it would be, discovers Amanda Birch
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A window onto a warming world
Architect Justin Bere is so determined to be part of the solution to climate change that he’s set up his own glazing business
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TechnicalThe rules that stop us going for the burn
The London Plan’s drive for on-site renewables is laudable, but limiting
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TechnicalEmperor’s new court: transforming the British Museum to house the terracotta army
An innovative space has been devised to display the Chinese Terracotta Army at the British Museum’s new blockbuster exhibition