Technical Feature – Page 53
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TechnicalDo we let the daylight in or go to the dark side?
Designers should follow their senses and reduce artificial light in office buildings
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TechnicalMeet the masterminds
They are the who’s who of technical innovation — the 10 leading minds whose breakthroughs have transformed British architecture. Amanda Birch and Vikki Miller lured them out of their workshops and into the spotlight for BD’s six-page Innovators special
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In detail 44: Boreholes, Royal Festival Hall, London
Architect: Allies & MorrisonM&E engineer: Max Fordham
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TechnicalDeep impact
Roderic Bunn explains the benefits of using borehole cooling at the refurbished Royal Festival Hall
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TechnicalI wish Id done that... ventilation system
David Lloyd Jones on Buckminster Fuller’s Wichita House
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TechnicalWhy we should step on the gas
Biogas could help solve the UK’s energy and waste problems, argue Adam Ritchie and Bill Watts
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TechnicalHow we cracked it 05: Barrel vaulted roof, Doris’s Place, Hackney
Peter Barber has resolved the complex challenge of placing a parabolic roof vault onto tapering party walls
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TechnicalGet the facts before the flood
Amanda Birch says ignore your project’s risk factors at your peril
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TechnicalThe Rem & Cecil show
They’re architecture’s most famous double act. Architect Rem Koolhaas and structural engineer Cecil Balmond have built showstopping buildings from Portugal to LA. Graham Bizley asked them about their 18-year marriage
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TechnicalDynamic duos
Take a lesson from Koolhaas and Balmond — the architect/engineer alliance is the way forward
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Super structures
Which building best marries architecture and engineering? In their own words and sketches, six architects make their case
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In detail 43: Barn operating theatre, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool
Redevelopment of the Broadgreen Hospital includes a new surgical unit with eight operating theatres designed to minimise the risk of infection, four of which will be combined in a “barn” theatre.
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TechnicalClean lines for hospital design
Bacteria-resistant finishes and surfaces are weapons in the bug battle
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TechnicalTechbrief
Screen savers One product that is aimed at containing infections in hospitals is Troax, UK’s Toldeo range of double-skin modular partitioning systems. The reduction of joints and ledges and the use of flush glazing and coved skirting, lessens the chance of dirt collecting with this system, so a clean ...
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TechnicalOn the right track
A Swiss hospital is pioneering a revolutionary A&E room that speeds treatment.
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TechnicalPower politics
The government’s chief scientific adviser wants Tony Blair to go further on sustainable buildings
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Green man:Carbon credits could be the currency of the future
Could the time have come for the government to adopt a coordinated policy on carbon emissions and could saving the planet even become an election issue?
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TechnicalTechbrief
Get wired Weary of wires cluttering up internal spaces and want a kit that centralises all electronic devices? AMX, a manu-facturer of residential and commer-cial automated control systems, has launched a series of wireless Modero touch panels that group all the electronics in a building into a single unit. ...
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In detail 42: New Hall Barn, Scarisbrick, Lancashire
Client & builder: Steve DaviesSprinkler sub-contractor: Firefighter Ltd