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As part of the winning bid led by North East developers, Robertson, ADP has been appointed as the lead architect for the long-awaited £23 million regenera- tion of the Spanish City in Whitley Bay. The iconic Grade II listed dome remains an integral part of the town’s history, despite falling into disrepair, and the ambitious plans will give the site and the town a new lease of life. ADP’s striking design hopes to return the Spanish City to its former glory, with a full restoration of the original dome including its loggias, or winter gardens, on either side of the dome itself. Ref: 13895
This year’s Hi-Macs® Design Contest
focused on Urban Furniture, and received over 500 projects in the two categories – Professional and Student – from the most mind-boggling to fabulous avant-garde ideas. Once again, creativity and audacity came together to challenge traditional designs. Participants have given the best of themselves thanks to their talents and the infinite possibilities offered by Hi-Macs®
to propose new
ways to “dress” our cities. The eight finalists will be exhibited on a dedicated Hi-Macs® Design show.
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National building envelope specialist Lakesmere has commenced work as part of a £15 million contract for BAA to design and install a complex roof structure for the new Terminal 2 Building at Heathrow Airport. Designed by leading architects Foster & Partners, the project will be delivered by a dedi- cated team at Lakesmere’s head office in Winchester and will result in the employment of up to 60 new site oper- atives. The £2.2 billion facility will provide a new hub for Star Alliance Airlines, which includes British Midland, Lufthansa and United, and will be capable of handling 30 million passen- gers a year by 2019.
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As the Government gears up to make Building Information Modelling (BIM) mandatory on almost all its projects within five years, the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) questions why BIM doesn’t measure time. According to CIOB research a high proportion of complex construction projects are likely to be finished more than six months late, due to poor time control. “BIM has clearly moved beyond a narrow band of enthusiasts. There are all kinds of possi- bilities for the industry with this technol- ogy. Many of them are already being realised by some of the more forward- thinking construction businesses, and it’s already clear that contractors who adopt BIM will have a more secure future”, said
Two million drawing download milestone surpassed Technical Graphics Limited is please to announce, since its inception at the turn of the Millennium, their Architectural CAD Database website, www.fastrack
cad.com has recorded over two million building component CAD detail and assembly drawing downloads.
Latest free CAD databases available via the FastrackCAD website Ferco Seating, Reliance Water Controls, Coates Fencing, Armstrong Ceilings, Horne Engineering thermostatic mixing valves, a new range of bar products
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Michael Brown, deputy chief executive of the CIOB.
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Construction materials giant Lafarge is celebrating 15 years of grant-giving to boost community and environmental projects across the UK. Since 1996 and the introduction of the Landfill Communities Fund (LCF), the company has awarded £6.5 million to good causes in areas close to its operations. A new report, published to coincide with this anniversary, looks at some of the more recent LCF funded projects ranging from creating children’s sports facilities to replacing footbridges and erecting a war memorial.
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Despite government spending cuts and low private sector investment in new build projects, the building services industry is continuing to see increases in demand fuelled by the focus on end- user environmental standards and tougher legislation. Alongside refur- bishment, maintenance and repairs, the retro-fitting of energy efficient build- ing services is top of the carbon reduc- tion agenda. Consultants, contractors and end users in search of sustainable initiatives, education, products, and services, will be visiting M&E – The Building Services Event, which will be taking place at London Olympia from 11th
-12th October 2011. Ref: 52609
Stewart Milne Construction has won new contracts totalling over £15 million. The company has secured over £5 million of new business in the com- mercial sector, with projects in Cumbernauld, Perth, Aberdeen and Dundee. Commenting on the contract wins, Bill Imlach, managing director of Stewart Milne Construction, said: “These new contracts highlight the extensive expertise we offer our clients and the company’s commitment to developing close working partnerships.” Ref: 48935
FastrackCAD Portfolio –
the Building Industry Directory of CAD Databases FastrackCAD is pleased to announce the early release of its 2012 printed Portfolio of over 150 leading manufac- turers who provide CAD drawings of their products for free download from
www.fastrackcad.com. This popular publication is requested by over 7,000 Specifiers each year and is also avail- able in digital turn-page form, accessi- ble from the FastrackCAD web site home page.
from Servaclean, roof lights from Tuscan Foundry Products, flat roof supports from Roof-Pro and a revised range of drainage products from Caraflow. Marley Eternit has released CAD details for their Cedral Weatherboard cladding. Database additions in July include a
major project for Stovax Limited, to include their latest Twin Wall Flue system drawings. The project also involved the creation of their unique online installation compiler ‘Professional XQ Flue Builder’ for use by the indus- tries suppliers and installers. Other new product drawing ranges
include floor tiles from Original Style, extended ranges of windows and doors from Jeld-Wen and Scotview, additional rainwater products from Floplast, and sanitary ware from Twyfords. Finally Wallbarn, who traditionally supply a range of paving support pads, have now added a range of flat roof outlets.
Other News FastrackCAD client, David Bailey Furniture Systems was selected by ITV and Mammoth Screen to supply fitted hospital furniture for the new ITV medical drama, Monroe. Lonsdale Metal Company have pro- duced a digital Design Guide packed with CAD drawings for their patent glazing systems to ensure weather tight and leak free detailing – also featured on FastrckCAD website.
Exhibition: Concrete Elegance 13 July – 24 September Concrete Elegance is a series of archi- tectural lectures and books that repre- sent, for many, a journey of discovery. Featured projects explore concrete as a sustainable versatile material, suited to a wide range of applications from sculpture and interior design to domes- tic and multi-storey buildings and land- scapes, where modern concretes offer greater potential than ever.
Breather membrane Reflectashield TF Breather Membrane is a laminated polypropylene layer, bonded to a lacquered, perforated metal foil. This insulated breathable membrane is for use in timber-frame walls with a cavity, with either a masonry outer leaf, weatherboarding, or tile/slate cladding. Don & Low Ltd Nonwovens has received BBA agré- ment certification for this product.
Drain & sewer systems Wavin UK (Holdings) Ltd has been awarded BBA agrément certification for Wavin Wavtec Underground DN110 Drain and Sewer Pipe, for use in con- junction with suitable fittings in domes- tic drainage systems and public and private sewerage systems.
External insulation Weber Therm XP (Mesh) External Wall Insulation Systems by Saint-Gobain Weber Ltd has been awarded BBA agrement certification. External wall insulation systems comprising mech- anically fixed expanded polystyrene, phenolic or mono or dual density mineral fibre insulation boards with a mesh-reinforced one coat render, for use on new or existing domestic and non domestic buildings.
For more information please visit
www.buildingcentre.co.uk
Exhibition: Ashden Awards 2011 4 July – 27 August 2011, Vincent Gallery The Ashdean Awards 2011 champion practical, local energy solutions that cut carbon, protect the environment, reduce poverty and improve people’s lives. Since the Awards were set up in 2001 they have become an internation- ally recognised yardstick for excellence in the field of sustainable energy pro- moting over 100 innovative projects.
New BBA/TIMSA Scheme The BBA has launched a new scheme for assessing and monitoring U-value and condensation risk calculation com- petency to provide reassurance to the industry. The scheme, devised in association with the Thermal Insulation Manufacturers and Suppliers Asso- ciation (TIMSA), involves key insulation players in the UK – Kingspan, Knauf, Recticel, Rockwool and SIG, and also has the backing of two of the premier U-value software providers, JPA and BuildDesk. Scheme members are required to demonstrate appropriate technical competency and in-house procedural controls to ensure that their declared calculations are reasonable.
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