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Industry News Ask the Architect: Sarah Small Site Lines: Nigel Ostime on the vetting of Principal Designers Brick Awards winners Round Table Review: Design Solutions for Supportive Dementia Care Environments CPD Focus Industry Viewfi nder: Revisiting Fire Safety & Project Accountability Appointments & Company News


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Groundworks & Drainage External Envelope Structural Elements Insulation Heating, Ventilation & Services Interiors


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HIVE MIND SPPARC helped a family business to tackle perceived risks of substantial heritage restorations in the rescue a Grade II-listed Fitzrovia townhouse which has resulted in an elegant, modern offi ce. James Parker reports.


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EXTERNAL ENVELOPE: DOORS & WINDOWS THE POWER OF COLOUR IN DESIGN Victoria Brocklesby of Origin explains how coloured doors and windows can transform home design, boosting kerb appeal, and enhancing light in interiors.


EXTERNAL ENVELOPE: MASONRY SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOLLOW THE CURVE TO INNOVATION


Mick Beresford of Leviat details some unique engineered solutions for complex projects which demonstrate innovation and collaboration.


64 INSULATION BUILDING THE FUTURE WITH ICF


Christopher Stride of the Insulating Concrete Formwork Association puts the case for ICF as a method for reducing the carbon footprint of new housing.


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HEATING, VENTILATION & SERVICES MORE THAN JUST HOT AIR Clarissa Youden from Total Home Environment discusses how ‘super-insulated’ airtight building fabrics have resulted in Passivhaus-certifi ed systems going ‘beyond MVHR.’


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INTERIORS: BATHROOMS & WASHROOMS FIGHTING FIRES: AN UNLIKELY WASHROOM HERO Post-Grenfell, fi re safety is a critical concern in commercial washrooms; Carole Armstrong of Delabie explains how WC frames sit at the centre of fi re strategies.


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