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Industry News Practice Profi le: Ackroyd Lowrie View Point: Dr Victoria Hutchinson from AtkinsRealis Comment: Simon Blackham from Recticel Insulation International Focus CPD Focus Brick Awards Show Preview London Build 2023 Show Preview Appointments & Company News


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CHANGING TO A GREENER ROUTE Tom Boddy reports on Arup’s design for the HS2 Interchange Station in Solihull, which continues despite the drastic curtailing of the overall project’s scope. It provides BREEAM Outstanding infrastructure which exceeds the team and client’s initial expectations on sustainability


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EXTERNAL ENVELOPE: ROOFING A LIQUID SOLUTION Victoria Ramwell from Kemper System explains the key considerations and advantages of specifying cold-applied liquid waterproofi ng for historical buildings


HEATING, VENTILATION & SERVICES: AIR QUALITY AN AIR OF CONCERN


In the drive towards airtight buildings, to conserve energy and protect the planet, we are failing to allow ourselves – and the building – to breathe healthily, asserts Roy Jones at Gilberts Blackpool


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SAFETY & SECURITY: SMOKE & FIRE PROTECTION GOING BEYOND FIRE COMPLIANCE Siderise’s Chris Hall asks whether just complying with regulations in specifying passive fi restopping in curtain wall systems is enough, or if specifi ers should be looking beyond them to other standards


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LANDSCAPING & EXTERNAL WORKS: STONEWORK THE MARVELS OF CAST STONE MASONRY


Devanshu Mudgal at Haddonstone explains why cast stone can play an environmentally-responsible part in many types of construction projects


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