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Equans wins £72m West London estate recladding job

Construction Enquirer

Of the £72m investment, £36m will be spent on works to bring building services and finishes up to a modern standard, including the installation of sprinkler systems, upgraded mechanical, engineering, and public health systems, and completely refitted homes.

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Light But Tough: MDLR Brands’ Building Panels

The Pro Builder

Instead, a simple pulley system and a couple of workers can maneuver and place the panels onsite. For instance, a 30-foot-wide room could have a vaulted ceiling made of LiteSIP with just one beam down the center—“and that would be the support for the entire roof,” Langley says. LiteSIP installation.

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Prefab, Modular Homebuilder Touts Energy and Cost Benefits

The Pro Builder

A heating recovery system uses the exhausted air to pre-heat and pre-cool incoming air before it’s delivered to the home. The factory panelizes the ceilings, floors, and walls, then brings all the elements together to form the module. The all-electric homes use heat pumps for heating and cooling, as well as for hot water and dryers.

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Mapei extends coatings range with Dursilite & Mapecoat Act paint series

Specification Product Update

Mapei has introduced a series of new professional paint finishes to its Wall Protection & Decorative Coatings range. The new Dursilite paint series provides a mould-resistant, extra washable finish, with exceptional coverage and opacity. Dursilite Matt – for a flat, matt finish in all areas.

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Explore the Building Products That Make This Year's New American Home Another Standout

The Pro Builder

Combining the warmth and beauty of marble’s iconic veining, several prominent slanted veins trace Sleet’s surface, while whites and off-whites interplay within the material’s honed-finish base. Avail-able in 15 designs with optional windows and decorative hardware, door cladding and overlays can be primed, painted, or stained.

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Ceiling systems for high-performing healthcare facilities

Construction Specifier

Importance of the ceiling system. offering sustainability, a key aspect for any healthcare building’s ceiling design. offering sustainability, a key aspect for any healthcare building’s ceiling design. Figure 1: Ceiling panels with NRC ratings ranging from 0.60 and higher. Healthcare settings are noisy.

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Norway gets its first naturally climatized mixed-use building

Construction Specifier

Photos courtesy Snøhetta Vertikal Nydalen in Oslo, designed by Snøhetta, features a simplified and self-sufficient climate system, making it Norway’s first naturally climatized mixed-use building. It is further characterized by 43 angled balconies that stand out from the wooden surface with their steel finish.