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Dressed for success

The choice of facade selected will set the scene for the rest of a building's design. However, says Roger Hunt, it must meet certain sustainable criteria to boot.
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Window of opportunity

While they let light in, doors and windows now have another role - to keep energy in. Roger Hunt reports.
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Roger Hunt
in Black Millwork, Eurocell, Jeld-Wen, Keylite, L B Plastics, Masterdor, Mumford & Wood, NorDan, Palgrave Brown, Premdor, Product Portfolio, Sunfold on Fri 1 Feb 2008

Modernising methods of construction

Now the pressure is on to build more houses more quickly and more sustainably, timber, steel and brick and block manufacturers have been busy adapting their products. Roger Hunt reports.
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Roger Hunt
in Baggeridge, Corus, Eleco Building Components, Elements Europe, Features, Framing Solutions, Fusion Building Systems, Hanson, Light Steel Frame Solutions, Lime Technology, Palgrave Brown, Space4 on Mon 1 Oct 2007

Thermal innerwear

Good insulation is vital to the new breed of low carbon homes, and many of the latest insulation products are made using environmentally friendly manufacturing methods. Roger Hunt reports.
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Roger Hunt
in EcoTherm, Excel Building Solutions, H+H, Isonat, Natural Building Technologies, Neopor, Palgrave Brown, Second Nature UK, Space4, Sustainability, Va-Q-tec on Wed 1 Aug 2007

A versa-tile approach

With the growing demand for eco-friendly roofing coming up against the need for designs to conform to the local vernacular, housebuilders will now have to be a lot smarter when it comes to choosing their roofs. Natalia Gameson looks at what's ahead for the industry.
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Natalia Gameson
in Alumasc, DuPont, Features, Ferroli, Forticrete, Imerys Rooftiles, John Brash and Company, Lafarge Roofing, National House Building Council (NHBC), Palgrave Brown, Smartroof, Vencel Resil on Wed 1 Aug 2007
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