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The official magazine of LABC |
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The future of Part L and how it might help save the planet
With new regulations coming in later this year. Lewis Taylor of TRADA Technology’s Building Performance Division comments on pending changes to Approved Document L. Thermal performance of new buildings will have to increase by 25% on 2006 levels
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Surge in demand for Q-Mark fire door installer scheme
BM TRADA Certification Ltd has experienced a surge in demand for its Q-Mark scheme for fire door installation. The key driver, it seems, is that third-party certification is being increasingly written in to specifications and that sub-contractors cannot tender for work without it.
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Future demands on window design
TRADA Consultant Architect Patrick Hislop RIBA reviews
the increasing demands placed by legislation and codes
on window design.
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Living up to the Code for Sustainable Homes
"Martin Horne (pictured right) frameCHECK consultant within TRADA Technology's Construction Services team, reviews how timber frame performs against the Code for Sustainable Homes"
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_100.gif "Living up to the Code for Sustainable Homes")
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A guide to timber frame construction
Robin Lancashire (pictured right) of frameCHECK, part of TRADA Technology's Construction Services team, looks at some of the issues addressed in the latest edition of the industry 'bible' - Timber Frame Construction
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Designing out retail crime
The huge losses caused every year by retail crime make it clear that security demands the same level of professionalism and expertise as every aspect of design. In this exclusive article, Ian Johnson, Chairman of the Security Consultancies Section of the British Security Industry Association (BSIA), looks at the role of the independent security consultant
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_100.jpg "Designing out retail crime")
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The airtightness learning curve
Schools present their own unique challenges with respect to airtightness. Tom Gregory, head of Chiltern Dynamics' new Energy Services Department, highlights the key areas to focus on during the approval process
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_100.jpg "The airtightness learning curve")
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_100.jpg "Relocation, relocation, relocation?")
_100.jpg "Wood's supporting role in retail development")
