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Muddied waters on village greens

May 1, 2004

The definition of what is and what is not a village green has long been debated.

products

May 1, 2004

Flooring Compliant acoustic flooring

Step on it

May 1, 2004

Andrew Leech discovers that housebuilders are increasingly turning to structural flooring manufacturers for their expertise on new sound insulation standards. …

Brick of ages

May 1, 2004

While “modern methods” dominate the airwaves, brick and block construction is reaching new levels of technical advancement. Fiona McWilliam talks to the sector…

Dutch designs on high tech steel frame

May 1, 2004

Eric Vreedenburgh, founder of Dutch architectural firm Archipelontwerpers, conceived the newly built steel-intensive house at Zoetermeer, The Hague, as a resea…

Best of both worlds

May 1, 2004

Off-site fabrication is rapidly moving forward in the timber and steel frame sectors, resulting in greater efficiencies. Paul Wheeler finds that there are adva…

Positive plans

May 1, 2004

Housebuilder latest survey on “who’s building where” reveals that the industry is striving in most areas of the country to build the homes that the Barker repo…