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Modular textile lightweight construction: The future of resilient and sustainable stadiums

Construction Specifier

If repairs or replacements are needed, the structure remains intact while only the fabric is replaced. By preserving the main structure and allowing for seamless fabric replacement, these solutions offer significant cost savings for future modifications. This enables a swift resolution for maintenance, color updates, or design changes.

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Bright ideas ahead: The skylight edge

Construction Specifier

Well-designed skylights can take maximum advantage of solar heat gain co-efficient (SHGC) in winter to reduce energy consumption, as well as reduce lighting heat load on cooling systems in summer. The roof curb also provides a means of flashing the roof penetration created by a skylight by effectively integrating it with the roofing system.

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Costain to design underground hydrogen storage facililty

The Construction Index

The second FEED will focus on the gas storage facilities needed to receive hydrogen from the proposed HyNet system, a network of new and existing hydrogen infrastructure in the northwest of England and north Wales. Got a story? Email news@theconstructionindex.co.uk

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Glasgow approves Graham’s student tower

The Construction Index

The wider project team also includes Iceni Projects as planning consultant and Etive Engineers as structural and civil engineer. Construction News New owner for William Hare 1 hour Structural steelwork contractor William Hare has been acquired for an undisclosed sum by entrepreneur Simon Orange. Got a story?

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Steelwork contractors lobby for new deal

The Construction Index

Construction News New owner for William Hare 1 hour Structural steelwork contractor William Hare has been acquired for an undisclosed sum by entrepreneur Simon Orange. Got a story? Email news@theconstructionindex.co.uk

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Barratt Redrow joins Pallet Loop

The Construction Index

The Pallet Loop solves multiple issues for our business – providing a standardised range of strong, reusable pallets, and consolidating pallet returns via one easy-to-use system. This is great news for our business and for other housebuilding companies nationwide. Got a story? Email news@theconstructionindex.co.uk

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Speedy sinks into the red

The Construction Index

Construction News New owner for William Hare 1 hour Structural steelwork contractor William Hare has been acquired for an undisclosed sum by entrepreneur Simon Orange. He added: “We are focused on what we can control, and we will continue to manage our cost base and balance our investment decisions through the economic cycle. Got a story?