Kitchens and bathrooms off the back of a lorry

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Birds Portchmouth Russum suggest their innovative designs for Integrated Services Modules could be used for industrial buildings, social housing and barn conversions. They estimate the prefabricated self-contained pods will last around 40 years and will cost in the region of 20,000 pounds sterling each. Portchmouth point out they need extra funds to further develop their ideas. The pods could act as extra rooms to house bathroom or kitchen facilities. They are filled with concrete, once they are in place, to give the structure stability.

Prefabricated metal buildings, Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing, Prefabricated Clean Rooms, United Kingdom, Housing, Modular buildings, Modular houses, Prefabricated houses, Birds Portchmouth Russum Architects, Modular construction, Prefabrication, Clean room equipment

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Seeing it through

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Two UK architects from Alan Brookes Associates, Alan Brookes and Mike Stacey have spent 2 years designing, developing and producing a sandwich panel cladding system called Aspect II. The system is being used at Manchester Airport. Brookes and Stacey were given specifications to design a product similar to curtain walling rather than cladding. The fixing had to be on the face of the panels to allow ease of alignement. The system is easy to install and remove.

Alan Brookes Associates, Wall panels, Brookes, Alan, Stacey, Mike

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Seeing it through

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Fluid-filled glazing can be used to both cool and heat buildings, according to inventor Frederick McKee, who has been working on this concept since 1986. He has seen some interest in the idea from building industry professionals, but has not yet managed to reach an agreement to commercialize it. He rejects claims that the glazing could bulge under the pressure of water, and is also confident that his system would not be subject to leakage.

Product development, Interview, Sealed double glazing, McKee, Frederick

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