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Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects scoop the Emirates Glass LEAF Awards 2008 - Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects were the Grand Prix winners at the Emirates Glass LEAF Awards 2008 held at the Dorchester Hotel in London on Thursday 23 October. The Danish practice’s Performers' House in Denmark also won an award for Mixed-Use Building of the Year. Click here to view the full list of winning projects. For information on the 2009 Leaf Awards and sponsorship opportunities please call +44 207 915 9796 or email Simona Kastly.

In the wake of Barack Obama's US election victory, this month's spotlight focuses on urban renewal in US cities. We meet Majora Carter, a pioneer of the green economy that aims to combat poverty.

LEAF Awards - The Award Ceremony for Intelligent Build and Design Innovators
Spotlight On: New Spanish Public ProjectsSpotlight On: New Spanish Public Projects
Appeals and High Courts, Campus of Justice, Madrid, Spain
Media-TIC Arreletes Day-Care Centre
Appeals and High Courts, Campus of Justice, Madrid
Foster + Partners are the designers of two 25m-high cylindrical structures in Madrid that will form part of the new Campus of Justice.

Media-TIC, Barcelona
The Media-TIC building in Barcelona is an information and communication technology hub designed to incubate, generate, exhibit and invite new ideas and developments in ICT.

Arreletes Day-Care Centre, Els Alamús, Lleida
Arreletes Day-Care Centre was designed by Xavier Vilalta Studio with an industrialised system. Economy and efficiency were very important to the client Ajuntament dels Alamus.

Latest Jobs On Industry Appointments
Chartered Town Planner
NES are seeking to recruit a chartered town planner to take responsibility for providing a professional focus for the development of the planning, policy and economics business in the Midlands.
Lighting Designer
Astute’s client, a leading international construction company, is seeking a lighting designer to contribute to numerous complex and high profile projects in the construction industry.
CAD Technicians/Draughters
NES is seeking to recruit CAD Technicians / Draughters with experience in shipbuilding from any discipline. Tribon training will provided, however candidates must have marine experience.
Senior Town Planner
NES are looking to recruit a talented town planner to take responsibility for providing a professional focus for the development of the planning, policy and economics business in the Midlands.
New and Updated Companies
Architects, Surveyors and Construction Planning
Thorp Modelmakers - Architectural Modelmaking and 3D Computer Visualisation Services.

Building Materials
Alcan Composites - ALUCOBOND® Aluminium Composite Panels
ArcelorMittal - Steel in Architecture
ArGeTon Terracotta Façade - Terracotta Façades
Protan (UK) Ltd - Single Ply Roofing Systems for Exposed and Protected Membrane Roofs, and Pre-Fabricated Membrane Panels
S-5! Attachments - Clamps for Standing Seam Rooftop Accessory Attachment

Doors and Windows
Albany Door Systems - Security and Industrial Rapid-Roll Doors
H Jarvis - Sustainable Windows, Doors and Curtain Walling
Swisspacer - Warm-Edge Spacer Systems
Tormax - Automatic Door Systems for Swing, Sliding, Revolving and Folding Doors

Elevators and Lifts
Vimec - Stairlifts, Elevators and Accessibility Solutions

Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
Celmec International - Heating Cooling and Air Control Equipment
Warmtech - Underfloor Heating Systems

Interior Outfitting
Altro - Safety Flooring and Protective Resins
Clearvision Lighting - Indoor Workplace Lighting
Daisalux - Emergency Lighting Systems
Fagerhult - Interior Lighting, Downlights and Fluorescent Lighting
Grant Westfield - Architectural Washroom, Cubicle and Panel Systems
Zenith - Architectural Ceramic, Glass, Marble, Metal, Natural Stone and Porcelain Interior and Exterior Tiles and Mosaic

Plant and Heavy Machinery
Sabin Enterprises - Block Making Machinery and Cement Mixers

Site Security and Services
Alto Bollards - Bollards and Access Control Systems
ATG Access - Static and Moving Security Bollards
Australian Temporary Fencing - Mesh and Chain Wire Panels, Hoarding Panels, and High-End Prestige Panels
DESSO - Specialist Interior Carpeting
Gallagher Security Management Systems - Access Control and Intruder Alarm Systems, and Perimeter Security Systems

Structural and Architectural Components
Panther Fabrications Ltd. - Structural Steelwork and Architectural Metalwork Utilising Stainless Steel
Sta-Lok - Stainless Steel Wire Rope and Rods
Latest Press Releases
Akzo Nobel Powder Coatings - AkzoNobel Wins Approval for McDonald's Redesign
Alcan Composites - Alcan Composites Unifies the Aesthetic Beauty of Wood with the Strength of ALUCOBOND®
Alcan Composites - ALUCOBOND® Celebrates 40 Years in 2009
Alimak - Alimak Hek Establishes Operations in India
Alimak - Big Order to Alimak Hek in Australia
Andrew Ingham & Associates - Rapid Prototyping in Architectural Model Making
Boon Edam - Boon Edam Introduces the World's First Energy-Generating Revolving Door
Boon Edam - Opening Of New Indian Subsidiary for Royal Boon Edam Group Holding
Crown Trade - Crown Paints and City of York Council Form a Colourful Partnership
Encompas - Hot News For Carlisle Company
Icynene - Corporate and Product Backgrounder
Icynene - Icynene Gets Recognition
Icynene - Icynene Soft Foam Insulation Wins BBA Certification and Plans to Expand UK Operations
Indeluz - Improvements to the Indeluz Website
Morgan Lovell - Green Office Wins A Green Apple
Morgan Lovell - Morgan Lovell Creates Inspired Office Space at IHG Headquarters
Morgan Lovell - Morgan Lovell Project Wins Green Business Award
Morgan Lovell - Morgan Lovell Strikes Gold With Green Apple Award
Morgan Lovell - Morgan Lovell's Sustainable Office Named Nation's Greenest
Morgan Lovell - Seminar Puts Office Relocation On The Map
S-5! Attachments - S-5! Clamps Withstand Florida Storms
Swisspacer - Save Energy and Increase Sales with Swisspacer's 'No Tears' Warm Edge
Swisspacer - Solaglas Uses Swisspacer V for Top Performance in SGG EcoClear®
Swisspacer - Swisspacer to Showcase Leading Warm Edge Spacer at Glasstec
Swisspacer - Swisspacer's Tenth Anniversary Celebrations at Glasstec
Tarkett - Lifecycle Costs are Key for Flooring in the New Emmanuel School, Nottingham
Tarkett - Major Office Refurbishment Features Tarkett Flooring
Tarkett - Tarkett Keeps Badminton on a Roll at David Lloyd Leisure Club
Vimec - Vimec to Exhibit at Interbuild 2008 in Birmingham, UK
Wavin Plastic - Covers and Frames - New Range Provides Safety Benefits
Wavin Plastic - Drainage Best Practice
Wavin Plastic - New Electrofusion Fittings from Wavin
Wavin Plastic - OSMA Underfloor Heating Heats Up with Additions to Range
Wavin Plastic - Wavin Goes Wireless with New Controls for Underfloor Heating Systems
Wavin Plastic - Wavin's Trigon Barrier Pipe System Awarded Kitemark
Wrightstyle - Protecting Bits and Bytes with Glass
Wrightstyle - The Glass is Safe, But Santa's Out There...
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