Art of glass

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Terrazzo specialist Palam Precast is producing blue glass paviours for a city centre square in Newcastle, England. The flag design uses a mixture of glass grades, with the flags being constructed in two layers. The carpet of flags will be placed on a sand/cement bedding course meeting standard highway loading requirements. The redesign of the square will also feature benches with buried stainless steel reinforcement and fibre-optic cables.

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We have lift-off

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The United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration believes that a space lift which will take people into orbit could become a reality in the future. Lift company Otis is also behind the idea and believes it has the technology to make many of the components.

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Wrapped up warm

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A description is presented of the design and construction of the Rockwool office building in Denmark. The two-storey H-shaped structure is a green building which displays Rockwool's insulation products.

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