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News鈥楾hree Gardens鈥� affordable housing scheme in Suffolk
Architect Riches Hawley Mikhail鈥檚 design puts sustainability at the core
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NewsDuggan Morris gets green light for Lewisham homes
Lewisham council gives approval to contemporary private housing
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NewsA great new way of dishing the dirt
Landscaping聽You can鈥檛 expect accolades for building your sustainable homes on contaminated land. Chloe Stothart looks at what to do with topsoil that isn鈥檛 in tiptop condition
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Tories would review Thames Gateway homes target
But shadow minister denies he would halt spending on the 160,000 homes immediately
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NewsHome truths: Outside influences
Masterplanning high-density developments involves a delicate balancing act between effective land use and environmental sensitivity. David Ellis of PRP Architects maps out the best practice
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Developers welcome change to infrastructure tax
Government climbs down on 鈥榰nenforceable鈥� levy to ensure safe passage of planning bill
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TW 鈥榙isappointed鈥� by bank talks
Taylor Wimpey said talks with its banks had been 鈥渁 tad disappointing鈥� after it confirmed that it would not agree revised lending arrangements until early next year.
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NewsDrainage channels
ACO has launched the MultiDrain MD channel system. The system features a channel profile made out of a lightweight polymer concrete channel with integrated steel edge rails, which can work in combination with a range of gratings for specific Load Class applications.
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NewsMilton Keynes levies carbon offset tax on new homes
Council plans to raise 拢800,000 a year from scheme to fund insulation of existing homes
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NewsPorous paving
Addagrip has launched its Porous Proctor Pave System. This porous pavement has a resin-bound finish which provides good load-bearing properties and allows rainwater to drain through and across the surface
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NewsHouse doctor: Paving the way
With a shortage of parking space, homeowners are increasingly paving over their front gardens. Peter Caplehorn gives advice to designers on how to do the job properly
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Sustainable urban drainage
A sustainable urban drainage system, combining infiltration basins and a wetland pond constructed with Hydro鈥檚 Stormbloc, has been used to manage stormwater run-off for a 400-home development near Littlehampton.
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Outdoor gaming
Playworld Systems has launched the Neos 360 outdoor electronic gaming range, designed to bring the excitement of Neos to playground projects with smaller budgets.
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Permeable paving
Hanson Formpave, the manufacturer of concrete paving products, has added the Aquapave, a 60mm permeable paving block, to its Aquaflow range.
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Exterior lighting
Woodhouse has launched Olivio, an adaptable lighting system that can be used for a range of applications 鈥� from street lighting to spotlighting and wall-washing to amenity lighting.
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Access chambers
Civils and Lintels, in partnership with RDT Chamber Solutions, has introduced a system to overcome problems associated with conventional access chambers surrounded by a shallow depth of concrete.
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Stormwater attenuation
Polypipe Civils has launched the Polystorm Xtra Modular Cell, a system for providing stormwater attenuation and soakaway for projects where there is heavy traffic.
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NewsRecycling bins
Ecochute from Jones of Oswestry is an on-street recycling system that provides segregated collection of recyclable litter
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NewsOut of the traps: Catford greyhound racing stadium site
Lewisham council has decided in principle to grant planning permission to a 拢120m project to transform the site of the Catford greyhound racing stadium into a 590-home development
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Anger as banks fail to pass on 1.5% rate cut
Housebuilders have hit out at the failure of banks to pass on last week鈥檚 shock 1.5% cut in interest rates to potential customers.