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    Woodfibre insulation

    2010-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Natural 星空传媒 Technologies鈥� Diffutherm woodfibre insulation system has received BBA accreditation for both masonry and timber-frame constructions

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    Zero carbon: Four for the price of three

    2010-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Last month Grant Shapps, the coalition housing minister, announced that the government was committed to making new homes zero carbon after 2016

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    Cost model: Shopping centre refurbs

    2010-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Many shopping centres hit by the recession need to reposition themselves to be fit for the upturn.

  • Chris Farrell
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    RTS Flexible Systems Ltd vs Molkeroi Alois M眉ller Gmbh & Co KG (UK Production)

    2010-06-17T10:49:00Z

    If the parties behave as if a contract exists, then one may legally exist whether or not it has actually been signed

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    Waitrose鈥檚 Nigel Keen: 鈥楾he next 10 years will be fun鈥�

    2010-06-16T12:53:00Z

    Few people expected Waitrose to do well out of the recession. But profit is up 25%, it鈥檚 building 10 supermarkets a year, and now has plans to take on the convenience store market. No wonder property boss Nigel Keen is feeling so chipper

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    This is your 30-day warning

    2010-06-11T00:00:00Z

    Thinking of doing a course? Whether you鈥檙e already in employment or jobhunting, learning extra skills can give you the edge. But, warns Emily Wright, time is fast running out

  • This view of the pavilion from the neighbouring stand shows how the triangular metal cladding wraps around the building
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    Headingley pavilion: Boycott, Illingworth, Close 鈥� and Alsop

    2010-06-11T00:00:00Z

    Alsop Sparch is about to join the great names that adorn the sacred home of Yorkshire cricket. But it took more than a sports club to construct the Headingley Carnegie stadium鈥檚 new pavilion, as Ike Ijeh found out

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    Charter 284: Word power

    2010-06-11T00:00:00Z

    As the government prepares its emergency Budget, 星空传媒 has prepared an emergency letter reiterating our Charter 284 demands. All you have to do is download it, sign it and send it to your MP

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    The tracker: On a more positive note

    2010-06-11T00:00:00Z

    Construction activity expanded for the first time in two years reports Experian Business Strategies

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    World (table football) Cup: Passion play

    2010-06-11T00:00:00Z

    What is it about the World Cup? We staged our own finals in east London鈥檚 Bar Kick and it began to feel like the real thing. Sarah Richardson and Roxane McMeeken tell the story of plucky underdogs and amazing new talents

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    Hospital specifier: Feeling better now?

    2010-06-11T00:00:00Z

    Not that lying in hospital is ever going to be any great shakes, but designers can do a lot to improve the patient experience

  • Nottingham Trent students in the regeneration project in Prague
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    International lessons from Prague

    2010-06-10T10:00:00Z

    Construction, QS and surveying students add an international perspective to their studies

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    In the pink

    2010-06-10T11:14:00Z

    House painters in Bristol take a rose-tinted approach to safety hazards, it seems

  • Construction city: Hong Kong and New York are the only cities in the world with more buildings than S茫o Paulo
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    Cracking Brazil

    2010-06-04T00:00:00Z

    It鈥檚 hosting the 2014 World Cup, and the 2016 Olympics, and has emerged from the credit crunch with barely a scratch. So why aren鈥檛 more UK firms working there?

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    Warning: Hazard sign

    2010-06-04T00:00:00Z

    It鈥檚 always good to hear from our American readers, so thanks to Dave Hermanson, vice president of Capital Power in Illinois

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    Gehry in Las Vegas: Just Frank being Frank

    2010-06-04T00:00:00Z

    Gehry has taken on Vegas, and left it with an unusual mixed-use scheme: a brain health centre and 鈥檈vent space鈥�

  • The home was designed as three elements 鈥� two wooden boxes containing bedrooms with a glazed kitchen, living and dining area in the middle. The guest bedroom is a separate annex with its own stairs
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    In pictures: Low-profile living

    2010-06-04T00:00:00Z

    This New Forest residence makes a minimal impact on the environment and the view. Of course, that doesn鈥檛 have to mean going without a swimming pool. Thomas Lane goes down to the woods to investigate

  • The scheme consists of a seven-storey and an 11-storey block, which has stunning views over Brighton
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    Mainstream green: Brighton belle

    2010-06-04T00:00:00Z

    One Brighton is the brainchild of the team behind super-green development BedZed. But although sustainability is at the heart of the scheme, it鈥檚 going to do it its own sweet way

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    Part L: Top Tips

    2010-06-04T00:00:00Z

    The revision to Part L comes with four approved documents and two guides to help you tick those energy efficiency boxes. But in case you don鈥檛 fancy reading the lot, Nick Cullen has a 12-point plan to lead you on the path to compliance

  • Stride Treglown Architects鈥� new office building in Cardiff will produce 55% less carbon emissions than Part L 2006, and will comfortably beat the 2010 target for a heated shallow-plan office, which is a 22% reduction
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    The 2010 Regs Round-up

    2010-06-04T00:00:00Z

    The government has myriad tools at its disposal to persuade or compel construction companies to up their energy efficiency game. And with a target to make all homes zero carbon by 2016 and all buildings by 2019, regulatory control of the industry is only going to get more demanding.