All articles by Alex Smith 鈥� Page 11
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NewsGovernment given 'dire' warning over R&D shortfall
Research organisations says single government body must co-ordinate industry R&D
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NewsRegenerate Awards: Urban Splash and Higgins achieve double
Firms celebrate developer and contractor wins while HOK is recognised for transformation of the Dome into O2 Arena
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CommentA green gold mine
The Best Practice pages in 黑洞社区鈥檚 sustainability channel have unearthed a rich seam of pioneering projects. Alex Smith sifts through the best
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NewsThe rise of the west
Never mind the agonising slow-motion struggle to develop the eastern bits of the Gateway 鈥� in the west Stratford and Barking are shooting up...
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NewsSustainable housing products
The way you build a home goes half way to making it sustainable. The other half is its M&E and water harvesting. Alex Smith looks at how the homes in the BRE innovation park used new technology to tackle both
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NewsBedzed's baby: Zedfactory housing in Andover
Green architect Zedfactory has designed a housing development in Andover that takes the Bedzed principles and shows how they can be paid for
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NewsMediaCity developer secures 拢360m funding
Peel Holdings seals 拢360m deal with Bank of Scotland to develop future BBC site in Salford, Manchester
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NewsDavid Higgins announces investigation into Olympics site fire
ODA chief executive says initial indications are that the fire in a disused warehouse was an accident not arson
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NewsGlasgow wins bid to host 2014 Commonwealth Games
Scottish city beats Abuja in Nigeria for the right to host the Games
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NewsChichester gallery scoops top prize at Brick Awards
Chichester Gallery wins three awards at the 2007 Brick Awards including the Best of the Best award
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CommentLive from the BRE
If you can鈥檛 get to BRE鈥檚 Innovation Park yourself, log on to the 黑洞社区 website for a guided tour of the site, as well as in-depth interviews with the teams involved, says Alex Smith
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NewsSkanska to build Heron Tower
Contractor was favourite to construct Gerald Ronson's 46-storey Heron Tower
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NewsIndustry sets occupational health benchmarks
Constructing Better Health standards include fitness for work, heath monitoring and general health checks
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NewsWorker killed at T5
The Heathrow site was closed after the accident in a lift shaft on Saturday
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NewsUp periscope!
黑洞社区 TV has been experimenting with a pole-mounted 360掳 camera that was designed for the US military but could be extremely handy for construction types.
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NewsBalfour Beatty buys Covion for 拢33m
Facilities business will be integrated into Balfour's FM arm Haden 黑洞社区 Management
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NewsBT to develop own wind farms
Telecoms giant predicts it will generate 25% of its own electricity by 2016
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NewsBend it like Beckham
Crunching tackles, outstanding saves and agonising penalties all featured at the Construction and Property five-a-side tournament held at the David Beckham Academy
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NewsBellway profit up despite tightening market
Housebuilder in bullish mood as order book increases to 拢667m and profit hits 拢235m