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FeaturesThe Tribeca brick: Made from earth and water but (crucially) no fire
London鈥檚 largest life sciences project is trialling the use of a low carbon earth brick for the basement walls of the first phase. It could be a game-changer for schemes looking to radically reduce their carbon footprint.聽Thomas Lane聽reports
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FeaturesHow do you fix a grade I listed Oxford college built from RAAC?
All the roofs at St Catherine鈥檚 College were recently condemned thanks to the presence of RAAC. Thomas Lane reports on how the team came up with a solution that didn鈥檛 affect the historical significance of the Arne Jacobsen-designed campus
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NewsSarah Jones expected to be named construction minister
New Labour minister held industry and decarbonisation brief in opposition
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FeaturesBritish Land鈥檚 resurrection of Norton Folgate
Blossom Street was the focus of a vitriolic planning battle. But British Land has confounded the fears of Spitalfields residents by sensitively restoring many of the old buildings
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FeaturesDoes Roger De Haan鈥檚 Folkestone housing scheme deserve so much criticism?
Former Saga owner鈥檚 luxury Shoreline Crescent scheme has been completed following a string of headlines about its lack of affordable housing. Tom Lowe tours the building and is impressed by what he finds
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FeaturesThe making of Egham: how to pull a town centre up by its bootstraps
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris and Runnymede council have delivered a mixed-use scheme that aims to reverse the slow decline of this busy Surrey town. Thomas Lane reports
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FeaturesLearning on the job: how Wales is leading the way with net zero schools
The Vale of Glamorgan council and ISG have spent the past 10 years refining and monitoring their standardised school solution and have now gone from gas guzzlers to carbon negative, Thomas Lane reports
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FeaturesIt鈥檚 M&S鈥檚 Oxford Street neighbour 鈥� and it鈥檚 being refurbished, not demolished
The former House of Fraser store is just half a mile from the M&S flagship which the retailer controversially wants to knock down and rebuild. Thomas Lane meets the team to find out how they are making the refurbishment work聽
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FeaturesFashion statement 鈥� London college becomes first to make its new home on the waterfront
The London College of Fashion has brought its six separate sites under one roof for the first time in more than 100 years. Tom Lane reports
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FeaturesVictoria House: from life insurance to the sciences of life
The grand former headquarters of the Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society is being converted into a state-of-the-art life sciences laboratory.聽 Thomas Lane reports on an unlikely reinvention
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FeaturesFaster, better and less disruptive: the next chapter in Mace鈥檚 manufacturing journey
The contractor wants to bring DfMA discipline to high-rise residential projects for the same cost as traditional build.聽
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FeaturesDoes the Bristol Beacon shine brightly for the city?
The South-west鈥檚 biggest music venue has cost nearly three times the original budget and opened three years late. Thomas Lane visits to find out why 鈥� and whether it was worth it
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FeaturesSalford鈥檚 Eden project 鈥� not your common-or-garden eco office
CiA new office building incorporating Europe鈥檚 largest green wall is also one of the UK鈥檚 most sustainable. Thomas Lane looks at how the team managed it
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NewsLondon mayor rejects plans to build controversial Las Vegas-style Sphere music venue
Communities secretary Michael Gove to have final say on 90m-tall building
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FeaturesA new model for later living: Appleby Blue in Southwark
This modern take on the traditional almshouse is intended to reduce loneliness and isolation by bringing community groups into the building and promoting interaction between residents. Could it tempt older people out of their family homes?聽
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NewsThinktank urges government to focus on urban planning
Influential think tank says new Housing and Planning Bill should be used to 鈥榬egain initiative鈥� from Labour
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FeaturesThe education centre built from reclaimed beach timber
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council has built an education centre from timber groynes reclaimed from the beach. Thomas聽Lane looks at the project, which has been shortlisted for the net zero award聽at this year鈥檚 黑洞社区 Awards
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FeaturesGoing with the Flow: a railway footbridge fit for the future
Network Rail wants to replace rural level crossings with bridges. A team has come up with an alternative to steel that is 40% cheaper to build with less embodied carbon
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FeaturesSheerness Dockyard Church: from fire damaged ruin to thriving community hub
Historic grade II* listed building reborn in 拢9.5m project as a multi-purpose facility for local residents
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FeaturesMighty oaks: inside Royal Marsden鈥檚 new state-of-the-art research centre
The Oak Cancer Centre at the Royal Marsden鈥檚 Sutton site is a state-of-the-art research and treatment facility. Thomas Lane finds out more