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NewsPark life: Bromford Group's Cross Street
Thermal insulation, recycling and water conservation are old news, says Chloe Stothart. In the battle for high sustainability ratings, the real game is outside the door鈥�
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FeaturesBexley Academy: Qualified success
The open-plan design of Foster + Partners鈥� Bexley academy was derided when it opened six years ago, and it has since suffered a leaky roof and peeling paint. Still, staff and students all really love it
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NewsMPs appalled at 拢29m wasted on cancelled asylum centre
Scheme that was never built still cost the Home Office millions due to 鈥渟tartling absence of common sense鈥�, says accounts committee
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NewsEverton wins approval for new football stadium
Local council gives assent but public inquiry could yet be called on 拢400m Kirkby scheme featuring Tesco and 50,000-seater stadium
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NewsSeeking a miracle
St Matthew's estate in Brixton was drab and crime ridden until architects PRP gave it a makeover. They tell us how they made it a little more divine
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NewsTop marks for university eco-residences
Lancaster University sees its partnership with a private sector property provider pay dividends as its latest phase of student residences are awarded a BREEAM Excellent rating
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FeaturesDoctors鈥� orders
For the developers of its hospitals and surgeries, the Department of Health has prescribed a good dose of BREEAM to keep it fit for the future
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FeaturesBest of BREEAM
As BREEAM sets forth across the world, assessors have been kept busy at home 鈥� and increasingly in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
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FeaturesThe secret square: Bennetts Associates鈥� New Street Square
It is reached through narrow medieval-style passageways, but could be a blueprint for a sustainable 21st-century City of London
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FeaturesParadise Street, Liverpool: Mayfair comes to Merseyside
With a pricetag of 拢1bn , Liverpool One could have ended up as a never-ending shopping mall. But it鈥檚 a whole lot classier than that.
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NewsSkanska wins 拢52m contract for Nottingham prison
Design and construction of 260-cell extension at HMP Lowdham Grange will be contractor's second prison deal this year
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NewsThe incredible, moving bungalow extension
How a flat-packed room turned derelict Doncaster bungalows into single storey wonders for families
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Features20 Fenchurch Street: Demolition mission
When Keltbray was given the task of taking down a 25-storey building in the City to make way for Rafael Vi帽oly鈥檚 Walkie-talkie, it found that conventional demolition techniques were of no use.
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Wildlife groups trump 拢1bn Scottish golf scheme
Environmentalists propose alternative layout to protect sand dunes from Donald Trump's planned golf resort
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NewsMoveable Torfaen Eco黑洞社区
White Design worked on the 拢325,000 scheme using the latest eco-techniques and technology to provide a green benchmark
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FeaturesProduct placement: Wolseley Sustainable 黑洞社区 Center
Wolseley has decided that the best way to market its sustainable products is to build a showroom out of them. But how well does the idea stand up?
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NewsChalcot estate: Altered towers
The refurbishment of a sixties north London estate could serve as a template as attention turns to cutting CO2 emissions from existing housing. Stephen Kennett reports
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Heathrow chief exec leaves BAA after T5 debacle
Mark Bullock departs airport operator in wake of T5 opening fiasco but new boss will not start until September
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Merton Rise: creating successful family living
Community integration and a wish to avoid a potential 鈥檛hem and us鈥� situation were key drivers in creating a new urban extension at Merton Rise in Popley.
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FeaturesRotunda redux
Glenn Howells used advanced technology to convert a famous Birmingham landmark into flats 鈥� and secure a piece of modern heritage in the process