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FeaturesThe big push: getting materials to the 2012 Olympic site
The Olympic team is using every means possible to get the vast amounts of materials it needs into its hemmed-in east London site: roads, railways, and now the River Thames. Thomas Lane reports on a grand offensive
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Playing by the regs
This year there are more government consultations on greening the built environment than ever before.For a start, there are the consultations on the traditional 黑洞社区 Regulations - consultations on Parts L and F were imminent as we went to press. These have been joined by higher, policy-level consultations as the ...
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NewsPlaying by the regs
This year there are more government consultations on greening the built environment than ever before
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NewsGuide to future building regulations: In-tray
The government is busy legislating to make contractors build eco-houses and homeowners improve existing stock. Thomas Lane takes a look at what regulations are already in place, and what may be coming up
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NewsMeet the government's new best friends: Victorian refurb
Renovation will play a vital role in meeting the government鈥檚 target of an 80% emissions reduction by 2050. And it鈥檚 the owner occupier who鈥檒l be doing the work. Two south London residents found out what it takes
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FeaturesSleeping beauty awakes: the St Pancras Midland Grand hotel
The fairy-tale castle that is the Midland Grand hotel has been asleep for a very long time. Now the arrival of the Eurostar has roused it, and it is once again to become the most stylish address in London
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NewsEnergy regs crackdown on homeowners
Government could force all extension projects to include green improvements to rest of property & Conservatories to be regulated for first time
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NewsWhat will he say this time? Prince Charles at the RIBA
Amid all the furore over his intervention on Richard Rogers鈥� design for Chelsea Barracks, it鈥檚 easy to forget that next week the Prince of Wales is to give perhaps the most eagerly awaited speech on architecture in a generation
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FeaturesA bad time to be a new idea: tried and tested innovations
With margins heading south, there has never been a more compelling case for doing things differently. The bad news is that trailblazing innovations can be expensive. Fortunately, as Thomas Lane reports, there are some pretty good ideas already out there 鈥�
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Welcome to 黑洞社区's expert economists
Welcome to 黑洞社区s new economic panel. We have assembled a panel of experts to help make sense of these fast moving and uncertain economic times. They will regularly comment on economic developments as they unfold and give an insight into what these might mean whether it's and event as big ...
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FeaturesMake a wish: can Saudi Arabia make your dreams come true?
So, you want hundreds of billions of pounds of government-backed construction projects, and maybe a 30% pay rise too? Well, there鈥檚 one country that has untold riches beyond your wildest dreams. Thomas Lane braced himself and booked a flight
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FeaturesThe race to build Britain's nuclear reactors
Japanese-owned nuclear giant Westinghouse is in a race with France鈥檚 Areva for the UK鈥檚 拢20bn nuclear reactor market. And it looks like it鈥檚 falling behind. We asked the man spearheading the bid if he was worried...
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FeaturesDon't sweat it: Arup's National Physical Laboratory
黑洞社区 a laboratory where temperatures are controlled to the nearest 0.1潞C is scary enough. But when you have the added possibility of radiation leaks and you know the job finished off the last firm to try it, well, you could forgive Arup for being 鈥榓 bit nervous鈥�
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FeaturesUnderground, overground: the ICE award winners
From tunnels under the Thames to tree-top walks in Kew, London was the scene of some impressive feats of civil engineering in 2008. Yesterday, the ICE celebrated the best of them
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Features0-14 tower, Dubai: The hole story
It turns out it鈥檚 1,326. But don鈥檛 let the whimsical appearance fool you 鈥� this is one of Dubai鈥檚 most technically advanced and ecologically efficient buildings
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FeaturesNo biomass, no turbines, no solar panels. Is Passivhaus the way to zero carbon?
The German Passivhaus standard is winning admirers in the UK, many of whom argue that its simple approach to low-energy building is far more practical than the Code for Sustainable Homes
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FeaturesA real life saver: Unicef's Malawi hospital
Unicef doesn鈥檛 usually spend money on buildings, but when the Alliance Ball raised 拢400k for its cause, an exception was made for this children鈥檚 hospital in Malawi. Thomas Lane found out what happened next
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FeaturesHard鈥檚 Time: a specialist going strong
One man definitely not looking to reinvent himself is Kevin Hard 鈥� his four-man specialist contracting outfit is still managing to double turnover every six months
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FeaturesBilbao's boat-inspired visitor centre: images
Mikel Landa liked the kayak he made so much that he decided to use the same form of construction when he built a visitor centre for the A帽ana salt valley in northern Spain
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FeaturesGlamorous address: Candy & Candy's One Hyde Park
Candy & Candy鈥檚 One Hyde Park is coming along quite nicely, thank you. Which is just as well, because when you鈥檙e spending 拢100m on an apartment, you do rather want the builders out of the way before you move in